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538 54 Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 00824 • Lot 0023 • Zip: 11220

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 538 54 Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11220
Block: 00824
Lot: 0023
BBL: 3008240023
Unified address ID: 3008240023

Land use and zoning

Land use: Multi-Family Walk-Up Buildings
Zoning: R6B (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 2,003 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 20 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 1.46
Max residential FAR: 2
Max facility FAR: 2
School district: 15

Building

Building class: Walk-up Apartments - Three Families (C0)
Year built: 1910
Last altered: 1910
Floors: 2
Total units: 3
Residential units: 3
Building area: 2,928 sq ft
Building dimensions: 20 ft x 46 ft
Basement: Above grade full basement
Owner: CHEN, JINWEI

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 1 - 3 Unit Residence
Market value: $1,198,000
Total assessment: $33,840
Land assessment: $14,999
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: DOROTHY MCGOWAN IRREV

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood Sunset Park
District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated 3 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.

Activity

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

2026

  1. DOB NOW filing May 18, 2026 $108,000

    Alteration

    Approved

  2. HPD violation May 1, 2026

    Class A

    (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION ...

  3. DOB NOW filing Mar 19, 2026 $108,000

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  4. DOB NOW filing Jan 26, 2026 $200,000

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

2025

  1. Sale Dec 16, 2025 $1,660,000

    Changed hands

    538 54 STREET

  2. Sale Dec 16, 2025 $1,660,000

    Changed hands

    538 54 STREET

2024

  1. HPD violation Apr 8, 2024

    Class A

    (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION ...

2023

  1. HPD violation Nov 21, 2023

    Class I

    §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27...

2022

  1. HPD violation Nov 10, 2022

    Class I

    §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27...

  2. HPD violation Feb 22, 2022

    Class A

    (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION ...

2021

  1. HPD violation Apr 6, 2021

    Class I

    §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27...

2016

  1. Sale Dec 5, 2016 $0

    Changed hands

    538 54TH STREET

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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Registration Contracts

Contact information from multiple dwelling registrations

CorporateOwner
Dorothy McGowan Irrevocable Trust
538 54th
Brooklyn, NY, 11220
Agent
Juliette Collins
538 54th street Ground
Brooklyn, NY, 11220
HeadOfficer
Juliette Collins
538 54th
Brooklyn, NY, 11220
3

Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
Not Applicable
FLUSHING, NY, 11354
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

GRANTEE/BUYER
97 WILKINS AVE
COLONIE, NY, 12205
GRANTOR/SELLER
10 ORIOLE ST
PEARL RIVER, NY, 109652710
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
97 WILKINS AVE
COLONIE, NY, 12205
GRANTOR/SELLER
10 ORIOLE ST
PEARL RIVER, NY, 109652710
GRANTEE/BUYER
97 WILKINS AVE
COLONIE, NY, 12205
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
97 WILKINS AVE
COLONIE, NY, 12205
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
P.O. BOX 2026
FLINT, MI, 48501
GRANTOR/SELLER
10 ORIOLE ST
PEARL RIVER, NY, 109652710
PARTY 1
538 54TH STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11220
PARTY 1
538 54TH STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11220

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner