1640 Flatbush Avenue Development Project
Location: 1640 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn 11210
NYC Agency Mgr: NYC Department of City Planning (DCP)
Project Start Date: Spring 2016
Project Brief: The Applicant, 1640 Flatbush LLC, is seeking approval of two actions (the “proposed actions”) subject to City Planning Commission (CPC) approval to facilitate the development of an approximately 166,116 gross square foot (gsf) mixed‐use building containing residential and retail uses (the “Proposed Development”) at 1640 Flatbush Avenue (Block 7577, Lot 60) in Brooklyn Community District 14. The Rezoning Area is bounded by Flatbush Avenue to the east, Aurelia Court to the south, Nostrand Avenue to the west, and the Brooklyn Triangle retail development to the north.
Status: In Public Review
April 4, 2022 – Brooklyn Community Board 14 held a public hearing related to development plans for 1640 Flatbush Avenue. Click here to review the plans.
The proposed actions consist of the following:
• An Amendment to Zoning Map 23a to rezone Block 7577, Lot 60 (the “Development Site”) from a C8‐2 district and R6 district to a C4‐4D district, and portions of Block 7577, Lot 25 and Block 7576, Lot 69 from a C8‐2 district to an R6 district (see Figure A‐4); and
• A Zoning Text Amendment to Appendix F of the Zoning Resolution to designate the Development Site as a MandatoryInclusionary Housing (MIH) Area.
The above‐referenced actions are subject to approval by the CPC pursuant to the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP).
For more information, please visit the NYC Planning Project website at zap.planning.nyc.gov/projects/P2016K0008
General Information
• SIZE OF PROJECT TO BE DEVELOPED (gross square feet): 166,116
• NUMBER OF BUILDINGS: 1
• NUMBER OF UNITS: 115
• GROSS FLOOR AREA OF EACH BUILDING (sq. ft.): 166,116
• HEIGHT OF EACH BUILDING (ft.): 145
• NUMBER OF STORIES OF EACH BUILDING: 13
• SIZE (in gross sq. ft.): 115,056 (Residential) & 29,966 (Commercial)
Environmental Assessment Study
A “Remedial Investigation Work Plan,” was submitted to NYSDEC under New York’s Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP). An investigation was performed by 1640 Flatbush Owner LLC (“applicant(s)”) with oversight by NYSDEC and the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) to define the nature and extent of contamination in soil, soil vapor and groundwater on the site and to determine if contamination is entering the site from upgradient sources, and/or leaving the site and potentially impacting off-site receptors. The work plan was reviewed by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) to investigate the 1640 Flatbush Avenue site (“site”) located at 1640 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, NY and an Environmental Assessment Study (EAS) was completed (see links below.) The work plan is available for review at the Community Board 14 District Office.
To view EAS Negative Declaration & E Designation, click here.
To view DEC project #C224212 flyer & site map, click here.
DEC Invites Public Comment re: 1640 Flatbush Ave.
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is accepting public comments through January 9, 2021 about a proposal to address contamination at a Brownfield Site located at 1640 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn (site ID #C224212). View the fact sheet at www.dec.ny.gov/data/der/factsheet/c224212cupropeng.pdf
Where to Find Information
NYC Department of City Planning
Brooklyn Office
16 Court Street, 7th Fl.
Brooklyn, NY 11241-0103
Tel. 718-780-8280
DCP Website: www1.nyc.gov/site/planning
Brooklyn Community Board 14
Attn: Alvin M. Berk, Chairman
810 East 16th Street
Brooklyn, NY -11230
phone: 718-859-6357
CB14 Website:
www.cb14brooklyn.com/projects/1640-flatbush-avenue-development-project