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439 55 Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 00823 • Lot 0065 • Zip: 11220

Condition

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

1 Open DOB violations 1 on record • 2025 0 Open housing litigation 1 on record • 2021

Address

Primary address: 439 55 Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11220
Block: 00823
Lot: 0065
BBL: 3008230065
Unified address ID: 3008230065

Land use and zoning

Land use: One & Two Family Buildings
Zoning: R6B (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 2,003 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 20 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 1.14
Max residential FAR: 2
Max facility FAR: 2
School district: 20

Building

Building class: Two Family Dwellings - Miscellaneous (B9)
Year built: 1894
Last altered: 1894
Floors: 2
Total units: 2
Residential units: 2
Building area: 2,280 sq ft
Building dimensions: 20 ft x 45 ft
Basement: Above grade full basement
Owner: 439CHEN, INC.

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 1 - 3 Unit Residence
Market value: $995,000
Total assessment: $29,859
Land assessment: $8,192
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: JAMES G RONAN

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood Sunset Park
District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated 4 days ago
Nearest station
45 St N W R

About 6 minutes on foot · 374 m

  • Downtown Brooklyn 28 min 6 walking, 22 riding
  • Fulton Street 38 min 6 walking, 32 riding
  • Union Square 39 min 6 walking, 33 riding
  • Times Square 44 min 6 walking, 38 riding
  • Grand Central 49 min 6 walking, 43 riding
  • Penn Station 49 min 6 walking, 43 riding

Around this address

Transit and places within 0.5 miles of the lot.

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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 violation Feb 24, 2025

    LANDMK-LANDMARK NONE

2019

  1. DOB filing Sep 12, 2019 $185,500

    Alteration Type II

    RENOVATION OF EXISTING 2-FAMILY HOUSE: NEW PARTITIONS, DOORS, FLOORING AND COSMETIC WORK; UPDATE KITCHEN CABINETS AND...

  2. Permit issued May 17, 2019

    EW / OT

    YILIN CONSTRUCTION INC

  3. Permit issued May 17, 2019

    PL / PL

    SO PLUMBING & HEATING INC

  4. Sale Apr 3, 2019 $1,250,000

    Changed hands

    439 55TH STREET

Property Contacts

Contact information aggregated from multiple government sources

2

Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
N/A
JINYAN CHEN
DOB Filing 09/12/2019
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

PARTY 1
NYC LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION
ACRIS 08/03/2020
PARTY 1
CHEN, JINYAN
439 55 ST
BROOKLYN, NY, 11220
ACRIS 04/17/2019
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
439CHEN, INC.
935 48TH STREET
2FLOOR
BROOKLYN, NY, 11219
ACRIS 04/03/2019
GRANTOR/SELLER
EUGENE PATRICK RONAN, AS CO-ADMINISTRATOR
2202 STOCKMAN CIRCLE
FOLSOM, CA, 95630
ACRIS 04/03/2019
GRANTEE/BUYER
439CHEN, INC.
935 48TH STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11219
ACRIS 04/03/2019
ASSIGNEE
CATHAY BANK
41-48 MAIN STREET
FLUSHING, NY, 11355
ACRIS 04/03/2019
GRANTOR/SELLER
ESTATE OF JAMES RONAN
439 55TH STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11220
ACRIS 04/03/2019
GRANTOR/SELLER
ELIZABETH JANE CAREW, AS CO-ADMINISTRATOR
21685 E. HERITAGE PARKWAY
AURORA, CO, 80016
ACRIS 04/03/2019
GRANTOR/SELLER
ESTATE OF JAMES GREGORY RONAN
439 55TH STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11220
ACRIS 04/03/2019
DECEDENT
JAMES RONAN
439 55TH STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11220
ACRIS 02/13/2019

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
JAMES G RONAN
Assessment Roll
PLUTO Owner
439CHEN, INC.
PLUTO