# 61 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn

Apartment building · 11 units · built 2021 · Block 5055, Lot 81.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3050550081/61-clarkson-avenue

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

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Oct 6, 2026, estimated cost $10K, described as “Installation of 300 psf sidewalk shed 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 Jun 21, 2022, estimated cost $9K, 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 Apr 9, 2021, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of needle beam as per plans. Shall comply with chapter #33 of the 2014 code no change to use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 10, 2021, estimated cost $4K, described as “Alteration type 3 - construction equipment - scaffolding installation of pipe scaffold as per plans. Pipe scaffold shall comply withchapter 33 of the NYC building code. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 15, 2020, estimated cost $82K, described as “Installation of Air conditioning unit and exhaust system on new building”
- Alteration, filed Sep 15, 2020, estimated cost $80K, described as “Installation of the sprinkler system”
- Alteration, filed Jul 6, 2020, 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 the NYC building code. Live load 300 psf”
- Alteration, filed Apr 18, 2019, estimated cost $3K, described as “Proposed construction fence for demolition in conjuction with DM#321702608 & NB#321539572 as per plans.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $743,400
- 2026–27 tax: $3,565
- Market value (city estimate): $1,652,000
- Taxable value: $28,663
- Assessed land: $99,000
- Assessed improvements: $644,400

## Tax breaks

- 421-a exemption, through Jun 30, 2059, about $88,906 a year below the full tax.

## Zoning

R7-1: floor area ratio 3.62 built, above the 3.44 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## Recent sales

- Mar 22, 2019: $995,000
- Apr 21, 2016: $999,500

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 61 Clarkson Avenue in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn](https://newyorkyimby.com/2023/05/housing-lottery-launches-for-61-clarkson-avenue-in-prospect-lefferts-gardens-brooklyn.html), New York YIMBY, May 20, 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