# 4152 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn

Two-family · built c. 1925 · Block 8737, Lot 81.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3087370081/4152-ocean-avenue

More construction in Manhattan Beach: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/manhattan-beach.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Oct 23, 2025, estimated cost $182K, described as “Installation of sprinkler system for entire building. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 24, 2025, estimated cost $10K, described as “Filed herewith plans and application for alteration of existing one car garage to reduce in size and obtain a letter of completion in conjunction with alt-co application # Q01013345.”
- Major Renovation — Residential, filed Aug 28, 2023, estimated cost $783K, 1 unit in all, 3 stories, described as “Herewith file alteration type one for a horizontal and vertical enlargement to an existing two story & cellar, one family dwelling and obtain a new certificate of occupancy.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $166,500
- 2026–27 tax: $22,515
- Market value (city estimate): $2,775,000
- Taxable value: $113,466
- Assessed land: $53,160
- Assessed improvements: $113,340

## Zoning

R3-1: floor area ratio 0.39 built, 0.75 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Apr 27, 2022: $1,880,000

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

## Flood zone

Current FEMA flood map: zone X, moderate risk: a 0.2% chance of flooding each year. FEMA’s preliminary map: zone AE, high risk: a 1% chance of flooding each year, base flood elevation 11 ft (NAVD88).

## Board and land use applications

- Variance or special permit (Board of Standards and Appeals 2023-63-BZ): Variance or special permit, Granted, filed Oct 6, 2023, decided Oct 21, 2024. Special Permit (§73-622) to permit the enlargement of a single-family home contrary to underlying bulk requirements. R3-1 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