# 497 Kings Highway, Brooklyn

Commercial · built c. 1931 · Block 6658, Lot 45.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3066580045/497-kings-highway

More construction in Ocean Parkway: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/ocean-parkway.md

## Building permits

- Major Renovation — Enlargement, filed Sep 25, 2026, estimated cost $714K, 4 units added, 4 stories, described as “Please assign to the central development. Application filed herewith to propose interior renovation and horizontal and vertical extension. Proposed 4 story mixed use building.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 20, 2026, estimated cost $26K, described as “Application filed herewith for interior renovations at first floor, replace and or sister existing floor joists as required and replace existing partition walls and ceiling of existing 1 story frame building. No change in use, egress or…”
- Alteration, filed Jul 20, 2023, estimated cost $48K, described as “Interior renovation with replacement of roof to existing one (1) existing-story commercial building. No change in bulk, use, egress, or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 3, 2022, estimated cost $494K, described as “Filing superstructure in conjunction with new building application filed in BIS. Foundation and SOE to be filed in BIS under NB.”
- Alteration, filed May 20, 2020, described as “Installation of HVAC system in conjunction with new building application #321596457.”
- Alteration, filed May 20, 2020, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of sprinkler system in conjunction wiht new building application #321596457.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $257,400
- 2026–27 tax: $26,624
- Market value (city estimate): $572,000
- Taxable value: $245,430
- Assessed land: $94,500
- Assessed improvements: $162,900

## Zoning

R6A: floor area ratio 1.02 built, 3.00 allowed by base zoning.

## 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