# 536 East 5th Street, Brooklyn

Single family · built c. 1925 · Block 5373, Lot 31.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3053730031/536-east-5-street

More construction in Ocean Parkway: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/ocean-parkway.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Apr 25, 2026, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of temporary heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of 2022 the NYC building code. Live load 300PSF.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 25, 2026, estimated cost $1K, described as “Filing to protect neighbor during minor facade repair work. This system is a site specific engineered enclosure system subject to the requirements of bc 3309.17. No change in use, egress, or occupancy”
- Alteration, filed Apr 25, 2026, estimated cost $1K, described as “Proposed installation of temporary pipe scaffold as per plans. Work shall comply with chapter #33 of 2022 the NYC building code. No change in use, occupancy, or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 22, 2026, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation and use of mini/spyder crane as per plans submitted. Mini/spyder crane shall comply with chapter #33 of NYC building code. This application involves no change inoccupancy, use or egress.”
- Alteration, filed Dec 30, 2024, estimated cost $5K, described as “Proposed installation of heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. Live load 300 lbs per square feet. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC building code. No change in use, occupancy, or egress under this application.”
- Major Renovation — Residential, filed Dec 27, 2023, estimated cost $416K, 1 unit in all, 3 stories, described as “Proposed enlargement to existing 1 family, 2 1/2 story + cellar building to 1 family, 3 story + cellar. Partitions as per plan.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $112,560
- 2026–27 tax: $7,763
- Market value (city estimate): $1,876,000
- Taxable value: $39,124
- Assessed land: $22,320
- Assessed improvements: $90,240

## Zoning

R5: floor area ratio 0.53 built, 1.50 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Apr 3, 2023: $1,300,000

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