1621 61st Street, Brooklyn
House of worship · built 2015 · Block 5517, Lot 85.
Building permits
- Alteration, filed Jul 18, 2022, estimated cost $70K, described as “Brick veneer installation . No change in use, egress oroccupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 15, 2022, 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 the NYC building code. Live load 300PSF.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 14, 2022, estimated cost $1K, described as “Proposed installation of temporary pipe scaffold as per plans. Work shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC building code. No change in use, occupancy, or egress under this application.”
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $3,551,850
- Market value (city estimate)
- $7,893,000
- Taxable value
- $0
- Assessed land
- $450,000
- Assessed improvements
- $3,101,850
Tax breaks
- Nonprofit exemption (house of worship), with no end date, about $385,305 a year below the full tax.
Zoning
M1-1: floor area ratio 2.79 built, above the 1.00 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.
Flood zone
Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.
Board and land use applications
- Variance or special permit (Board of Standards and Appeals 242-12-BZ): Variance or special permit, Granted, filed Aug 2, 2012, decided Jul 23, 2013. Variance (§72-21) to permit the construction of a Use Group 4A house of worship (Congregation Toldos Yehuda), contrary to height, setback, sky exposure plane, rear yard, and parking requirements. M1-1 zoning district
- 6015 16TH AVE (City Planning P2012K0036): Completed, decided Jul 18, 2012. A private rezoning of two blocks in Brooklyn Community District 12 from M1-1 to R6A/C1-2 and R5 to facilitate the development of a mixed-use building with 42 residential units with accessory parking for 21 vehicles.