Bensonhurst prices rose on paper this year, which is exactly when owners should check their assessment. Here is how the city sets it.
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PropertyShark counts 9,236 residential units in Bensonhurst, and 6,256 of them, about 68%, are two-to-four family. Most owners here hold Class 1 property and receive an annual notice of property value from the city.
PropertyShark reports a Bensonhurst median sale price of $1.3 million for Q3 2026, up 18.2%, on 41 sales, with houses at $1.5 million on 25 sales, up 8.9%. Redfin reports $1,367,117 for September 2026, up 24.3%, on 63 homes sold, with a median of 49 days on market, down 17 days.
The two sources agree on the level, roughly $1.3 million to $1.37 million, but they cover different windows. Joseph Ranola treats the percentage changes with caution because the headline gain is larger than the gain for houses alone, which points to a change in the mix of what sold.
The Department of Finance sends an annual notice of property value that reflects the property’s condition on January 5 and applies to the tax year beginning July 1. A tentative assessment roll is published in January and the final roll in May. Class 1 assessments may rise no more than 6% a year and 20% over five years.
That cap means a rising market does not raise a Class 1 bill all at once. It also means an owner can be assessed below market value in some years and still have an assessment that is wrong for the building, for example if the notice describes a finished basement or an extra unit that does not exist.
No. The Department of Finance places co-ops and condos in Class 2 and values them as if they were rental buildings. Bensonhurst has 639 co-op units and 1,054 condo units according to PropertyShark, so many owners fall under Class 2 rules, not the Class 1 rules above.
The deadline depends on the tax class and the tax year, and it is set by the NYC Tax Commission. Joseph Ranola does not publish a date here because the current-year homeowner deadline was not confirmed from an official page on the day this post was written. Check the Tax Commission website before relying on any date, and ask a tax attorney or the Tax Commission about your specific case.
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