# 6920 17th Avenue, Brooklyn

Two-family · built c. 1930 · Block 6159, Lot 50.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3061590050/1683-70-street

More construction in Bensonhurst: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/bensonhurst.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Mar 27, 2026, estimated cost $15K, described as “Proposed installation of temporary pipe scaffold as per plans. Work shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC building code. No change in use, occupancy, or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 26, 2024, estimated cost $1K, described as “Install temporary construction fence.”
- Demolition, filed Oct 25, 2024
- Alteration, filed Oct 15, 2024, estimated cost $20K, described as “To file underpinning work in conjunction with DOB Now Build application job#B00918770.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 8, 2024, estimated cost $28K, described as “To file PL plumbing work in conjunction with DOB Now Build job#B00833758.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 8, 2024, estimated cost $3K, described as “To file EQ work type. Install new construction fence.”
- Major Renovation — Conversion, filed Mar 11, 2024, estimated cost $1.8M, 1 unit added, 4 stories, described as “Filed horizontal & vertical extension to existing building and convert 1-family to 2-family. Filed under big alteration to meet NB requirements.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 27, 2023, estimated cost $46K, described as “Proposed shoring & excavation work in conjunction with JOB#B00918770. Install steel piles and wood laggings to support excavation. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 20, 2023, estimated cost $75K, described as “Proposed foundation work in conjunction with JOB#B00833758. Install shallow concrete foundations. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed May 8, 2023, estimated cost $44K, described as “Proposed partial demolition and structural work filed in conjunction with JOB#B00833758. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.”
- Major Renovation — Residential, filed Mar 13, 2023, estimated cost $1.5M, 1 unit in all, 3 stories, described as “Vertical and horizontal extension. Obtain a new c of o.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $74,340
- 2026–27 tax: $14,751
- Market value (city estimate): $1,239,000
- Taxable value: $74,340
- Assessed land: $25,440
- Assessed improvements: $48,900

## Zoning

R5: floor area ratio 0.48 built, 1.50 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Jan 3, 2023: $1,600,000

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