# 586 Schenectady Avenue, Brooklyn

Single family · built 1945 · Block 4826, Lot 24.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3048260024/586-schenectady-avenue

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

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Sep 11, 2026, estimated cost $1K, described as “Proposed installation of temporary pipe scaffold as per plans. Work shall comply with chapter #33 of 2022 the NYC building code. No change in use, occupancy, or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 4, 2026, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of temporary heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of 2022 the NYC building code. Live load 300PSF.”
- Major Renovation — Conversion, filed Aug 11, 2023, estimated cost $1.2M, 7 units added, 4 stories, described as “Proposed vertical and horizontal enlargement of existing one-story one-family building with cellar (cert 134322/53). Conversion to four-story, eight-family building with cellar. Interior renovation as per plans. Obtain a new certificate of…”
- Alteration, filed Feb 15, 2023, estimated cost $10K, described as “Propose construction fence”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $35,040
- 2026–27 tax: $5,894
- Market value (city estimate): $584,000
- Taxable value: $29,705
- Assessed land: $16,020
- Assessed improvements: $19,020

## Zoning

R6: floor area ratio 0.41 built, 2.43 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- May 13, 2021: $500,000, 824 sq ft ($607 per sq ft)
- Nov 18, 2019: $350,000, 824 sq ft ($425 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.

## In the news

[Permits Filed for 586 Schenectady Avenue in East Flatbush, Brooklyn](https://newyorkyimby.com/2023/08/permits-filed-for-586-schenectady-avenue-in-east-flatbush-brooklyn.html), New York YIMBY, Aug 13, 2023.

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