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53 Pearl Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 00030 • Lot 0004 • Zip: 11201

Condition

What the city currently has open against this building, counted from its own records.

Address

Primary address: 53 Pearl Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11201
Block: 00030
Lot: 0004
BBL: 3000300004
Unified address ID: 3000300004

Land use and zoning

Land use: Commercial & Office Buildings
Zoning: M1-4/R8A (Mixed Manufacturing & Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 4,277 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 47 ft x 91 ft
Built FAR: 4.1
Max residential FAR: 6.02
Max commercial FAR: 2
Max facility FAR: 6.5
School district: 13

Building

Building class: Office Buildings - Office Only – 2-6 Stories (O2)
Year built: 1880
Last altered: 2021
Floors: 5
Total units: 1
Residential units: 0
Building area: 17,537 sq ft
Building dimensions: 47 ft x 91 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: ZB PEARL LLC

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: All Others
Market value: $1,103,000
Total assessment: $496,350
Land assessment: $53,550
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: 177 WATER LIMITED PAR

Neighborhood

The area this lot falls inside, and the commute Hoodkit measures from it.

Neighborhood DUMBO
District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated 3 days ago
Nearest station
York St F FX

About 5 minutes on foot · 330 m

  • Downtown Brooklyn 10 min 5 walking, 5 riding
  • Fulton Street 19 min 5 walking, 14 riding
  • Union Square 24 min 5 walking, 19 riding
  • Grand Central 30 min 5 walking, 25 riding
  • Penn Station 30 min 5 walking, 25 riding
  • Times Square 31 min 5 walking, 26 riding

Around this address

Transit and places within 0.5 miles of the lot.

Activity

Sales, filings, permits and violations from every dataset, in one order.

2026

  1. DOB NOW filing Feb 2, 2026 $225,000

    Alteration

    Approved

  2. DOB NOW filing Feb 2, 2026 $225,000

    Alteration

    Approved

2025

  1. DOB NOW filing Nov 3, 2025 $867,000

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  2. DOB NOW filing Apr 22, 2025 $500,000

    Alteration

    Approved

2022

  1. DOB NOW filing Apr 29, 2022 $6,115

    Alteration

    Approved

  2. DOB NOW filing Mar 3, 2022 $1,000

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

  3. ECB violation Mar 2, 2022 $625

    CLASS - 2

    3301.6 NO DESIGN DRAWINGS FOR ELECTRICAL HOIST AT TIME OF INSPECTION OF 5 STORY ALT ACTIVE JOBSITE OBSERVED ON 5TH FL...

2021

  1. Sale May 24, 2021 $8,533,000

    Changed hands

    53 PEARL STREET

2014

  1. ECB violation Dec 19, 2014 $800

    CLASS - 2

    FAILURE TO COMPLY W/ THE COMM'S ORDER TO FILE A CERT OF CORRETION W/ THE DEPT OF BLDG FOR NOTICE OF VIOLATION #350570...

  2. ECB violation Oct 1, 2014 $12,000

    CLASS - 1

    FAIL TO COMPLY W/THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN N.O.V. #35091346L ISSUED ON 04/11/14.WORK W/O PERMIT.JOB #3205...

  3. ECB violation Aug 11, 2014 $2,000

    CLASS - 2

    FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER TO FILE A C OF C W/THE DEPT OF BUILDINGS FOR NOTICE OF VIOLATION #350913...

  4. ECB violation Aug 11, 2014 $6,000

    CLASS - 1

    FAILURE TO COMPLY W/ THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN NOTICE OF VIOLATION # 35091346L ISSUED ON 04/11/14 FOR WOR...

  5. DOB violation Jul 2, 2014

    AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE

    FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

  6. DOB violation Jul 2, 2014

    AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE

    FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

  7. ECB violation Jun 18, 2014 $6,000

    CLASS - 1

    FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN NOTICE OF VIOLATION #35091346L ISSUED ON 04/11/14.FOR WORK ...

2013

  1. DOB filing Dec 18, 2013 $100

    Alteration Type I

    PERFORM CODE COMPLIANCE WORK FOR EXISTING IMD AND FOR EXISTING COMMERCIAL USES INSTALL PARTITIONS DOORS CEILING FLOOR...

2012

  1. DOB violation May 9, 2012

    LANDMK-LANDMARK NONE

1996

  1. DOB violation Mar 8, 1996

    LL1081-LOCAL LAW 10/81 - ELEVATOR ELEVATOROPTIONAL

1995

  1. DOB violation Apr 17, 1995

    LL1081-LOCAL LAW 10/81 - ELEVATOR ELEVATOROPTIONAL

1994

  1. DOB violation May 31, 1994

    LL1081-LOCAL LAW 10/81 - ELEVATOR ELEVATOROPTIONAL

The most recent 6 events from each dataset, so no one source takes the axis. Each tab holds the full record.

Property Contacts

Contact information aggregated from multiple government sources

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Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
177 WATER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
CHRIS MASOTTO
3

Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
HMJ REMEDIATION & MANAGEMENT SERVIC
Brooklyn, NY, 11224
Owner
240 BROADWAY PROPERTY LLC
NEW YORK, NY, 10017
Owner
ZB CAPITAL GROUP LLC
NEW YORK, NY, 10018
Owner
FOLOR INC
WESTFIELD, NJ, 07090
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
PARTY TWO
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
301 SYLVAN AVENUE
ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, NJ, 07632
ASSIGNOR
C/O: MASHAAL & ASSOCIATES PLLC
245 PARK AVENUE, 39TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10167
GRANTEE/BUYER
C/O: MASHAAL & ASSOCIATES PLLC
245 PARK AVENUE, 39TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10167
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
C/O: MASHAAL & ASSOCIATES PLLC
245 PARK AVENUE, 39TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10167
GRANTEE/BUYER
C/O: MASHAAL & ASSOCIATES PLLC
245 PARK AVENUE, 39TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10167
PARTY 1/GRANTOR
15 CUTTERMILL RD, STE 269
GREAT NECK, NY, 11021
GRANTEE/BUYER
50 HUDSON AVENUE
BROOKLYN, NY, 11201

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner