# 653 Liberty Avenue, Brooklyn

Four-family with store · built c. 1905 · Block 3968, Lot 42.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3039680042/653-liberty-avenue

More construction in East New York: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/east-new-york.md

Every lot on block 3968: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/3968.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Sep 29, 2026, estimated cost $100K, described as “Install a new commercial type 1 kitchen hood, exhaust fan and associated duct work as per plan shows. There is no change to use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 16, 2026, estimated cost $40K, described as “Interior Renovation of Existing Store, including ceiling and new storage closet. No change to use, occupancy, or egress.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 13, 2019, estimated cost $4K, described as “Proposed installation of heavy duty sidewalk shed for remedial repairs as per plans. No change in use occupancy or egress under this application. Live load 300 per square feet. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter # 33 of the 2014 code.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $347,400
- 2026–27 tax: $14,712
- Market value (city estimate): $772,000
- Taxable value: $118,275
- Assessed land: $37,350
- Assessed improvements: $310,050

## Zoning

R6A: floor area ratio 2.30 built, 3.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Dec 13, 2022: $1,250,000

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