# 1609 Dekalb Avenue, Brooklyn

Apartment building · 21 units · built c. 1931 · Block 3237, Lot 41.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3032370041/1609-dekalb-avenue

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

## 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…

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