951 59th Street, Brooklyn
Two-family · built 1950 · Block 5701, Lot 50.
Building permits
- Alteration, filed Aug 22, 2024, estimated cost $35K, described as “Submit boiler work on cellar, 1ST to 4TH floor and penthouse, in conjunction with ALT1 application #B08025899-I1.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 25, 2023, estimated cost $20K, described as “This application is filed to add sidewalk shed work in conjunction with d.o.b. Alt-co NB application #: B08025899. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed May 30, 2023, estimated cost $152K, described as “Submit plumbing work on cellar, 1ST thru 4TH floor, penthouse and open space, in conjunction with ALT1 application #B08025899-I1.”
- Major Renovation — Conversion, filed Nov 4, 2022, estimated cost $1.3M, 3 units added, 4 stories, described as “Proposed convert existing 2 family to residential and community facilities mixed use building, enlargement at cellar thru 4TH floor and penthouse. Partition and mechanical work as per plans. Obtain new certificate of occupancy.”
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $78,120
- 2026–27 tax
- $12,655
- Market value (city estimate)
- $1,302,000
- Taxable value
- $63,778
- Assessed land
- $29,580
- Assessed improvements
- $48,540
Zoning
R6: floor area ratio 0.97 built, 2.43 allowed by base zoning.
Flood zone
Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.
Recent sales
- Oct 11, 2018: $1,550,000
Open-market sales since 2016, from the Department of Finance’s sales files.