# 198 Shepherd Avenue, Brooklyn

Two-family · built c. 1901 · Block 3957, Lot 39.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3039570039/198-shepherd-avenue

More construction in Cypress Hills: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/cypress-hills.md

Every lot on block 3957: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/3957.md

## Building permits

No building permits on file for this lot.

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $56,340
- 2026–27 tax: $3,770
- Market value (city estimate): $939,000
- Taxable value: $19,000
- Assessed land: $12,720
- Assessed improvements: $43,620

## Zoning

R5B: floor area ratio 0.54 built, 1.50 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Jun 1, 2026: $390,000, 1,350 sq ft ($289 per sq ft)
- Jul 2, 2019: $500,000

Open-market sales since 2016, from the Department of Finance’s sales files.

## Flood zone

Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.

From New York City and Jersey City public records, refreshed within a day of each release. Sources: https://umarelli.org/sources. Methodology and corrections: https://umarelli.org/methodology