1856 East 3rd Street, Brooklyn
Two-family · built c. 1920 · Block 6659, Lot 40.
Building permits
- Alteration, filed Mar 3, 2025, estimated cost $198K, described as “Installation of sprinkler system for entire building in conjunction with alt 1 application # B01112953. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 4, 2024, estimated cost $10K, described as “Proposed new 8'-0" high wood construction fence”
- Major Renovation — Residential, filed Oct 10, 2024, estimated cost $899K, 1 unit in all, 3 stories, described as “Gut , renovate and combine two existing buildings into one, also add a rear enlargement and addition of third floor”
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $110,940
- 2026–27 tax
- $8,440
- Market value (city estimate)
- $1,849,000
- Taxable value
- $42,535
- Assessed land
- $18,120
- Assessed improvements
- $92,820
Zoning
R5: floor area ratio 0.46 built, 1.50 allowed by base zoning.
Flood zone
Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.
Recent sales
- Jan 6, 2020: $1,850,000, 1,190 sq ft ($1,555 per sq ft)
Open-market sales since 2016, from the Department of Finance’s sales files.