# 1683 70th Street, Brooklyn

Two-family · built c. 1930 · Block 6159, Lot 53.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3061590053/1683-gar-70-street

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

## Building permits

- New Building, filed Sep 12, 2024, 1 story, described as “Herewith filed one (1) accessory car garage.”
- 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.”
- 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.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $57,900
- 2026–27 tax: $9,380
- Market value (city estimate): $965,000
- Taxable value: $47,270
- Assessed land: $21,600
- Assessed improvements: $36,300

## Zoning

R5: floor area ratio 0.28 built, 1.50 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Aug 24, 2023: $1,320,000

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