1539 60th Street, Brooklyn
Commercial · built 2025 · Block 5509, Lot 64.
Building permits
- New Building — Non-residential, filed Apr 18, 2024, 7 stories, described as “Proposed 7 story commercial & community facility”
- Alteration, filed Dec 1, 2025, estimated cost $2K, described as “Installation of Active Sub-Slab Depressurization System (SSDS) - OER Project Number 25EHAN068K / 25CVCP026K filed in conjunction with NB # B01031865-I1”
- Alteration, filed May 7, 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 Jul 1, 2024, estimated cost $3K, described as “Installation of 8' Construction Fence.”
- Demolition, filed Apr 29, 2024, estimated cost $15K, described as “Full demolition of Existing Three Story Building.”
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $1,820,250
- 2026–27 tax
- $197,461
- Market value (city estimate)
- $4,045,000
- Taxable value
- $1,820,250
- Assessed land
- $127,350
- Assessed improvements
- $1,692,900
Zoning
R7A: floor area ratio 5.66 built, above the 4.00 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.
Flood zone
Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.
Recent sales
- Feb 27, 2024: $2,400,000
Open-market sales since 2016, from the Department of Finance’s sales files.
Board and land use applications
- Variance or special permit (Board of Standards and Appeals 375-04-BZ): Variance or special permit, Granted, filed Nov 29, 2004, decided Dec 13, 2005. Variance (§72-21) to permit the proposed expansion of an existing jewelry manufacturer and wholesaler establishment, located in an M1-1 zoning district, which does not comply with zoning requirements for floor area ratio, rear yard, street…
- Brooklyn Yards (City Planning 2021K0161): Zoning map change, Zoning text change, Special permit, Authorization, Completed, decided Nov 21, 2024. This is a private application by Brooklyn Yards Development LLC requesting a ZM (M1-1 and R5 to C4-5, R6 and R6/C2-4); ZR to Appendix F (MIH) & I; ZS’s (74-743, 74-745, 74-533, and 74-681); and ZA’s (25-82 and 36-72) to facilitate a new…
- 1501-1555 60th Street Rezoning (City Planning P2016K0021): Completed, decided Jan 12, 2021. This is a private application by 1529-33 60th Street LLC for a zoning map amendment from M1-1 to R7A/C2-4 and a zoning text amendment (MIH) to facilitate the development of three mixed-use buildings containing approximately 102 dwelling…