669 Kent Avenue, Brooklyn
House of worship · built 1946 · Block 2197, Lot 1.
Building permits
- Alteration, filed Mar 7, 2022, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of 8 ft wooden construction fence”
- Alteration, filed Jan 13, 2022, estimated cost $10K, described as “Legalizing 5 existing gas fired package air conditioning units as shown on the roof.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 16, 2021, estimated cost $280K, described as “Proposed alteration for interior renovation to an existing one (1) story + mezzanine building. No change to egress, use or bulk under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 20, 2021, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of 8 ft wooden construction fence”
- Alteration, filed Sep 13, 2021, estimated cost $10K, described as “Emergency repair work for unsupported joists and masonry.”
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $2,003,400
- Market value (city estimate)
- $4,452,000
- Taxable value
- $0
- Assessed land
- $462,600
- Assessed improvements
- $1,540,800
Tax breaks
- Nonprofit exemption (house of worship), with no end date, about $217,329 a year below the full tax.
Zoning
M1-2: floor area ratio 1.71 built, 2.00 allowed by base zoning.
Flood zone
Current FEMA flood map: zone X, moderate risk: a 0.2% chance of flooding each year. FEMA’s preliminary map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.
Board and land use applications
- Variance or special permit (Board of Standards and Appeals 169-99-BZ): Variance or special permit, Withdrawn, filed Aug 3, 1999, decided Mar 6, 2001. Variance (§72-21) to permit the proposed residential dwelling in an M1-2 zoning district which is contrary to Z.R. §42-00.
- Variance or special permit (Board of Standards and Appeals 168-99-BZ): Variance or special permit, Withdrawn, filed Aug 3, 1999, decided Mar 6, 2001. Variance (§72-21) to permit the proposed residential dwelling in an M1-2 zoning district which is contrary to Z.R. §42-00.
- 667 Kent Avenue Rezoning (City Planning 2024K0226): Urban development action area, Zoning map change, Zoning text change, Noticed. A zoning map amendment (M1-2 to R8X/C2-4, R7D, and R7A), zoning text amendment to map MIH (Appendix F), and a UDAAP (HA) action to facilitate a new 14-story, approximately 320,000 sf mixed-use development, including approx. 314,000 sf of…