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195 Congress Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 00297 • Lot 0047 • Zip: 11201

Address

Primary address: 195 Congress Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11201
Block: 00297
Lot: 0047
BBL: 3002970047
Unified address ID: 3002970047

Land use and zoning

Land use: One & Two Family Buildings
Zoning: R6 (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 2,250 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 25 ft x 90 ft
Built FAR: 1.78
Max residential FAR: 2.43
Max facility FAR: 4.8
School district: 15

Building

Building class: Two Family Dwellings - Miscellaneous (B9)
Year built: 1872
Last altered: 1872
Floors: 3
Total units: 2
Residential units: 2
Building area: 4,000 sq ft
Building dimensions: 25 ft x 40 ft
Basement: Above grade full basement
Owner: HIGHMARK PROPERTIES LLC

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 1 - 3 Unit Residence
Market value: $6,506,000
Total assessment: $62,704
Land assessment: $8,501
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: JANET FORTI

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood Cobble Hill
District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated 3 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.

Getting out

Updated 1 minute ago
Subway
Railroad
Ferry
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Places nearby

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Activity

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

2025

  1. DOB NOW filing Nov 18, 2025 $349,996

    Alteration

    Approved

2024

  1. DOB NOW filing Jul 22, 2024 $349,996

    Alteration

    Approved

  2. DOB NOW filing Jul 22, 2024 $249,984

    Alteration

    Approved

  3. DOB NOW filing Jul 22, 2024 $76,000

    Alteration

    Approved

  4. DOB NOW filing Jul 18, 2024 $1,003,235

    Alteration CO

    Approved

  5. DOB filing Jun 7, 2024 $48,507

    Alteration Type II

    INSTALL SOLAR PV SYSTEM ON THE EXISTING ROOFTOP. NO CHANGES TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.

  6. DOB NOW filing Jan 22, 2024 $249,984

    Alteration

    Approved

2023

  1. Permit issued Mar 30, 2023

    EW / OT

    BROOKLYN SOLARWORKS LLC

  2. DOB filing Mar 16, 2023 $0

    Alteration Type III

    HEREWITH FILING BPP APPLICATION FOR 50FT FRONTAGE FOR A RESIDENTIAL BUILDING. DEP ACP-5 CONTROL#31048116

2021

  1. Sale Aug 31, 2021 $8,500,000

    Changed hands

    195 CONGRESS STREET

2020

  1. Sale Aug 7, 2020 $0

    Changed hands

    195 CONGRESS STREET

1992

  1. Permit issued Sep 9, 1992

    PL / PL

    JOHN HLAD KPLBG 7 HEATING INC

  2. Permit issued May 15, 1992

    AL

    EDSON CONSTRUCTION CORP.

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

2

Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
N/A
ALICE GOLDMAN REITER
DOB Filing 06/07/2024
3

Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
PR
WHITE PLAINS, NY, 10605
DOB NOW 11/18/2025
Owner
SEA-DAR ENTERPRISE
WESTFIELD, NJ, 07090
DOB NOW 05/03/2023
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

PARTY ONE
HIGHMARK PROPERTIES LLC
C/O FRIEDMAN LLP
100 EAGLE ROCK AVENUE, SUITE 200
EAST HANDOVER, NJ, 07936
ACRIS 11/15/2022
PARTY 1
COMMONWEALTH LAND TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY
685 THIRD AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 00000
ACRIS 10/17/2022
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
NIDENBERG, PAUL
ACRIS 10/14/2021
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, NA
ACRIS 10/14/2021
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, NA
ACRIS 10/14/2021
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
FORTI, JANET
ACRIS 10/14/2021
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY
50 S LASALLE STREET
CHICAGO, IL, 60603
ACRIS 08/31/2021
GRANTEE/BUYER
HIGHMARK PROPERTIES LLC
C/O:. FRIEDMAN LLP
100 EAGLE ROCK AVENUE- SUITE 200
EAST HANOVER, NJ, 07936
ACRIS 08/31/2021
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, NA, SUC
3217 S. DECKER LAKE DRIVE
SALT LAKE CITY, UT, 84119
ACRIS 03/03/2021
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
700 KANSAS LANE, MC 800
MONROE, LA, 71203
ACRIS 03/03/2021

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
JANET FORTI
Assessment Roll
PLUTO Owner
HIGHMARK PROPERTIES LLC
PLUTO