# 444 Avenue W, Brooklyn

Two-family · built 1960 · Block 7180, Lot 4.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3071800004/444-avenue-w

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

## Building permits

- Major Renovation — Residential, filed Dec 27, 2025, estimated cost $320K, 2 units in all, 3 stories, described as “New vertical addition new roof new plumbing fixtures interior and exterior renovation”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $73,440
- 2026–27 tax: $11,467
- Market value (city estimate): $1,224,000
- Taxable value: $57,788
- Assessed land: $13,920
- Assessed improvements: $59,520

## Zoning

R4: floor area ratio 0.69 built, 1.00 allowed by base zoning.

## 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.

## Board and land use applications

- Variance or special permit (Board of Standards and Appeals 119-06-BZ): Variance or special permit, Granted, filed Jun 9, 2006, decided Jun 5, 2007. Special Permit (§73-622) for the enlargement of an existing single family home. This application seeks to vary open space, lot coverage and floor area (§23-141) and side yard (§23-461) in an R4(OP) 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