# 158 Martense Street, Brooklyn

Apartment building · 9 units · built c. 1931 · Block 5090, Lot 35.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3050900035/158-martense-street

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

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Feb 16, 2024, estimated cost $10K, described as “Installation of 300 psf sidewalk shed, pipe scaffolding, overhead protection, and roof protection as per plans. All equipment shall comply with chapter #33 of the 2022 code. No change in use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Major Renovation — Enlargement, filed Feb 6, 2023, estimated cost $1.4M, 4 units added, 4 stories, described as “Proposed verticle and horizontal enlargment of three story building. (this application is copy paste of B00811980-I1 which was filed on adjacent building, same owner, same applicant, please assign to same examiner sarwar choudhury at dev…”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $964,350
- 2026–27 tax: $26,698
- Market value (city estimate): $2,143,000
- Taxable value: $214,629
- Assessed land: $5,400
- Assessed improvements: $958,950

## Zoning

R7-1: floor area ratio 3.18 built, 3.44 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Nov 13, 2023: $1,262,500, sold with other lots

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 158 Martense Street in Flatbush, Brooklyn](https://newyorkyimby.com/2023/02/permits-filed-for-158-martense-street-in-flatbush-brooklyn.html), New York YIMBY, Feb 8, 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