# 1541 56th Street, Brooklyn

Three-family · built 1975 · Block 5488, Lot 62.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3054880062/1541-56-street

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

Every lot on block 5488: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/5488.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Dec 8, 2025, estimated cost $6K, 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 Dec 22, 2023, estimated cost $494K, described as “Alt-co interior renovation convert from 2-family and doctors office to 1 family.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 18, 2023, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installing 8'-0" high construction fence around the property”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $102,060
- 2026–27 tax: $16,268
- Market value (city estimate): $1,701,000
- Taxable value: $81,985
- Assessed land: $23,820
- Assessed improvements: $78,240

## Zoning

R6: floor area ratio 1.86 built, 2.43 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Jul 15, 2020: $1,600,000, 3,720 sq ft ($430 per sq ft)

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