# 905 56th Street, Brooklyn

Two-family · built c. 1915 · Block 5680, Lot 85.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3056800085/905-56-street

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

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Oct 30, 2023, estimated cost $120K, described as “Renovation of existing cellar, first and second floor with general construction: new partitions, doors, flooring and cosmetic work; no change in use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 30, 2023, estimated cost $40K, described as “Renovation of existing cellar, first and second floor with plumbing work:relocate kitchen and bathroom fixtures; new boilers and hot water heaters on cellar; no change in use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 15, 2023, estimated cost $120K, described as “No change in use egress or occupancy under this application. Renovation of an existing building at cellar 1ST and 2ND floor. Plumbing work will be filed under separate application.”
- Major Renovation — Enlargement, filed Oct 14, 2021, estimated cost $1.6M, 3 units added, 4 stories, described as “This ALT-CO application has been accepted in the consultation meeting by Dev HUB at 08/25/2021. Proposed vertical extension from a 2-story residential building to a 4-story residential building w/ cellar and penthouse.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 20, 2020, estimated cost $6K, described as “Installation of heavyduty sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use occupancy or egress under this application. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter 33 of the 2014 NYC building code.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 24, 2020, estimated cost $300, described as “Install a new construction fence in conjunction with A2 Job #321595225.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 31, 2019, estimated cost $211K, described as “Upgrade construction class of existing class 3 non-fireproof building to 2014 building code type ii-a construction classification in conjunction with hub application 321595225. Replace all floor and roof structure, and with new concrete…”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $114,240
- 2026–27 tax: $12,195
- Market value (city estimate): $1,904,000
- Taxable value: $61,458
- Assessed land: $27,180
- Assessed improvements: $87,060

## Zoning

R6: floor area ratio 0.92 built, 2.43 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Dec 18, 2018: $1,850,000

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