# 500 Dekalb Avenue, Brooklyn

Commercial · built 1969 · Block 1941, Lot 20.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3019410020/500-dekalb-avenue

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

Every lot on block 1941: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/1941.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed May 26, 2026, estimated cost $264K, described as “Application filed herewith for interior build out of first floor tenant space for meidcal office”
- Alteration, filed Apr 1, 2026, estimated cost $200K, described as “Application filed herewith for interior build out of first floor tenant space for meidcal office”
- Alteration, filed Aug 29, 2024, estimated cost $220K, described as “Proposed interior renovation and change to Childcare of cellar / partial first floor of an existing six (6) story + cellar commercial building.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 3, 2021, estimated cost $6K, described as “Erect an non-illuminated sign on wall.not within view of arterial highway or public park 1/2 acre or more. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 18, 2021, estimated cost $31K, described as “Plumbing work type filed in conjunction with Alt l, job number: 322001016.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 12, 2020, estimated cost $83K, described as “Mechanical specification and work types hereby filed”
- Alteration, filed Sep 19, 2019, estimated cost $331K, described as “Sprinkler and standpipe application hereby filed.”
- Alteration, filed May 8, 2019, estimated cost $22K, described as “Installation of temporary sidewalk shed as per plans. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter 33 of the 2014 NYC building code. No change in use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 26, 2019, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of a temporary construction fence.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $4,119,750
- 2026–27 tax: $212,790
- Market value (city estimate): $9,155,000
- Taxable value: $3,595,500
- Assessed land: $330,300
- Assessed improvements: $3,789,450

## Tax breaks

- ICAP abatement, through Jun 30, 2048, a $118,268 credit this tax year.
- Abatement (city code GCCA), through Jun 30, 2031, a $58,982 credit this tax year.

## Zoning

R7A: floor area ratio 4.58 built, above the 4.00 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## Recent sales

- Dec 13, 2018: $23,250,000

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

## 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