973 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn
House of worship · built c. 1919 · Block 5126, Lot 21.
Building permits
- Alteration, filed Nov 10, 2025, estimated cost $1.1M, described as “Alt 2 job: renovation of religious bldg. Includes: extending balcony guard rail, adding stair railings, chair replacement, add'l wheelchair spaces, replacement of lettering on existing marquee. No change in use or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 17, 2025, estimated cost $50K, described as “Installation of 300 psf sidewalk shed as per plans. All equipment shall comply with chapter #33 of the 2022 code. No change in use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 31, 2022, estimated cost $20K, described as “Structural Repair of existing concrete tunnels”
- Alteration, filed Jul 13, 2022, estimated cost $1.9M, described as “Maintenance and Repair Facade work of existing three-story Masonry Place of Worship.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 7, 2022, estimated cost $9K, described as “Proposed installation of temporary pipe scaffold as per plans. Work shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC building code. No change in use, occupancy, or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 23, 2022, described as “Installation of temporary heavy duty sidewalk shed per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2014 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 28, 2018, described as “Installation of heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 28, 2018, described as “Installation of pipe scaffold as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $8,820,000
- Market value (city estimate)
- $19,600,000
- Taxable value
- $0
- Assessed land
- $1,450,800
- Assessed improvements
- $7,369,200
Tax breaks
- Nonprofit exemption (house of worship), with no end date, about $956,794 a year below the full tax.
Zoning
C4-2 (part of the lot is C4-4A): floor area ratio 2.90 built, 3.40 allowed by base zoning.
Flood zone
Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.