# 1729 49th Street, Brooklyn

Two-family · built c. 1920 · Block 5449, Lot 60.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3054490060/1729-49-street

More construction in Borough Park: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/borough-park.md

## Building permits

- New Building — Residential, filed Dec 20, 2023, 2 units, 3 stories, described as “New 2 Family building 3 story and cellar”
- Alteration, filed Dec 5, 2025, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of temporary heavy duty sidewalk shed and pipe scaffold 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 May 9, 2024, estimated cost $3K, described as “Installation of 8' Construction Fence.”
- Demolition, filed Apr 30, 2024, estimated cost $10K, described as “Full Demolition of one story Rear shed.”
- Demolition, filed Apr 18, 2024, estimated cost $10K, described as “Full Demolition of Existing Two Story Building”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $129,480
- 2026–27 tax: $15,869
- Market value (city estimate): $2,158,000
- Taxable value: $79,973
- Assessed land: $33,420
- Assessed improvements: $96,060

## Zoning

R5: floor area ratio 0.81 built, 1.50 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Apr 5, 2024: $2,900,000

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