# 729 Rogers Avenue, Brooklyn

Two-family · built c. 1910 · Block 5085, Lot 17.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3050850017/729-rogers-avenue

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

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Jul 9, 2025, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of heavy duty sidewalk shed and pipe scaffolding. No change in use, occupancy or egress under this application, all work to comply with chapter 33 of nycbc.”
- Major Renovation — Enlargement, filed Jul 17, 2023, estimated cost $1.0M, 13 units added, 4 stories, described as “Proposed horizontal & vertical enlargement to an existing 2 story & cellar building.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $72,300
- 2026–27 tax: $7,209
- Market value (city estimate): $1,205,000
- Taxable value: $36,331
- Assessed land: $20,280
- Assessed improvements: $52,020

## Zoning

R7-1: floor area ratio 0.74 built, 3.44 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Jul 31, 2023: $900,000

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 729 Rogers Avenue in Flatbush, Brooklyn](https://newyorkyimby.com/2026/08/housing-lottery-launches-for-729-rogers-avenue-in-flatbush-brooklyn.html), New York YIMBY, Aug 1, 2026.

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