# 725 Cortelyou Road, Brooklyn

Two-family · built c. 1925 · Block 5376, Lot 45.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3053760045/725-cortelyou-road

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

## Building permits

- New Building — Multi-Family, filed Apr 24, 2025, 17 units, 6 stories, early work permitted while the building plans are in review, described as “NB- proposed 17 family 6 story residential building”
- Alteration, filed Apr 7, 2026, estimated cost $3K, described as “Installation of roof protection at 721 courtelyou road in conjunction with new building.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 24, 2025, estimated cost $163K, described as “Installatin of sidewalk shed and supported scaffold as shown on drawings. No chnage in use egress or occupancy. We shall comply with chpater 33 of 2022 b.c”
- Alteration, filed Jun 11, 2025, estimated cost $5K, described as “Site specific engineered enclosure system for overhead protection of adjoining property”
- Demolition, filed Apr 10, 2025, estimated cost $50K, described as “Full demolition of detached two story with basement and attic frame story building”
- Demolition, filed Apr 9, 2025, estimated cost $15K, described as “Full demolition of detached one story one car garage.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $108,300
- 2026–27 tax: $8,232
- Market value (city estimate): $1,805,000
- Taxable value: $41,485
- Assessed land: $36,600
- Assessed improvements: $71,700

## Zoning

R7B: floor area ratio 0.58 built, 3.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Jul 28, 2025: $2,750,000

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