# 5221 20th Avenue, Brooklyn

Single family · built c. 1925 · Block 5476, Lot 1.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3054760001/2007-53-street

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

## Building permits

- New Building — Multi-Family, filed May 27, 2026, 3 units, 3 stories, described as “New 3-story & cellar residential building.”
- New Building — Multi-Family, filed Mar 13, 2026, 3 units, 3 stories, described as “New 3-story & cellar residential building.”
- Alteration, filed Dec 19, 2025, estimated cost $1K, described as “Proposed construction fence”
- Demolition, filed Dec 11, 2025, estimated cost $70K, described as “Full demolition of existing 2 1/2 story house”
- Alteration, filed Apr 4, 2024, estimated cost $25K, described as “Filing for Fence application”
- Alteration, filed Feb 12, 2024, estimated cost $5K, described as “Curb cut filing”
- Alteration, filed Aug 4, 2022

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $115,020
- 2026–27 tax: $10,249
- Market value (city estimate): $1,917,000
- Taxable value: $51,650
- Assessed land: $39,720
- Assessed improvements: $75,300

## Zoning

R5: floor area ratio 0.36 built, 1.50 allowed by base zoning.

## 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