# 1593 Coney Island Avenue, Brooklyn

Parochial school · built 1990 · Block 6731, Lot 73.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3067310073/1593-coney-island-avenue

More construction in Midwood: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/midwood.md

## Building permits

- Major Renovation — Conversion, filed Jan 13, 2025, estimated cost $1.8M, 30 units added, 5 stories, described as “Proposed 2 story vertical enlargement of dormitory portion of existing seminary building as per plans filed”
- Alteration, filed Jun 28, 2021, estimated cost $2K, described as “Installation of mechanical units as per the attached plans job to move BIS job #321790479”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $2,571,750
- Market value (city estimate): $5,715,000
- Taxable value: $0
- Assessed land: $164,250
- Assessed improvements: $2,407,500

## Tax breaks

- Nonprofit exemption (house of worship), with no end date, about $278,983 a year below the full tax.

## Zoning

R5: floor area ratio 2.54 built, above the 1.50 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

- Change to an earlier grant (Board of Standards and Appeals 1-88-BZ): Change to an earlier grant, Granted, filed Apr 7, 2025, decided Jan 12, 2026. Amendment of a previously approved Variance (§72-21) to permit the enlargement of a seminary and addition of dormitories contrary to underlying bulk requirements. R5/C2-3 and R7A zoning district.
- 1593 CONEY ISLAND AVENUE (City Planning P1988K0984): Completed. 88-158K: PROPOSED ENLARGMENT OF EXISTING SEMINARY

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