# 936 56th Street, Brooklyn

Two-family · built c. 1925 · Block 5687, Lot 22.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3056870022/936-56-street

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

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Aug 27, 2025, estimated cost $17K, described as “Installation of Solar panels on existing roof structure, No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 29, 2025, estimated cost $20K, described as “Remedy VIOLATION#39152794R. Remove 8 feet cmu fence wall and restore to 5 feet wall fence at rear yard only. No change in use egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Dec 9, 2024, estimated cost $17K, described as “Installation of heavy-duty sidewalk shed for exterior repairs as per plans. No change in use occupancy or egress under this application. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter 33 of the 2022 NYC building code.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 27, 2024, estimated cost $30K, described as “File construction fence work type. Install construction wood fence at osp only.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 10, 2024, estimated cost $30K, described as “Remedy ecb VIOLATION#34532239K, 34612061M. Renovation of an existing building at cellar only. Remove partition walls and doors at cellar. No change in use egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Dec 1, 2021, estimated cost $200K, described as “File foundation and structural work types in conjunction with alt-1 application JOB#B00481153-I1.”
- Major Renovation — Enlargement, filed Mar 9, 2021, estimated cost $980K, 3 units added, 4 stories, described as “Enlargement on a 2 story building. Obtain 5 family c of o.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $84,660
- 2026–27 tax: $8,456
- Market value (city estimate): $1,411,000
- Taxable value: $51,118
- Assessed land: $24,660
- Assessed improvements: $60,000

## Tax breaks

- Solar abatement, through Jun 30, 2030, a $1,688 credit this tax year.

## Zoning

R6: floor area ratio 0.80 built, 2.43 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- May 7, 2024: $550,000
- Aug 5, 2019: $525,000

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