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217 Butler Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 00405 • Lot 0056 • Zip: 11217

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 217 Butler Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11217
Block: 00405
Lot: 0056
BBL: 3004050056
Unified address ID: 3004050056

Land use and zoning

Land use: One & Two Family Buildings
Zoning: M1-4/R6B (Mixed Manufacturing & Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 2,500 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 25 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 1.6
Max residential FAR: 2
Max commercial FAR: 2
Max facility FAR: 2
School district: 15

Building

Building class: Two Family Dwellings - Brick (B1)
Year built: 1931
Last altered: 1931
Floors: 3
Total units: 2
Residential units: 2
Building area: 4,004 sq ft
Building dimensions: 23 ft x 45 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: 217 BUTLER LLC

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: All Others
Market value: $332,000
Total assessment: $149,400
Land assessment: $20,250
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: BH BUTLER LLC

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood Gowanus
District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated 3 days ago
Nearest station

About 6 minutes on foot · 359 m

  • Downtown Brooklyn 16 min 6 walking, 10 riding
  • Fulton Street 24 min 6 walking, 18 riding
  • Union Square 33 min 6 walking, 27 riding
  • Penn Station 36 min 6 walking, 30 riding
  • Times Square 37 min 6 walking, 31 riding
  • Grand Central 39 min 6 walking, 33 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. ECB violation Jan 8, 2026 $0

    CLASS - 2

    WORK DOES NOT CONFORM TO APPROVED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS AND/OR APPROVED AMENDMENTS FOR JOB #BOO646832. AT CELLAR LEV...

2025

  1. DOB NOW filing Jun 9, 2025 $4,000

    Alteration CO

    Approved

  2. DOB NOW filing Jun 4, 2025 $662,875

    Alteration CO

    Approved

2023

  1. DOB NOW filing Dec 1, 2023 $4,000

    Alteration CO

    Approved

  2. DOB NOW filing Nov 27, 2023 $48,400

    Alteration CO

    Approved

  3. DOB NOW filing Sep 18, 2023 $662,875

    Alteration CO

    Approved

  4. DOB NOW filing May 19, 2023 $48,400

    Alteration CO

    LOC Issued

2020

  1. DOB filing Nov 9, 2020 $280,000

    Alteration Type II

    INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE. WORKS INCLUDING INSTALL PARTITION AND PLUMBING FACILITY. NO CHANGE ...

  2. ECB violation Jun 1, 2020 $1,250

    CLASS - 2

    AT TIME OF INSPECTION, 16'-00" X 32'-00" X 16'-00 SIDEWALK SHED AT PREMISES BUILT WITHOUT PERMIT, OBTAIN ALL PERMITS;...

  3. ECB violation Jun 1, 2020 $1,250

    CLASS - 2

    AT TIME OF INSPECTION, WORK AT 2ND AND 3RD FLOOR FACADE AT EXPOSURE 1 AND 4 DOES NOT CONFORM TO PLANS; FACADE IS FINI...

2019

  1. Permit issued Jul 19, 2019

    EW / OT

    LIONHEART CONSTRUCTION CO

  2. DOB filing Jul 19, 2019 $48,750

    Alteration Type II

    FILING FOR REPAIR WORK TO THE FACADE STUCCO THROUGHOUT. NO CHANGE OF USE.

  3. DOB filing Jun 28, 2019 $45,000

    Alteration Type I

    FILING TO CONVERT TO A DUPLEX 2 FAMILY DWELLING AS SHOWN

  4. Sale Mar 15, 2019 $0

    Changed hands

    217 BUTLER STREET

  5. DOB violation Mar 6, 2019

    AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE

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

2018

  1. ECB violation Dec 14, 2018 $1,250

    CLASS - 2

    PROJECT INFORMATION PANEL/SIDEWALK SHED PARAPET PANEL/CONSTRUCTION SIGN NOT PROVIDED OR NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH SECTIO...

  2. ECB violation Dec 14, 2018 $10,000

    CLASS - 1

    FAILURE TO PROVIDE SIDEWALK SHED (OVERHEAD PROTECTION) AS REQUIRED. NOTE: AT TIME OF INSPECTION OF VACATED THREE STOR...

  3. ECB violation Dec 14, 2018 $2,400

    CLASS - 2

    SIDEWALK SHED DOES NOT MEET CODE SPECIFICATION NOTED AT TIME OF INSPECTION I OBSERVED SIDEWALK SHED ON SITE WITH THE ...

  4. Permit issued Dec 14, 2018

    EW / OT

    LIONHEART CONSTRUCTION CO

  5. Sale Dec 3, 2018 $1,180,000

    Changed hands

    217 BUTLER STREET

  6. Permit issued Sep 21, 2018

    EW / OT

    T&S HOME IMPROVEMENT INC

  7. Permit issued Aug 3, 2018

    EQ / EQ

    LAKHI GENERAL CONTRACTOR

  8. DOB filing Aug 3, 2018 $0

    Alteration Type III

    INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDE...

  9. DOB violation May 7, 2018

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

    FTM.3 STRY WOOD FRAMED VACATED INDUST BLDG W/VACANT LOT AT EXP4 DETERIORATION OF STUCCO FACADE AT EXP1&EXP4.MULT LOCS...

2017

  1. Sale Aug 4, 2017 $810,000

    Changed hands

    217 BUTLER STREET

2016

  1. Permit issued Mar 18, 2016

    EQ / EQ

    LAKHI GENERAL CONTRACTOR

  2. DOB violation Mar 1, 2016

    IMEGNCY-IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY ANYTHINGOPTIONAL

    FULL VACATE EXSISTS ON PROPERTY

  3. DOB violation Feb 29, 2016

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

    FM.EXPOSURE #4 WALL STUCCO PARTIALLY COLLAPSED. EXPOSURE #1 IS SEEVERELY CRACKED THROUGHOUT AT IMMINENT RISK OF COLLA...

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
217 BUTLER LLC
NASSER GHORCHIAN
Owner
N/A
SHAHRAM TAIED
Owner
NYC HPD
HPD NYC
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Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
AIDA LLC
NEW YORK, NY, 10001
Owner
PR
HACKENSACK, NJ, 07601
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
61 LAWLEY DRIVE
MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIP, NJ, 07738
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
11819 MIAMI STREET
SUITE 100
OMAHA, NE, 68164
PARTY ONE
151 MONTAGUE STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11201
PARTY 2
151 MONTAGUE STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11201
PARTY 1
356 COURT STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11231
PARTY 2
151 MONTAGUE STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11201
PARTY TWO
885 TEANECK ROAD
TEANECK, NJ, 07666
PARTY 1/GRANTOR
-
--, NY, 00000
PARTY 1/GRANTOR
-
--, NY, 00000
PARTY 2/GRANTEE

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner