1601 Dekalb Avenue, Brooklyn
Apartment building · 128 units · built 2024 · Block 3237, Lot 23.
Building permits
- Alteration, filed Apr 21, 2026, described as “Suspended Scaffold Installation for Facade Restoration and Inspection”
- Alteration, filed Jul 3, 2024, estimated cost $10K, described as “Equipment use (hart bldg): single 7000# capacity personnel/material hoist during NB const, filed sep. Hoist shall comply with ch #33 of the NYC bc. No change in use, occupancy or egress under this application. Elevator application…”
- Alteration, filed Jul 3, 2024, estimated cost $10K, described as “Equipment use (dekalb bldg): single 7000# capacity personnel/material hoist during NB const, filed sep. Hoist shall comply with ch #33 of the NYC bc. No change in use, occupancy or egress under this application. Elevator application…”
- Alteration, filed Jun 14, 2024, estimated cost $16K, described as “Installation of a temporary roof protection and overhead protection per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2022 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application”
- Alteration, filed May 23, 2024, estimated cost $17K, described as “Installation of a temporarily supported scaffold per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2022 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed May 9, 2024, estimated cost $15K, described as “Installation of a temporarily heavy-duty sidewalk shed posts in the street per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2022 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed May 9, 2024, estimated cost $8K, described as “Installation of a temporary construction fence per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2022 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 16, 2024, estimated cost $15K, described as “Installation of Temporary Construction Fence in Sidewalk and on Roadway.”
- Alteration, filed Dec 22, 2021, estimated cost $1K, described as “Install new temporary construction fence as per plans filed. No change to use, egress or occupancy. Filed in conjunction with NB #321594672.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 12, 2019, estimated cost $1K, described as “Install combined sprinkler/standpipe system as per plans filed. No change to use, egress, or occupancy. Filed in conjunction with NB# 321594672.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 31, 2019, estimated cost $1K, described as “Install temporary dry standpipe system during construction as per plans filed. No change to use, egress or occupancy. Filed in conjunction with NB# 321594672”
- Alteration, filed Sep 13, 2019, estimated cost $1K, described as “Structural work as per plans filed. No change to use, egress, or occupancy. Filed in conjunction with NB #321594672.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 31, 2019, estimated cost $1K, described as “Plumbing work as per plans filed. No change to use, egress, or occupancy. Filed in conjunction with NB #321594672.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 26, 2019, estimated cost $1K, described as “Mechanical work as per plans filed. No change to use, egress, or occupancy. Filed in conjunction with NB #321594672.”
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $7,666,650
- Market value (city estimate)
- $17,037,000
- Taxable value
- $0
- Assessed land
- $405,450
- Assessed improvements
- $7,261,200
Tax breaks
- Article XI exemption, through Jun 30, 2064, about $953,655 a year below the full tax.
Zoning
R7A (part of the lot is R6B): floor area ratio 4.70 built, above the 4.00 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
- 1601 DeKalb Avenue Rezoning (City Planning P2016K0433): Completed, decided Sep 18, 2018. This is a private application by 1601 DeKalb Owner LLC for a zoning map amendment from M1-1 to R7A and R7A/C2-4 and a zoning text amendment to create an MIH area to facilitate the development of 2 new 9-story residential buildings…
- 70 WYCKOFF AVE (City Planning P2005K0148): Completed, decided Mar 19, 2008. TO REZONE M1-1 ZONE TO R6, ALSO INCLUDES A C2-4 OVERLAY
- 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
Housing Lottery Launches for 1601 DeKalb Avenue in Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York YIMBY, Sep 10, 2025.