# 1600 55th Street, Brooklyn

Apartment building · 33 units · built c. 1926 · Block 5489, Lot 6.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3054890006/1600-55-street

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

Every lot on block 5489: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/5489.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Sep 9, 2026, estimated cost $171K, described as “Replace parapet wall at the front or exposure #01. No change in use, occupancy or egress.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 31, 2026, estimated cost $82K, described as “AT&T - Removal and installation of antenna sectors and related RRH units on roof. Retrofit of cabinets and removal of RRH units on existing platform on roof. All work in compliance with TPPN 5/98. No change to occupancy, use, or egress.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 29, 2026, estimated cost $15K, described as “Proposed installation of heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. Live load 300 lbs per square feet. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC building code. No change in use, occupancy, or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 10, 2021, estimated cost $52K, described as “Replace boiler and gas/oil burner.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 10, 2021, estimated cost $3K, described as “Existing gas piping connection to replacement gas/oil burner.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 27, 2021, estimated cost $15K, described as “Replacement of existing antennas and equipment cabinet, installation of new RRUs on the rooftop (AT&T - 10074830) as per plans. All work is in compliance with TPPN 5/98 and BB 11/2021. No change to use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 2, 2018, estimated cost $8K, described as “Modification to existing at&t telecommunications site, replace antennas with related rrh units, relocate antennas with related rrh units and install rrh units on roof. All in conformance with tppn 5/98. No change in use, egress or…”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $2,018,700
- 2026–27 tax: $17,970
- Market value (city estimate): $4,486,000
- Taxable value: $144,468
- Assessed land: $182,250
- Assessed improvements: $1,836,450

## Tax breaks

- Nonprofit exemption (religious school), with no end date, about $206,659 a year below the full tax.

## Zoning

R6: floor area ratio 3.34 built, above the 2.43 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## 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