# 159 Veronica Place, Brooklyn

Three-family with store · built c. 1920 · Block 5137, Lot 8.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3051370008/159-veronica-place

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

Every lot on block 5137: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/5137.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Feb 19, 2025, estimated cost $160, described as “Proposed 8FT construction fence. No change to use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Demolition, filed Jan 20, 2025, estimated cost $50K, described as “Full demolition to a one story building”
- Demolition, filed Jan 20, 2025, estimated cost $70K, described as “Full demolition to a three story house”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $240,300
- 2026–27 tax: $5,938
- Market value (city estimate): $534,000
- Taxable value: $47,736
- Assessed land: $86,400
- Assessed improvements: $153,900

## Zoning

R6: floor area ratio 1.23 built, 2.43 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Jun 18, 2025: $1,535,000

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