# 897 New York Avenue, Brooklyn

Apartment building · 10 units · built 2025 · Block 4870, Lot 47.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3048700047/897-new-york-avenue

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

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Mar 28, 2025, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of temporary heavy duty sidewalk shed and pipe scaffold 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.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 19, 2025, estimated cost $3K, described as “Structural application filed herewith in conjunction with NB application #321589624.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 6, 2024, estimated cost $3K, described as “Fence application filed in conjunction with NB job #321589624.”
- Alteration, filed May 21, 2024, estimated cost $3K, described as “Sprinkler application filed in conjunction with NB job #321589624.”
- Demolition, filed Apr 15, 2024, estimated cost $5K, described as “Application filed herewith for a full demolition to an existing two story building”
- Alteration, filed Jun 9, 2022, estimated cost $3K, described as “Partial foundation and earthwork application filed herewith in conjunction with NB application # 321589624.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 26, 2020, estimated cost $3K, described as “Plumbing application filed in conjunction with NB job #321589624.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 25, 2020, estimated cost $3K, described as “Mechanical application filed in conjunction with NB job #321589624.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $390,150
- 2026–27 tax: $4,102
- Market value (city estimate): $867,000
- Taxable value: $248,782
- Assessed land: $165,150
- Assessed improvements: $225,000

## Zoning

R6: floor area ratio 2.61 built, above the 2.43 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## Recent sales

- Apr 13, 2021: $915,000

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

[Housing Lottery Launches for 897 New York Avenue in East Flatbush, Brooklyn](https://newyorkyimby.com/2025/11/housing-lottery-launches-for-897-new-york-avenue-in-east-flatbush-brooklyn.html), New York YIMBY, Nov 11, 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