# 951 59th Street, Brooklyn

Two-family · built 1950 · Block 5701, Lot 50.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3057010050/951-59-street

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

## 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.

## Recent sales

- Oct 11, 2018: $1,550,000

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