# 1961 East 21st Street, Brooklyn

Single family · built c. 1920 · Block 6827, Lot 59.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3068270059/1961-gar-east-21-street

More construction in Madison: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/madison.md

## Building permits

- New Building, filed Sep 29, 2023, 1 story, described as “New one story bicycle garage”
- Demolition, filed Oct 6, 2023, estimated cost $5K, described as “Full demolition - propose full demolition of single story car garage.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 3, 2023, estimated cost $120K, described as “Structural and foundation work in conjunction with Alt-CO application B00623025”
- Alteration, filed Aug 11, 2023, estimated cost $66K, described as “Installation sprinkler system for entire building. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 20, 2023, estimated cost $8K, described as “Construct 8'-0" high plywood construction fence”
- Major Renovation — Residential, filed Dec 22, 2021, estimated cost $1.6M, 1 unit in all, 3 stories, described as “Proposed alteration & enlargementof one family residence”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $93,960
- 2026–27 tax: $11,430
- Market value (city estimate): $1,566,000
- Taxable value: $57,602
- Assessed land: $19,200
- Assessed improvements: $74,760

## Zoning

R3-2: floor area ratio 0.40 built, 0.75 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Aug 25, 2021: $1,625,000

Open-market sales since 2016, from the Department of Finance’s sales files.

## Flood zone

Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.

## Board and land use applications

- Variance or special permit (Board of Standards and Appeals 2022-14-BZ): Variance or special permit, Granted, filed Feb 17, 2022, decided May 8, 2023. Special Permit (§73-622) to permit the enlargement of a detached two-story single-family home contrary to underlying bulk requirements. R3-2 zoning district.

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