# 809 Midwood Street, Brooklyn

Two-family · built 1945 · Block 4589, Lot 129.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3045890129/46-east-48-street

More construction in Flatbush: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/flatbush.md

## Building permits

- New Building — Multi-Family, filed Mar 14, 2022, 20 units, 4 stories, described as “Application filed herewith to erecet a new four ('4') story + penthouse buidling, with a total of twenty ('20') dwelling units”
- Alteration, filed Dec 26, 2025, estimated cost $35K, described as “Proposed installation of temporary pipe scaffold as per plans. Work shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC building code. No change in use, occupancy, or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 20, 2025, estimated cost $7K, described as “Plumbing application filed for underground plumbing work only in conjunction to NB application B00674061-I1”
- Alteration, filed May 20, 2025, estimated cost $9K, described as “Installation of temporary roof protection as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy. Shall comply with CHAPTER#33 of 2022 NYC building code.”
- Alteration, filed May 20, 2025, estimated cost $15K, described as “Proposed installation of heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. Live load 300 lbs per square feet. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC building code. No change in use, occupancy, or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed May 16, 2024, estimated cost $160, described as “Proposed construction fence, no change to use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Demolition, filed Dec 26, 2023, estimated cost $15K, described as “Full demolition to a one story house”
- Alteration, filed Apr 14, 2022, estimated cost $160, described as “Proposed construction fence, no change to use, egress or occupancy under this application.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $88,200
- 2026–27 tax: $7,197
- Market value (city estimate): $1,470,000
- Taxable value: $36,268
- Assessed land: $23,040
- Assessed improvements: $65,160

## Zoning

R7-1: floor area ratio 0.97 built, 3.44 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Feb 27, 2024: $1,500,000
- Jan 22, 2019: $990,000

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 809 Midwood Street in Brownsville, Brooklyn](https://newyorkyimby.com/2024/07/permits-filed-for-809-midwood-street-in-brownsville-brooklyn.html), New York YIMBY, Jul 29, 2024.

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