# 237 17th Street, Brooklyn

House of worship · built c. 1905 · Block 628, Lot 42.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3006280042/237-17-street

More construction in South Slope: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/south-slope.md

Every lot on block 628: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/628.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Aug 20, 2026, estimated cost $8K, described as “Temporary construction fence”
- Demolition, filed Jan 20, 2026, estimated cost $100K, described as “Demolition of structure”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $292,500
- Market value (city estimate): $650,000
- Taxable value: $0
- Assessed land: $95,400
- Assessed improvements: $197,100

## Tax breaks

- Nonprofit exemption (house of worship), with no end date, about $31,730 a year below the full tax.

## Zoning

R6A (part of the lot is R6B): floor area ratio 0.67 built, 3.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Flood zone

Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.

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