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551-557 Smith Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 00483 • Lot 0011 • Zip: 11231

Condition

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

0 Open DOB violations 1 on record • 1999

Address

Primary address: 551-557 Smith Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11231
Block: 00483
Lot: 0011
BBL: 3004830011
Unified address ID: 3004830011

Land use and zoning

Land use: Industrial & Manufacturing
Zoning: M3-1 (Manufacturing)
Lot type: Corner
Lot area: 16,058 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 78 ft x 196 ft
Built FAR: 0.03
Max commercial FAR: 2
School district: 15
Flood hazard: In the 2015 preliminary FEMA flood hazard area

Building

Building class: Factory and Industrial Buildings - Heavy Manufacturing - Fireproof (F1)
Year built: 1901
Last altered: 1901
Floors: 1
Total units: 1
Residential units: 0
Building area: 500 sq ft
Building dimensions: 20 ft x 25 ft
Basement: None/No Basement
Owner: FERRARA BROS., LLC

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: All Others
Market value: $351,000
Total assessment: $157,950
Land assessment: $144,450
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: FERRARA BROS., 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
Smith-9 Sts F G

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.

Getting out

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Places nearby

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Activity

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

2016

  1. Sale Feb 26, 2016 $1,451,680

    Changed hands

    551 SMITH STREET

2009

  1. Permit issued Sep 16, 2009

    PL / PL

    ZAV PLUMBING AND HTNG LLC

2008

  1. Permit issued Apr 14, 2008

    PL / PL

    ZAV PLBG & HTG LLC

2006

  1. Permit issued Oct 23, 2006

    NB

    BENSON METAL, CORP.

2005

  1. Permit issued May 24, 2005

    NB

    BENSON METAL, CORP.

  2. Permit issued May 24, 2005

    EQ / EQ

    BENSON METAL, CORP.

2004

  1. Permit issued Apr 20, 2004

    NB

    BENSON METAL, CORP.

1999

  1. DOB violation Sep 27, 1999

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

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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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

MORTGAGEE/LENDER
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE
ACRIS 11/28/2022
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
FERRARA BROS., LLC
ACRIS 11/28/2022
GRANTEE/BUYER
SMYRNA READY MIX CONCRETE, LLC
1000 HOLLINGSHEAD CIRCLE
MURFREESBORO, TN, 37219
ACRIS 11/25/2022
GRANTOR/SELLER
U.S. CONCRETE, INC.
1200 URBAN CENTER DR
BIRMINGHAM, AL, 35242
ACRIS 11/25/2022
GRANTEE/BUYER
VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY
CORP. TAX DEPT., P.O. BOX 385014
BIRMINGHAM, AL, 352385014
ACRIS 08/26/2021
GRANTEE/BUYER
FERRARA BROS., LLC
331 NORTH MAIN STREET
EULESS, TX, 76039
ACRIS 02/26/2016
GRANTOR/SELLER
GRECO BROS. READY MIX CONCRETE CO. INC.
SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO WHITE OAK TREE REALTY
LLC, 87-13 ROCKAWAY BOULEVARD
OZONE PARK, NY, 11416
ACRIS 02/26/2016
PARTY 2
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
333 COMMERCE STREET, SUITE 800
NASHVILLE, TN, 37201
ACRIS 02/26/2016
PARTY ONE
SANTANDER BANK, N.A.
833 MORRIS TURNPIKE, 4TH FLOOR
SHORT HILLS, NJ, 07078
ACRIS 02/16/2016
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
SOVEREIGN BANK
ACRIS 02/16/2016

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
FERRARA BROS., LLC
Assessment Roll
PLUTO Owner
FERRARA BROS., LLC
PLUTO