# 1459 56th Street, Brooklyn

Three-family · built 1970 · Block 5685, Lot 49.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3056850049/1459-56-street

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

## Building permits

- New Building — Multi-Family, filed Nov 6, 2025, 3 units, 4 stories, described as “New 4 story and cellar, 3 family building”
- New Building — Multi-Family, filed Sep 1, 2025, 6 units, 4 stories, described as “New 4 story and cellar, 6 family building”
- Alteration, filed May 27, 2026, estimated cost $160, described as “Proposed construction fence. No change to use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Demolition, filed May 8, 2026, estimated cost $110K, described as “Full demolition to a three story house”
- Demolition, filed May 8, 2026, estimated cost $5K, described as “Full demolition to a one story garage”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $252,360
- 2026–27 tax: $30,304
- Market value (city estimate): $4,206,000
- Taxable value: $152,720
- Assessed land: $67,200
- Assessed improvements: $185,160

## Zoning

R6: floor area ratio 1.10 built, 2.43 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Jan 31, 2023: $4,400,000

Open-market sales since 2016, from the Department of Finance’s sales files.

## Flood zone

Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.

## In the news

[Permits Filed for 1461 56th Street in Borough Park, Brooklyn](https://newyorkyimby.com/2026/02/permits-filed-for-1461-56th-street-in-borough-park-brooklyn.html), New York YIMBY, Feb 8, 2026.

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