# 1616 68th Street, Brooklyn

Two-family · built 1940 · Block 5575, Lot 13.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3055750013/1616-68-street

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

Every lot on block 5575: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/5575.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Oct 18, 2023, estimated cost $13K, described as “Heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy under this application. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter 33 of the 2022 buiilding code.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 11, 2022, estimated cost $527K, described as “Vertical and horizontal extension of existing 2-story building and covert 2 family dwelling units to 4 dwelling units. Obtain a new certificate of occupancy.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $111,960
- 2026–27 tax: $15,223
- Market value (city estimate): $1,866,000
- Taxable value: $76,717
- Assessed land: $26,580
- Assessed improvements: $85,380

## Zoning

R5: floor area ratio 0.68 built, 1.50 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Aug 17, 2022: $1,700,000

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