# 1601 Dekalb Avenue, Brooklyn

Apartment building · 128 units · built 2024 · Block 3237, Lot 23.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3032370023/1601-dekalb-avenue

More construction in Wyckoff Heights: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/wyckoff-heights.md

## 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](https://newyorkyimby.com/2025/09/housing-lottery-launches-for-1601-dekalb-avenue-in-bushwick-brooklyn.html), New York YIMBY, Sep 10, 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