# 1956 Ocean Parkway, Brooklyn

Single family · built c. 1925 · Block 7108, Lot 159.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3071080159/1956-ocean-parkway

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

## Building permits

- New Building — Residential, filed Jul 31, 2025, 1 unit, 1 story, described as “Herewith filing for a new storage shed accessory to a single family dwelling”
- Demolition, filed Dec 22, 2025
- Alteration, filed Feb 12, 2025, estimated cost $82K, described as “Installation of solar PV system on existing rooftop. No changes to egress, use or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 4, 2022, estimated cost $1K, described as “Install a 9'-0" curb cut on the west side of Ocean Parkway distant 361' North of Avenue T in conjunction with Alt CO Application, #B00732956-I1”
- Alteration, filed Aug 3, 2022, estimated cost $100K, described as “Structural work herewith being filed with alteration # B00732956”
- Alteration, filed Aug 3, 2022, estimated cost $100K, described as “Support of excavation work herewith being filed in conjunction with application # B00732956”
- Alteration, filed Aug 3, 2022, estimated cost $100K, described as “Foundation & earthwork herewith being filed with application # B00732956”
- Alteration, filed Jul 26, 2022, estimated cost $75K, described as “Mechanical plans herewith being filed in conjunction with application B0073295”
- Alteration, filed Jul 26, 2022, estimated cost $235K, described as “Plumbing plans herewith being filed in conjunction with application B00732956”
- Major Renovation — Residential, filed May 12, 2022, estimated cost $1.4M, 1 unit in all, 3 stories, described as “Interior renovation of an existing two story single family dwelling with a basement. Converting the basement into a cellar. Adding new third floor. Vertical & horizontal enlargements of the existing building as per plan.”
- Alteration, filed May 6, 2022, estimated cost $160, described as “Herewith filing for a construction fence in conjunction with application # B00732956”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $125,880
- 2026–27 tax: $21,901
- Market value (city estimate): $2,098,000
- Taxable value: $110,369
- Assessed land: $81,000
- Assessed improvements: $44,880

## Zoning

R5: floor area ratio 1.12 built, 1.50 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