# 598 16th Street, Brooklyn

Three-family · built c. 1925 · Block 5258, Lot 22.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3052580022/598-16-street

More construction in Windsor Terrace: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/windsor-terrace.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Dec 14, 2025, estimated cost $1K, described as “Proposed installation of temporary pipe scaffold as per plans. Work shall comply with chapter #33 of 2022 the NYC building code. No change in use, occupancy, or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 5, 2025, 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 Jan 27, 2025, estimated cost $20K, described as “Install Temporary wood construction fence for demolition operations. No change to egress, occupancy or use.”
- Demolition, filed Jan 27, 2025, estimated cost $15K, described as “Full demolition of existing garage”
- Major Renovation — Enlargement, filed Dec 5, 2024, estimated cost $1.8M, 2 units added, 5 stories, described as “Proposed alteration to existing (3) three story dwelling to alter to a five (5) story, five (5) family dwelling with existing foundations to remain as per plans filed herewith”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $169,920
- 2026–27 tax: $13,035
- Market value (city estimate): $2,832,000
- Taxable value: $65,692
- Assessed land: $36,900
- Assessed improvements: $133,020

## Zoning

R6A: floor area ratio 1.47 built, 3.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Oct 8, 2024: $2,750,000

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

[Permits Filed for 598 16th Street in Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn](https://newyorkyimby.com/2025/08/permits-filed-for-598-16th-street-in-windsor-terrace-brooklyn.html), New York YIMBY, Aug 7, 2025.

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