# 98 Van Sicklen Street, Brooklyn

Two-family · built c. 1920 · Block 6678, Lot 23.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3066780023/98-van-sicklen-street

More construction in Gravesend: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/gravesend.md

## Building permits

- Major Renovation — Residential, filed Jun 20, 2025, estimated cost $2.1M, 1 unit in all, 3 stories, described as “Alter and enlarge existing residence , to be used as a one family”
- Alteration, filed May 27, 2025, estimated cost $26K, described as “Construct temporary 8'-0" wood construction fence”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $113,700
- 2026–27 tax: $10,651
- Market value (city estimate): $1,895,000
- Taxable value: $53,677
- Assessed land: $37,020
- Assessed improvements: $76,680

## Zoning

R4-1: floor area ratio 0.18 built, 1.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Dec 30, 2024: $2,550,000

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