# 1616 Cortelyou Road, Brooklyn

Commercial · built c. 1930 · Block 5159, Lot 1.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3051590001/1616-cortelyou-road

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

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Mar 11, 2024
- Alteration, filed Oct 12, 2021, estimated cost $71K, described as “Create new mezzanine for existing store. Obtain new C of O.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $1,871,550
- 2026–27 tax: $185,580
- Market value (city estimate): $4,159,000
- Taxable value: $1,710,730
- Assessed land: $633,150
- Assessed improvements: $1,238,400

## Zoning

R7D: floor area ratio 0.87 built, 4.66 allowed by base zoning.

## Flood zone

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

## Board and land use applications

- 1620 Cortelyou Road Rezoning (City Planning P2016K0236): Completed, decided Mar 26, 2021. Private application by 1600/20 Realty Corporation requesting a Zoning Map Amendment from an R6A/C2-4 to R7D/C2-4 district and text amendment to map a Mandatory Inclusionary Housing area coterminous with the project site. These actions…

## In the news

[Developers Pursue Mixed-Use Development at 1620 Cortelyou Road in Flatbush, Brooklyn](https://newyorkyimby.com/2020/03/developers-pursue-mixed-use-development-at-1620-cortelyou-road-in-flatbush-brooklyn.html), New York YIMBY, Mar 2, 2020.

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