# 494 East 23rd Street, Brooklyn

House of worship · built c. 1933 · Block 5222, Lot 86.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3052220086/494-east-23-street

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

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Dec 30, 2021, estimated cost $750K, described as “Hereby filing to covert house of worship to a community center. Work will include renovation of building, new interior partitons, new cellar slab on grade, new bathrooms, new ADA acessible ramp.”
- Alteration, filed Dec 8, 2021, estimated cost $700K, described as “Hereby filing to renovate a house of worship. Work will include renovating building, new interior partitions, new cellar slab on grade, new floating wood floor in cellar, new bathrooms, replace accessory ladder with accessory stairs. No…”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $567,900
- 2026–27 tax: $60,341
- Market value (city estimate): $1,262,000
- Taxable value: $556,238
- Assessed land: $255,150
- Assessed improvements: $312,750

## Zoning

R5B: floor area ratio 1.79 built, above the 1.50 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## Recent sales

- Jul 8, 2019: $3,338,300

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

## Flood zone

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

## In the news

[A Developer and Artist Duo Are Building Creative Hubs in Brooklyn. A Flatbush Church Is Next](https://www.brownstoner.com/development/flatbush-presbyterian-church-brooklyn-coworking-community-center-art-recording-studio/), Brownstoner, May 27, 2022.

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