# 5516 16th Avenue, Brooklyn

Four-family with store · built c. 1931 · Block 5488, Lot 44.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3054880044/5516-16-avenue

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

Every lot on block 5488: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/5488.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Oct 8, 2026, estimated cost $10K, described as “Refrigeration system and HVAC”
- Alteration, filed Oct 20, 2025, estimated cost $190K, described as “Herewith filing for an interior renovation on floors cel-002 filing to excavate existing cellar AT2'-0". Filing to remove and replace existing floor joists at first floor with cont. Metal joist throughout floor. No change in use,occupancy…”
- Alteration, filed Apr 16, 2024, estimated cost $12K, described as “Herewith filing for the removal of a framed rooftop structure to address partial vacate order . No change to use, occupancy or egress.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 30, 2024, estimated cost $12K, described as “Herewith filing for the removal of a framed rooftop structure to address partial vacate order . No change to use, occupancy or egress.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $437,850
- 2026–27 tax: $39,232
- Market value (city estimate): $973,000
- Taxable value: $315,394
- Assessed land: $7,650
- Assessed improvements: $430,200

## Zoning

R6: floor area ratio 1.98 built, 2.43 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Nov 6, 2024: $2,250,000
- Jan 10, 2024: $2,000,000

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