# 253 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn

Apartment building · 9 units · built c. 1910 · Block 5057, Lot 74.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3050570074/253-clarkson-avenue

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

## Building permits

- New Building — Multi-Family, filed Jun 30, 2021, estimated cost $407K, 9 units, 4 stories, described as “Proposed 4 story with penthouse with 9 apartment new building”
- Alteration, filed Mar 29, 2022, estimated cost $5K, described as “Install medium duty pipe scaffold as per plan”
- Alteration, filed Mar 29, 2022, estimated cost $7K, described as “Install sidewalk shed as per plan”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $954,000
- 2026–27 tax: $4,173
- Market value (city estimate): $2,120,000
- Taxable value: $33,546
- Assessed land: $164,250
- Assessed improvements: $789,750

## Tax breaks

- 421-a exemption, through Jun 30, 2058, about $114,495 a year below the full tax.

## Zoning

R6: floor area ratio 2.59 built, above the 2.43 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## Recent sales

- Jun 7, 2023: $980,000
- Jul 15, 2021: $950,000

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

## Flood zone

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

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