# 961 55th Street, Brooklyn

Single family · built c. 1910 · Block 5673, Lot 65.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3056730065/961-55-street

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

## Building permits

- Major Renovation — Enlargement, filed Jan 19, 2026, estimated cost $1.1M, 2 units added, 4 stories, described as “Proposed horizontal and vertical enlargement on a 3 story building. Obtain a new 3 family c of o.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $76,380
- 2026–27 tax: $7,678
- Market value (city estimate): $1,273,000
- Taxable value: $38,695
- Assessed land: $23,040
- Assessed improvements: $53,340

## Zoning

R6: floor area ratio 0.81 built, 2.43 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Nov 24, 2025: $1,400,000

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