# 1961 53rd Street, Brooklyn

Two-family · built c. 1925 · Block 5475, Lot 51.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3054750051/1961-53-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

- Alteration, filed Jul 6, 2023, described as “Installation of temporary pipe scaffold as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 22, 2023, estimated cost $4K, described as “Installation of temporary roof protection as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed May 9, 2023, described as “Installation of temporary sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed May 9, 2023, estimated cost $4K, described as “Installation of temporary overhead protection as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 6, 2022, estimated cost $166K, described as “Application filed herewith to propose interior renovations, vertical and horizontal enlargement at the rear of the new existing two(2) story w/celllar.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $85,020
- 2026–27 tax: $7,268
- Market value (city estimate): $1,417,000
- Taxable value: $36,629
- Assessed land: $18,840
- Assessed improvements: $66,180

## Zoning

R5: floor area ratio 0.70 built, 1.50 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Mar 10, 2022: $1,225,000
- Nov 3, 2021: $1,045,000

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