# 633-639 Dekalb Avenue, Brooklyn

Apartment building · 37 units · built 2024 · Block 1774, Lot 77.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3017740077/633-639-dekalb-avenue

More construction in Bedford-Stuyvesant: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/bedford-stuyvesant.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Dec 10, 2024, described as “Installation of temporary suspended scaffold equipment.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 27, 2024, estimated cost $385K, described as “Temporary installation of supported pipe scaffold as shown on plans. Shall comply with BSA-362-44-sm, ll-33/91, chap 33, section 33 of 2014 NYC DOB bc & tppn # 9/99. No change in egress, oc”
- Alteration, filed Aug 22, 2024, estimated cost $169K, described as “Installation of solar panels on existing roof structure. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 24, 2024, estimated cost $10K, described as “Installation of 6000 lb single personnel/material hoist car as per plans during construction. Hoist shall comply with chapter #33 of the 2022 code. No change in use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 27, 2024, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of 300 psf sidewalk shed, roof protection and pipe scaffolding as per plans. All equipment shall comply with chapter #33 of the 2022 code. No change in use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 6, 2023, estimated cost $10K, described as “Demolition of existing freestanding wall on vacant lot.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 25, 2023, estimated cost $1K, described as “Fence application as per plans filed in conjunction with NB# B00544817-I1”
- Alteration, filed Nov 12, 2021, estimated cost $1K, described as “Structural work in conjunction new building # 321590444.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 27, 2021, estimated cost $1K, described as “Application filed for civil site drainage, in conjunction with NB # 321590444”
- Alteration, filed Oct 1, 2021, estimated cost $1K, described as “Sprinkler and standpipe work in conjunction with new building application #321590444”
- Alteration, filed Oct 1, 2021, estimated cost $1K, described as “Plumbing work in conjunction with new building application # 321590444”
- Alteration, filed Oct 1, 2021, estimated cost $1K, described as “Mechanical work in conjunction with New Building Application # 321590444.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 29, 2021, estimated cost $1K, described as “Application filed for civil site grading in conjunction with NB # 321590444”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $3,866,400
- Market value (city estimate): $8,592,000
- Taxable value: $0
- Assessed land: $826,200
- Assessed improvements: $3,040,200

## Tax breaks

- 420-c exemption, through Jun 30, 2083, about $480,941 a year below the full tax.

## Zoning

R6A: floor area ratio 3.63 built, above the 3.00 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## Flood zone

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

## Board and land use applications

- DeKalb Commons (NCP-NIHOP) (UDAAP) (City Planning P2017K0364): Urban development action area, Completed, decided Dec 23, 2020. This is an application by HPD requesting UDAAP designation, project approval and disposition of city-owned property to facilitate 3 new 4-7 story buildings (86 dwelling units), with ground floor retail and community facility, at 633-639…

## In the news

[Affordable Housing Lottery Launches for DeKalb Commons at 639 DeKalb Avenue in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn](https://newyorkyimby.com/2025/04/affordable-housing-lottery-launches-for-dekalb-commons-at-639-dekalb-avenue-in-bed-stuy-brooklyn.html), New York YIMBY, Apr 9, 2025.

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