# 1216 56th Street, Brooklyn

Single family · built c. 1905 · Block 5690, Lot 12.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3056900012/1216-56-street

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

## Building permits

- New Building — Residential, filed Jun 15, 2023, 2 units, 3 stories, described as “New 3-story 2-family residential building.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 30, 2024, described as “Installation of temporary pipe scaffold as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 27, 2024, described as “Installation of temporary sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 8, 2023, estimated cost $3K, described as “8' Construction Fence”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $128,640
- 2026–27 tax: $10,238
- Market value (city estimate): $2,144,000
- Taxable value: $51,595
- Assessed land: $26,820
- Assessed improvements: $101,820

## Zoning

R5: floor area ratio 0.39 built, 1.50 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Mar 2, 2023: $3,050,000

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