# 609 Ocean Parkway, Brooklyn

Two-family · built c. 1925 · Block 5400, Lot 53.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3054000053/609-ocean-parkway

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

## Building permits

- New Building — Multi-Family, filed Jul 15, 2025, 29 units, 8 stories, described as “Proposed 8 story building”
- Alteration, filed Dec 5, 2025, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of construction fence to protect site during construction of new structure”
- Demolition, filed May 29, 2025, estimated cost $120K, described as “Full demolition of 2 story house, using hand held equipment”
- Demolition, filed May 21, 2025, estimated cost $10K, described as “Full demolition of one story garage using hand held”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $156,180
- 2026–27 tax: $17,167
- Market value (city estimate): $2,603,000
- Taxable value: $86,513
- Assessed land: $60,480
- Assessed improvements: $95,700

## Zoning

R7A: floor area ratio 0.54 built, 4.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Jan 9, 2025: $4,400,000

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

[Permits Filed for 609 Ocean Parkway in Kensington, Brooklyn](https://newyorkyimby.com/2025/07/permits-filed-for-609-ocean-parkway-in-kensington-brooklyn.html), New York YIMBY, Jul 25, 2025.

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