As part of Contract 4, the IRT agreed to build a subway line along Nostrand Avenue in Brooklyn.

[3][4][5] The construction of the subway along Nostrand Avenue spurred real estate development in the surrounding areas.

[11] Each platform was re-tiled during a 1997 renovation with a reproduction of its original 1920 Dual Contracts era tiling.

The name tablets contain "CHURCH AVE" in serif font on a blue background and green border.

The station's trim line consists of light brown color with a mostly green border and "C" tablets (for "Church") at regular intervals.

Beneath the original trim line along the platform walls are streaks of many colors that were added during the 1997 renovation.