# 1981 53rd Street, Brooklyn

Two-family · built c. 1925 · Block 5475, Lot 43.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3054750043/1981-53-street

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

Every lot on block 5475: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/5475.md

## Building permits

- New Building, filed Oct 15, 2026, 1 story, described as “Herewith filing to propose a new parking garage, please assign to the central development”
- Alteration, filed Nov 20, 2023, estimated cost $12K, described as “Proposed installation of temporary pipe scaffold as per plans. Work shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC building code. No change in use, occupancy, or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 20, 2023, estimated cost $7K, described as “Installation of temporary roof protection as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy. Shall comply with CHAPTER#33 of 2022 NYC building code.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 16, 2023, estimated cost $12K, 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.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 30, 2023, estimated cost $550K, described as “Alt1 filing to do a gut renovation and change from a 2 dwelling to a single family there will be a change in use and egress”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $79,800
- 2026–27 tax: $9,115
- Market value (city estimate): $1,330,000
- Taxable value: $45,934
- Assessed land: $21,420
- Assessed improvements: $58,380

## Zoning

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

## Recent sales

- Sep 21, 2022: $995,000

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