# 1605 Mermaid Avenue, Brooklyn

Vacant land · Block 7021, Lot 43.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3070210043/1605-mermaid-avenue

More construction in Coney Island: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/coney-island.md

## Building permits

- New Building — Large Residential, filed Mar 20, 2025, 160 units, 8 stories, described as “Proposed 8-story plus cellar community facility building with sleeping accommodation.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 25, 2025, estimated cost $1K, described as “Install 60' long, 8' high construction fence on the sidewalk 3' from the property line.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $243,900
- 2026–27 tax: $26,458
- Market value (city estimate): $542,000
- Taxable value: $243,900
- Assessed land: $243,900

## Zoning

R6: floor area ratio 0.00 built, 2.43 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Mar 4, 2024: $965,000

Open-market sales since 2016, from the Department of Finance’s sales files.

## Flood zone

Current FEMA flood map: zone AE, high risk: a 1% chance of flooding each year, base flood elevation 10 ft (NGVD29). FEMA’s preliminary map: zone AE, high risk: a 1% chance of flooding each year, base flood elevation 11 ft (NAVD88).

## Board and land use applications

- Coney Island Business Improvement District (City Planning 2026K0149): Business improvement district, Completed, filed Aug 25, 2025. An application by NYC Small Business Services (SBS) for the proposed establishment of Coney Island Business Improvement District along Surf Avenue generally bound by West 5th Street to West 23rd Street, Mermaid Avenue generally bound by…
- C-O-P (City Planning P2002K0109): Completed, decided Aug 20, 2002. UNRESTRICTED DISPOSITION OF 3 VACANT LOTS
- C-O-P (City Planning P1991K0450): Completed, decided Nov 13, 1991. RESTRICTIVE DISPOSITION OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TO HPD
- 1603 MERMAID AVE (City Planning P1985K0080): Completed, decided Jan 10, 1985. DISPOSITION OF CITY-OWNED PROPERTY, 1 PARCEL.\*1603 MERMAID AVE. BL7021. LOT43.

## In the news

[Permits Filed for 1605 Mermaid Avenue in Coney Island, Brooklyn](https://newyorkyimby.com/2025/03/permits-filed-for-1605-mermaid-avenue-in-coney-island-brooklyn.html), New York YIMBY, Mar 25, 2025.

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