# 1621 61st Street, Brooklyn

House of worship · built 2015 · Block 5517, Lot 85.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3055170085/1621-61-street

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

Every lot on block 5517: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/5517.md

## 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.

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