1609 Dekalb Avenue, Brooklyn
Apartment building · 21 units · built c. 1931 · Block 3237, Lot 41.
Building permits
- Major Renovation — Conversion, filed Aug 1, 2024, estimated cost $500K, 21 units added, 3 stories, described as “Conversion of existing manufacturing building into residential imd building. Filing to establish existing conditions as per plans. Mechanical. Plumbing and sprinkler systems filed separately.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 8, 2024, estimated cost $476K, described as “Modification to existing building plumbing as per plans filed in conjunction with Alt-CO DOBNOW #: B01052534.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 13, 2024, estimated cost $95K, described as “Modification to existing fire sprinkler system as per plans and installation of a new DCDA on existing building fire service. Plans filed in conjunction with Alt-1 DOB job #: 322033606.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 13, 2024, estimated cost $50K, described as “Mechanical ventilation for residenital kitchens & bathrooms with exhaust fans and ERV units and related ductwork filed in conjunction with DOBNOW#: B01052534-I1 as per plans.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 23, 2021, estimated cost $46K, described as “Replace boiler and gas burner.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 30, 2021, estimated cost $1K, described as “Gas connection to replacement gas burner.”
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $589,950
- 2026–27 tax
- $68,984
- Market value (city estimate)
- $1,311,000
- Taxable value
- $554,580
- Assessed land
- $108,000
- Assessed improvements
- $481,950
Zoning
R6A: floor area ratio 2.36 built, 3.00 allowed by base zoning.
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…