# 709 Avenue W, Brooklyn

Three-family · built c. 1930 · Block 7159, Lot 51.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3071590051/709-avenue-w

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

## Building permits

- Major Renovation — Residential, filed May 26, 2026, estimated cost $1.4M, 1 unit in all, 3 stories, described as “(2) Story and attic Single family house. Existing two story wood frame to be removed down to foundation and rebuilt with horizontal and vertical enlargements with cold form steel.”
- Alteration, filed May 26, 2026, estimated cost $10K, described as “Construction fence for project B01383229-I1”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $174,480
- 2026–27 tax: $14,102
- Market value (city estimate): $2,908,000
- Taxable value: $71,069
- Assessed land: $15,420
- Assessed improvements: $159,060

## Zoning

R4: floor area ratio 0.73 built, 1.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- May 10, 2020: $995,000, 2,902 sq ft ($343 per sq ft)

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

## Flood zone

Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard. FEMA’s preliminary map: zone X, moderate risk: a 0.2% chance of flooding each year.

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