# 1531 68th Street, Brooklyn

Apartment building · 64 units · built c. 1925 · Block 5566, Lot 5.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3055660005/1531-68-street

More construction in Bensonhurst: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/bensonhurst.md

Every lot on block 5566: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/5566.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Jul 8, 2020, estimated cost $113K, described as “Replace boiler and burner. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 8, 2020, estimated cost $1K, described as “Reconnect burner to boiler. Replacement boiler and burner filed under DOB now build no. B00366943. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $1,238,400
- 2026–27 tax: $152,992
- Market value (city estimate): $2,752,000
- Taxable value: $1,229,940
- Assessed land: $189,900
- Assessed improvements: $1,048,500

## Zoning

R5: floor area ratio 4.00 built, above the 1.50 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## Recent sales

- May 29, 2024: $5,100,000

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