# 161 Lenox Road, Brooklyn

Apartment building · 83 units · built 2024 · Block 5065, Lot 88.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3050650088/161-lenox-road

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

## Building permits

- New Building — Large Residential, filed Dec 10, 2021, 83 units, 7 stories, described as “Proposed seven (7) Story Residential Building as per plans. This NB has been accepted in the HUB per consultation on July 15 with Mr. Rami Bitar.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 12, 2024, described as “Installation of temporary pipe scaffold as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 10, 2024, described as “Installation of temporary sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 26, 2023, estimated cost $160, described as “Proposed construction fence. No change to use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 26, 2023, estimated cost $160, described as “Proposed construction fence. No change to use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed May 6, 2019, estimated cost $1K, described as “Filing herewith for installation of Temporary construction fence”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $5,513,400
- 2026–27 tax: $14,741
- Market value (city estimate): $12,252,000
- Taxable value: $118,508
- Assessed land: $892,800
- Assessed improvements: $4,620,600

## Tax breaks

- 421-a exemption, through Jun 30, 2060, about $671,071 a year below the full tax.

## Zoning

R7-1: floor area ratio 3.72 built, above the 3.44 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## Recent sales

- Oct 6, 2022: $6,700,000
- Nov 10, 2016: $3,450,000

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 161 Lenox Road in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn](https://newyorkyimby.com/2022/01/permits-filed-for-161-lenox-road-in-prospect-lefferts-gardens-brooklyn.html), New York YIMBY, Jan 1, 2022.

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