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161 Congress Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 00296 • Lot 0040 • Zip: 11201

Condition

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

1 Open DOB violations 1 on record • 1993 0 Open ECB violations 2 on record • 2004

Address

Primary address: 161 Congress Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11201
Block: 00296
Lot: 0040
BBL: 3002960040
Unified address ID: 3002960040

Land use and zoning

Land use: One & Two Family Buildings
Zoning: R6 (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 1,667 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 16 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 1.73
Max residential FAR: 2.43
Max facility FAR: 4.8
School district: 15

Building

Building class: Two Family Dwellings - Miscellaneous (B9)
Year built: 1850
Last altered: 1850
Floors: 4
Total units: 2
Residential units: 2
Building area: 2,880 sq ft
Building dimensions: 16 ft x 45 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: THE HANSON REVOCABLE PREMISES TRUSST

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 1 - 3 Unit Residence
Market value: $6,692,000
Total assessment: $44,788
Land assessment: $5,662
Exempt total: $3,260
Assessment owner: HANSON, JEANETTE MARI

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood Cobble Hill
District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated 1 day 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.

Getting out

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Places nearby

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Activity

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

2026

  1. DOB NOW filing Jun 25, 2026 $5,000

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

2004

  1. ECB violation Aug 24, 2004 $800

    Hazardous

    OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY D.O.B. RECORDS DEFECTES IN OCCUPANCY NOTED: 2ND 1 SRO APT 3RD FL 2 SRO APT (CYE...

  2. ECB violation Aug 24, 2004 $480

    Hazardous

    FAILURE TO PROVIDE AT LEAST 2 MEASURE OF EGRESS FROM ROOM OR SPACE WHERE NOTED:4TH FL & 3RD FL REMEDY: PROVIDE REQUIR...

1993

  1. DOB violation Aug 19, 1993

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

Property Contacts

Contact information aggregated from multiple government sources

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Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
A & D GENERAL CONTRACTORS INC
CHEEKTOWAGA, NY, 14206
DOB NOW 06/25/2026
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

LIFE ESTATE RETAINED
HANSON, JEANETTE MARIE
161 CONGRESS STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11201
ACRIS 11/26/2007
GRANTEE/BUYER
JEANETTE MARIE HANSON, AS TRUSTEE
161 CONGRESS STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11201
ACRIS 11/26/2007
GRANTEE/BUYER
HANSON REVOCABLE PREMISES TRUST
161 CONGRESS STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11201
ACRIS 11/26/2007
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
BROOKLYN BENEVOLENTSOC
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ACRIS 11/03/1993
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
HANSON, JEANETTE MARIE
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ACRIS 11/03/1993
LESSOR/LANDLORD
BROOKLYN BENEVOLENTSOC/
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ACRIS 10/24/1989
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
BROOKLYN BENEVOLENTSOC.
84 AMITY ST
BKLYN, NY, 00000
ACRIS 09/19/1989
GRANTEE/BUYER
HANSON, JEANETTE MARIE
161 CONGRESS ST
BKLYN, NY, 00000
ACRIS 09/08/1989
GRANTOR/SELLER
BROOKLYN BENEVOL/SOC/TR
84 AMITY ST
BKLYN, NY, 00000
ACRIS 09/08/1989
LESSOR/LANDLORD
TRUSTEES & ASSOCIATES OF BKLYN BENEVOLENT SOCIETY
ACRIS 05/01/1975

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
HANSON, JEANETTE MARI
Assessment Roll
PLUTO Owner
THE HANSON REVOCABLE PREMISES TRUSST
PLUTO