# 161 Van Dyke Street, Brooklyn

Industrial · built 1965 · Block 603, Lot 8.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3006030008/159-van-dyke-street

More construction in Red Hook: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/red-hook.md

## Building permits

- New Building — Multi-Family, filed Sep 16, 2021, estimated cost $4.5M, 20 units, 4 stories, described as “New 5-story mixed use building.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 19, 2025, estimated cost $25K, described as “Installation of heavy duty sidewalk shed. No change in use, occupancy or egress under this application, all work to comply with chapter 33 of nycbc.”
- Demolition, filed Nov 13, 2024, estimated cost $7.0M, described as “Full demolition of one story structure using hand held and mechanical to assist.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 20, 2018, estimated cost $3K, described as “Installation of plywood construction fence in conjunction with full demo job 321695723”
- Alteration, filed Mar 2, 2018, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of a heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans in conjunction with building demo. No change in use, egress or occupancy. Sidewalk shed shall comply with 2014 NYC building code, chapter 33.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $670,500
- 2026–27 tax: $52,559
- Market value (city estimate): $1,490,000
- Taxable value: $484,500
- Assessed land: $48,600
- Assessed improvements: $621,900

## Zoning

M1-1/R5: floor area ratio 0.67 built, 1.50 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Sep 28, 2018: $3,150,000

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).

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