# 5601 Church Avenue, Brooklyn

Vacant land · Block 4682, Lot 51.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3046820051/5601-church-avenue

More construction in Flatbush: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/flatbush.md

## Building permits

- New Building — Multi-Family, filed Nov 22, 2021, estimated cost $160K, 4 units, 4 stories, described as “Proposed new 4 story and cellar, mixed use building, as per plans submitted.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 14, 2026, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of temporary heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of 2022 the NYC building code. Live load 300PSF.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 7, 2024, estimated cost $15K, described as “Filing for excavation sheeting and shoring change to use egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 7, 2024, estimated cost $290K, described as “PAA to revise structural scope per approved arch plans B00627199-P1. Includes structure framing steel beams/cols, flitchplate & roof framing, connectionsfor 4-story mixed-use bldg w/ comm. facility & 4 res. units. No change to footprint or…”
- Alteration, filed Nov 28, 2022, estimated cost $5K, described as “Renovation of existing 10 feet long curb cut at east side of east 56TH street, beginning at a point, 33 feet north of intersection with church avenue. No change to use, egress or occupancy of building is filed under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 18, 2021, estimated cost $80K, described as “Plumbing work for proposed new mixed use building on vacant lot.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 27, 2020, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of 8 feet high temporary construction at both lot frontages. All doors at fence shall swing inwards. No change to use, egress or occupancy of building, due to proposed work.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 27, 2020, estimated cost $25K, described as “Application is for plumbing work for conversion of existing building to new 3 family dwelling building, as per plans submitted herewith.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 27, 2020, estimated cost $25K, described as “Installation of new sprinklers connected to existing domestic water supply, for conversion of building to 3 family dwelling, as per plans submitted.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $10,800
- 2026–27 tax: $2,070
- Market value (city estimate): $180,000
- Taxable value: $10,430
- Assessed land: $10,800

## Zoning

R5: floor area ratio 0.00 built, 1.50 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Mar 14, 2019: $386,935
- Oct 15, 2018: $456,176

Open-market sales since 2016, from the Department of Finance’s sales files.

## Flood zone

Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.

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