1301 Surf Avenue, Brooklyn
Commercial · built c. 1925 · Block 7064, Lot 16.
Building permits
- Alteration, filed Jan 16, 2025, estimated cost $184K, described as “Limited Facade Restoration. No change in use, occupancy or egress”
- Alteration, filed Aug 5, 2021, estimated cost $35K, 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.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 14, 2021, estimated cost $5K, described as “Proposed installation of heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. Live load 300 lbs per square feet. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC building code. No change in use, occupancy, or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 22, 2021, estimated cost $6K, described as “Installation of heavy duty pipe scaffolding as per plans for remedial repairs. No change in use occupancy or egress under this application. Sidewalk shall comply with chapter 33 of the NYC 2014 building code.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 24, 2019, estimated cost $32K, described as “Remove existing(damaged) wet standpipe system & install new temporary dry type standpipe system. No change to use, egress, or occupancy. This system to be supersede with new system filed under job# B00128738. (new system failed in…”
- Alteration, filed Feb 14, 2019, estimated cost $202K, described as “Installation of new combined fire standpipe class i and sprinkler system. No change to use, egress, or occupancy. Filed in conjunction with ALT1#321774291”
- Alteration, filed Jan 30, 2019, estimated cost $30K, described as “Remove existing(damaged) wet standpipe system & install new temporary dry type standpipe system. No change to use, egress, or occupancy. This system to be supersede with new system filed under job# B00128738. (new system filed in…”
- Alteration, filed Oct 4, 2018, estimated cost $6K, described as “Installation of an 8' high wood construction fence. No change to use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 4, 2018, estimated cost $3K, described as “To install 16 linear feet of curb cut including two 1'-6" splay on stillwell ave.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 15, 2018, estimated cost $80K, described as “Installation of heavy duty pipe scaffolding as per plans for remedial repairs. No change in use occupancy or egress under this application. Sidewalk shall comply with chapter 33 of the NYC 2014 building code.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 13, 2017, estimated cost $25K, described as “Installation of medium duty pipe scaffolding as per plans. No change in use occupancy or egress under this application. Pipe scaffolding shall comply with chapter 33 of the 2014 building code. Sidewalk shed filed under separate application.”
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $356,400
- 2026–27 tax
- $38,662
- Market value (city estimate)
- $792,000
- Taxable value
- $356,400
- Assessed land
- $254,700
- Assessed improvements
- $101,700
Zoning
R7X: floor area ratio 6.13 built, above the 5.00 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.
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).
Landmarks
Part of Coney Island Theater (later Shore Theater) Building (Individual Landmark). 6 Landmarks Preservation Commission permits are on file.
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…
- CONEY ISLAND THEATER (City Planning P2011K0110): Completed, decided Mar 28, 2011. The Landmarks Preservation Commission is requesting a report from the City Planning Commission on the landmark designation (LP-2408) of Coney Island Theater in Brooklyn, Community District 13.
In the news
Coney Island Shore Theater’s Hotel Conversion Begins at 1301 Surf Avenue in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York YIMBY, Mar 12, 2023.