# 790 Liberty Avenue, Brooklyn

Apartment building · 54 units · built 2024 · Block 3989, Lot 16.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3039890016/786-liberty-avenue

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

## Building permits

- New Building — Large Residential, filed Jan 31, 2022, 54 units, 8 stories, described as “Proposing new 8 story & cellar residential building”
- Alteration, filed Dec 5, 2024, estimated cost $20K, described as “Installation of temporary needle beam as per plans. Needle beam shall comply with the chapter #33 of the code. No changes in use egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 18, 2024, estimated cost $10K, described as “Installation of 300 psf sidewalk shed and pipe scaffolding as per plans. All equipment shall comply with chapter #33 of the 2022 code. No change in use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed May 18, 2022, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of a temporary wooden construction fence”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $3,073,500
- 2026–27 tax: $11,856
- Market value (city estimate): $6,830,000
- Taxable value: $3,073,500
- Assessed land: $60,750
- Assessed improvements: $3,012,750

## Zoning

R6A: floor area ratio 5.09 built, above the 3.00 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## Recent sales

- Jan 31, 2024: $1,700,000
- Feb 12, 2020: $882,000
- Mar 2, 2018: $460,000

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

## Flood zone

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

## In the news

[Permits Filed for 786 Liberty Avenue in East New York, Brooklyn](https://newyorkyimby.com/2025/06/permits-filed-for-786-liberty-avenue-in-east-new-york-brooklyn.html), New York YIMBY, Jun 10, 2025.

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