# 863 53rd Street, Brooklyn

Two-family · built 1965 · Block 5658, Lot 52.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3056580052/863-53-street

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

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed May 30, 2025, estimated cost $11K, described as “Installation of temp wood construction fence”
- Major Renovation — Enlargement, filed Mar 6, 2025, estimated cost $1.7M, 3 units added, 4 stories, described as “Horizontal and vertical enlargement of residential building.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 25, 2021, estimated cost $5K, described as “Minor selective interior renovation on basement. Minor partition work. No change in use, egress, occupancy and bulk.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 15, 2021, estimated cost $7K, described as “Cap and remove one lav., one toilet, one shower and one sink in basement. Remedy ecb violation #35477505L. No change in use, egress, occupancy and bulk.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $90,600
- 2026–27 tax: $11,613
- Market value (city estimate): $1,510,000
- Taxable value: $58,523
- Assessed land: $20,220
- Assessed improvements: $70,380

## Zoning

R6: floor area ratio 1.27 built, 2.43 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- May 4, 2022: $1,500,000
- Dec 16, 2016: $1,260,000

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