# 205 Hale Avenue, Brooklyn

Two-family · built c. 1920 · Block 3960, Lot 6.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3039600006/205-hale-avenue

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

Every lot on block 3960: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/3960.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Oct 13, 2025, estimated cost $19K, described as “Installation of solar panels on roof. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $38,400
- 2026–27 tax: $2,201
- Market value (city estimate): $640,000
- Taxable value: $18,228
- Assessed land: $12,840
- Assessed improvements: $25,560

## Tax breaks

- Solar abatement, through Jun 30, 2030, a $1,416 credit this tax year.

## Zoning

R5B: floor area ratio 0.91 built, 1.50 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Mar 28, 2022: $765,000
- Apr 8, 2021: $520,000
- Mar 6, 2020: $283,000, 1,280 sq ft ($221 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