# 169 Knickerbocker Avenue, Brooklyn

Three-family with store · built c. 1931 · Block 3166, Lot 8.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3031660008/169-knickerbocker-avenue

More construction in Bushwick: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/bushwick.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Jun 21, 2025, estimated cost $1K, described as “Install of sidewalk shed, pipe scaffold and roof protection as per plans in compliance with chapter 33 of nycbc. No change in use, egress, or occupancy under this application.”
- Major Renovation — Enlargement, filed Feb 13, 2025, estimated cost $1.5M, 5 units added, 4 stories, described as “Proposed horizontal enlargement and one-story vertical addition to existing three-story mixed use building”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $609,300
- 2026–27 tax: $14,860
- Market value (city estimate): $1,354,000
- Taxable value: $119,461
- Assessed land: $107,100
- Assessed improvements: $502,200

## Zoning

R6: floor area ratio 2.27 built, 2.43 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Aug 22, 2024: $2,050,000

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

## Flood zone

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

## Board and land use applications

- Bushwick Neighborhood Plan (City Planning 2019K0199): Completed. This is an application for a 300-block section of Bushwick, Brooklyn, Community District 4 to create a thriving and inclusive Bushwick through preservation and creation of affordable housing, targeted investments in neighborhood…

## In the news

[Permits Filed for 169 Knickerbocker Avenue in Bushwick, Brooklyn](https://newyorkyimby.com/2025/02/permits-filed-for-169-knickerbocker-avenue-in-bushwick-brooklyn.html), New York YIMBY, Feb 16, 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