# 4609 16th Avenue, Brooklyn

Vacant land · Block 5437, Lot 1.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3054370001/4609-16-avenue

More construction in Borough Park: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/borough-park.md

## Building permits

- New Building — Non-residential, filed Mar 21, 2022, 6 stories, described as “Proposed 6 Story and cellar Community Facility Building”
- Alteration, filed May 13, 2026, described as “Temporary suspended scaffold as per drawings during NB const filed sep. Suspended scaffold shall comply with ch 33 of the NYC bc. No change in use, occupancy or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 18, 2025, described as “Filing for installation of engineered enclosure system per 3309.17”
- Alteration, filed Mar 13, 2025, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of a heavy duty sidewalk shed and medium duty pipe scaffold as per drawings during new building work. No change in use, egress and occupancy. Sidewalk shed and pipe scaffold to comply with chapter 33 of the NYC building code…”
- Alteration, filed Aug 31, 2023, estimated cost $10K, described as “Installation of 300 psf sidewalk shed and overhead protection 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 May 18, 2023, estimated cost $3K, described as “8' Construction Fence”
- Alteration, filed Sep 23, 2022, estimated cost $10K, described as “Installation of 300 psf sidewalk shed, overhead protection, and roof proetction as per plans. All equipment shall comply with chapter #33 of the 2014 code. No change in use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 24, 2021, estimated cost $2K, described as “8' construction fence”
- Alteration, filed Nov 24, 2021, estimated cost $2K, described as “8' Construction Fence”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $446,400
- Market value (city estimate): $992,000
- Taxable value: $0
- Assessed land: $446,400

## Tax breaks

- Nonprofit exemption (nonprofit, use planned), with no end date, about $48,425 a year below the full tax.

## Zoning

R6: floor area ratio 0.00 built, 2.43 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Jun 3, 2021: $700,000

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

## Flood zone

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

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