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245 56 Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 00829 • Lot 0057 • Zip: 11220

Condition

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

1 Open HPD violations Class C 1 1 on record • 2006 0 Open DOB violations 1 on record • 2006 0 Open ECB violations 6 on record • 2006–2008 1 Evictions executed 1 on record • 2017

Address

Primary address: 245 56 Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11220
Block: 00829
Lot: 0057
BBL: 3008290057
Unified address ID: 3008290057

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: 0.77
Max residential FAR: 2
Max facility FAR: 2
School district: 20

Building

Building class: Two Family Dwellings - Miscellaneous (B9)
Year built: 1910
Last altered: 1910
Floors: 2
Total units: 2
Residential units: 2
Building area: 1,546 sq ft
Building dimensions: 17 ft x 35 ft
Basement: Above grade full basement
Owner: 245 56TH STREET LLC

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 1 - 3 Unit Residence
Market value: $846,000
Total assessment: $15,225
Land assessment: $4,103
Exempt total: $1,460
Assessment owner: CHEN, KATHY J

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.

Getting out

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Places nearby

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Activity

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

2023

  1. Sale Jul 31, 2023 $845,000

    Changed hands

    245 56 STREET

2022

  1. DOB NOW filing Sep 23, 2022 $1,500

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

  2. DOB NOW filing Sep 23, 2022 $6,000

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

2016

  1. Sale Mar 31, 2016 $780,000

    Changed hands

    245 56TH STREET

2008

  1. ECB violation Oct 21, 2008 $0

    CLASS - 1

    PROVISION OF LAW 28.201.1 FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSIONERS'S OER TO OBTAIN A PERMIT FOR 3RD FL CREATED 3PC. B...

  2. ECB violation Apr 2, 2008 $0

    Hazardous

    WORK W/O A PERMIT. WORK NOTED: PARTITIONS ERECTED AT 3RD FLR CREATING 3PC BATHROOM (SINK,TOILET,SHOWER). REMEDY: OBTA...

2007

  1. DOB filing Apr 24, 2007 $2,500

    Alteration Type II

    Submitted herewith application and plans to rectify violations issued under violation #'s 34537331X and 34537332H. No...

  2. Permit issued Mar 5, 2007

    EW / OT

    JOSE LUIS GARCIA

  3. ECB violation Feb 17, 2007 $0

    Hazardous

    FAILURE TO COMPLY W/ AN ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONER TO CORRECT THE VIOL CONDITION OF ECB #34537333J IN THAT PARTITIONS ...

2006

  1. HPD violation Sep 28, 2006

    Class C

    SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK AT IRON DOOR IN THE ENTRA...

  2. ECB violation Sep 9, 2006 $0

    Non-Hazardous

    WORK W/O PERMIT WORK NOTED:1.@ CELLAR LEVEL FULL HEIGHT PARTITIONS APPROX 6 1/2FT HIGH CREATING A BEDROOM & 3PC BATHR...

  3. ECB violation Sep 9, 2006 $800

    Non-Hazardous

    OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY DOB RECORDS ILLEGAL OCCUPANCY NOTED A LEGAL BSMT IN CONSTRUCTION WITH 1ST FLR 1...

  4. ECB violation Sep 9, 2006 $480

    Non-Hazardous

    FAILURE TO PROVIDE REQUIRED MEANS OF EGRESS FOR CELLAR LEVEL. NOTED: AT CELLAR LEVEL A CLASS B APT HAS BEEN CREATED W...

  5. DOB violation Sep 9, 2006

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

    RESIDENCE ALTERED AS A DWELLING, FOR MORE THAT THE LEGALLY APPROVED NUMBER OF FAMILIES. NOTE: THE CELLAR OF THE B9-2 ...

2005

  1. Sale Feb 10, 2005 $510,000

    Changed hands

    245 56 STREET

Property Contacts

Contact information aggregated from multiple government sources

2

Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
JOSE LUIS GARCIA
JOSE GARCIA
DOB Filing 04/24/2007
3

Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
PR
FOREST HILLS, NY, 11375
DOB NOW 09/23/2022
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

MORTGAGER/BORROWER
CHEN, KATHY J
ACRIS 08/04/2023
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
CHEN, GARY H
ACRIS 08/04/2023
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
ACRIS 08/04/2023
GRANTEE/BUYER
245 56TH STREET LLC
2325 OCEAN PARKWAY
BROOKLYN, NY, 11223
ACRIS 07/31/2023
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION
14221 DALLAS PARKWAY SUITE 1000
DALLAS, TX, 75254
ACRIS 05/04/2016
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
BERNALES, SOFIA GUADALUPE
16 CT ST 29TH FL
BROOKLYN, NY, 11241
ACRIS 05/04/2016
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
GARCIA, JOSE LUIS
16 CT ST 29TH FL
BROOKLYN, NY, 11241
ACRIS 05/04/2016
GRANTEE/BUYER
CHEN, GARY H
2019 72ND STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11204
ACRIS 03/31/2016
GRANTEE/BUYER
CHEN, KATHY J
2019 72ND STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11204
ACRIS 03/31/2016
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
GUADALUPE BERNALES, SOFIA
ACRIS 04/30/2007

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
CHEN, KATHY J
Assessment Roll
PLUTO Owner
245 56TH STREET LLC
PLUTO