# 197 Shepherd Avenue, Brooklyn

Two-family · built c. 1910 · Block 3958, Lot 10.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3039580010/197-shepherd-avenue

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

Every lot on block 3958: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/3958.md

## Building permits

No building permits on file for this lot.

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $54,720
- 2026–27 tax: $5,545
- Market value (city estimate): $912,000
- Taxable value: $27,946
- Assessed land: $13,380
- Assessed improvements: $41,340

## Zoning

R5B: floor area ratio 0.85 built, 1.50 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Apr 9, 2026: $459,946, 2,310 sq ft ($199 per sq ft)

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