242 Knickerbocker Avenue, Brooklyn
Four-family with store · built c. 1931 · Block 3197, Lot 28.
Building permits
- Alteration, filed Apr 26, 2024, estimated cost $75K, described as “Application filed to Interior renovation in existing partial ground floor commercial space. Replace the existing storefront and install a new commercial kitchen as per plan. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Dec 12, 2023, estimated cost $10K, described as “Install a temporary construction fence at open space as per plan. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 6, 2023, estimated cost $123K, described as “Convert existing doctor's office to a class "a" apartment and obtain new c of o. Install new roof deck. Reconstruct new staircase with new bulkhead and interior renovation of existing apartments as per plan.”
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $468,000
- 2026–27 tax
- $22,363
- Market value (city estimate)
- $1,040,000
- Taxable value
- $179,779
- Assessed land
- $99,000
- Assessed improvements
- $369,000
Zoning
R6: floor area ratio 1.74 built, 2.43 allowed by base zoning.
Flood zone
Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.
Recent sales
- Nov 28, 2023: $2,300,000
Open-market sales since 2016, from the Department of Finance’s sales files.
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
Brooklyn Roasting Company, Apartments Replace Williamsburg Old-Timer Klenosky Paint, Brownstoner, Nov 13, 2023.