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181 Congress Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 00296 • Lot 0030 • Zip: 11201

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 181 Congress Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11201
Block: 00296
Lot: 0030
BBL: 3002960030
Unified address ID: 3002960030

Land use and zoning

Land use: Multi-Family Walk-Up Buildings
Zoning: R6 (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 1,688 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 22 ft x 75 ft
Built FAR: 2.67
Max residential FAR: 2.43
Max facility FAR: 4.8
School district: 15

Building

Building class: Walk-up Apartments - Four Families (C3)
Year built: 1850
Last altered: 1961
Floors: 4
Total units: 4
Residential units: 4
Building area: 4,500 sq ft
Building dimensions: 22 ft x 40 ft
Basement: Unknown
Owner: ARMSTRONG, ELIZABETH

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 4, 5, or 6 Units
Market value: $2,222,000
Total assessment: $128,243
Land assessment: $29,435
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: ARMSTRONG, ELIZABETH

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood Cobble Hill
District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated 4 days ago
Nearest station
Bergen St F G

About 6 minutes on foot · 408 m

  • Downtown Brooklyn 12 min 6 walking, 6 riding
  • Fulton Street 21 min 6 walking, 15 riding
  • Union Square 29 min 6 walking, 23 riding
  • Penn Station 32 min 6 walking, 26 riding
  • Times Square 34 min 6 walking, 28 riding
  • Grand Central 35 min 6 walking, 29 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. HPD violation May 4, 2026

    Class A

    (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION ...

2025

  1. HPD violation Nov 18, 2025

    Class I

    §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27...

  2. HPD violation Jun 9, 2025

    Class A

    (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION ...

2024

  1. HPD violation Nov 25, 2024

    Class I

    §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27...

  2. HPD violation Apr 9, 2024

    Class A

    (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION ...

2023

  1. HPD violation Nov 17, 2023

    Class I

    §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27...

2018

  1. DOB NOW filing Apr 26, 2018 $8,000

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

2005

  1. Sale Sep 28, 2005 $0

    Changed hands

    181 CONGRESS STREET, 5

1991

  1. DOB violation Jan 28, 1991

    LANDMK-LANDMARK NONE

  2. DOB violation Jan 28, 1991

    LANDMRK-LANDMARK NONE

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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Registration Contracts

Contact information from multiple dwelling registrations

IndividualOwner
WILLIAM SHAHWAN
181 CONGRESS STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11201
SiteManager
GEORGE SHAHWAN
3

Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
JJS BUILDERS
BETPAGE, NY, 11714
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

MORTGAGER/BORROWER
PARTY 1
181 CONGRESS STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11201
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
186 MONTAGUE STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11201
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
181 CONGRESS STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11201
GRANTEE/BUYER
6 ORMONDE PLACE
NEW ROCHELLE, NY, 10801
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
186 MONTAGUE ST
BKLYN, NY
PARTY 2
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
1196 GREENE AVE
BKLYN, NY, 00000
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
100 RING RD WEST
GARDEN CITY, NY, 00000
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner