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526 56 Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 00840 • Lot 0016 • Zip: 11220

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 526 56 Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11220
Block: 00840
Lot: 0016
BBL: 3008400016
Unified address ID: 3008400016

Land use and zoning

Land use: Multi-Family Walk-Up Buildings
Zoning: R6B (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 4,007 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 40 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 2.58
Max residential FAR: 2
Max facility FAR: 2
School district: 20

Building

Building class: Walk-up Apartments - Over Six Families Without Stores (C1)
Year built: 2025
Last altered: 2025
Floors: 4
Total units: 10
Residential units: 10
Building area: 10,344 sq ft
Building dimensions: 22 ft x 40 ft
Basement: None/No Basement
Owner: C.F. BROTHERS HOLDING LLC

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 1 - 3 Unit Residence
Market value: $1,298,000
Total assessment: $25,258
Land assessment: $11,403
Exempt total: $1,460
Assessment owner: C.F. BROTHERS HOLDING

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.

2025

  1. DOB NOW filing Sep 18, 2025 $1,000

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

  2. DOB filing Sep 10, 2025 $0

    New Building

    PROPOSED NEW 4-STORY WITH PENTHOUSE&CELLAR RESIDENTIAL BUILDING.

  3. DOB filing Jul 30, 2025 $0

    Alteration Type III

    INSTALL TOTAL 40' BUILDERS PAVEMENT PLAN IN CONJUNCTION WITH NB# 340805631

  4. DOB NOW filing May 22, 2025 $100,000

    Alteration

    Approved

  5. Permit issued Feb 26, 2025

    NB

    JJK BUILDING CONSULTING

2024

  1. DOB NOW filing Dec 10, 2024 $2,000

    Alteration

    Approved

  2. ECB violation Sep 24, 2024 $5,000

    CLASS - 1

    AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION I OBSERVED WORK IN PROGRESS, WITH 6 WORKERS ON SITE WORKING CONTRARY TO A FULL STOP WORK OR...

  3. ECB violation Sep 24, 2024 $2,400

    CLASS - 2

    AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION I OBSERVED UNDERSIDE OF THE SIDEWALK SHED WAS NOT ILLUMINATED AS REQUIRED BY CODE-BC.3307.6...

  4. ECB violation Sep 17, 2024 $1,250

    CLASS - 2

    ACTIVE JOBSITE, APPROX. 5 WORKERS ON SITE. OBSERVED WORKERS PERFORMING CONSTRUCTION OPERATION (DRILLING, CUTTING AND ...

  5. ECB violation Sep 17, 2024 $1,250

    CLASS - 2

    DURING INSPECTION OF 4 STORY NEW BUILDING OBSERVED ERECTED PIPE SCAFFOLD AT EXPOSURE 1 FROM GROUND AND PARTIALLY TOP ...

  6. ECB violation Sep 17, 2024 $2,500

    CLASS - 2

    BC 3314.1. SUPPORTED PIPE SCAFFOLD INSTALLED NOT AS PER CODE. OBSERVED SUPPORTED PIPE SCAFFOLD AT EXP#1 INSTALLED NOT...

  7. ECB violation Aug 19, 2024 $2,430

    CLASS - 2

    AT THE TIME OF MY INSPECTION OF A SIDEWALK SHED TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION , I OBSERVED THAT THERE WERE NO UNDERSIDE LIGH...

  8. DOB NOW filing Jul 25, 2024 $17,000

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

  9. DOB NOW filing Jun 13, 2024 $2,000

    Alteration

    Approved

  10. Permit issued Jan 3, 2024

    NB

    JJK BUILDING CONSULTING

2023

  1. DOB NOW filing Dec 29, 2023 $1,000

    Alteration

    Approved

2022

  1. DOB filing Jun 9, 2022 $0

    Demolition

  2. Permit issued Apr 28, 2022

    DM

    JJK BUILDING CONSULTING

  3. DOB violation Mar 11, 2022

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

    BOROUGH COMMISSIONER HAS ORDERED ALL WORK STOPPED UNDER APPLICATION #322035711 ON 3/9/22 DUE TO CONSTRUCTION SUPERINT...

  4. DOB violation Mar 11, 2022

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

    BOROUGH COMMISSIONER HAS ORDERED ALL WORK STOPPED UNDER APPLICATION #322035711 ON 3/9/22 DUE TO CONSTRUCTION SUPERINT...

  5. DOB filing Mar 7, 2022 $0

    Demolition

  6. DOB violation Feb 11, 2022

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

    FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH COMMISSIONER'S ORDER TO BRACE AND REMOVE THE COMPROMISED MASONRY WALLS AT EXPO#2,3,4 CONTAIED ...

2021

  1. Permit issued Dec 16, 2021

    DM

    JJK BUILDING CONSULTING

  2. Permit issued Nov 19, 2021

    DM

    JJK BUILDING CONSULTING

  3. DOB violation Oct 13, 2021

    AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE

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

  4. DOB violation Sep 30, 2021

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

    EMERGENCY WORK THE DEMOLITION WORK @ 526 56TH STREET GARAGE JOB# 32208 7175 CREATED COMPROMISED FREE-STANDING MASONRY...

  5. DOB violation Aug 16, 2021

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

    BOROUGH COMMISSIONER HAS ORDERED ALL WORK STOPPED UNDER APPLICATION #322087175 ON 8/16/21 DUE TO CONSTRUCTION SUPERIN...

  6. Permit issued Jul 9, 2021

    DM

    JJK BUILDING CONSULTING

2017

  1. Sale May 12, 2017 $1,300,000

    Changed hands

    526 56TH STREET

2011

  1. DOB filing May 26, 2011 $74,450

    Alteration Type II

    REPLACE BOILER & HOT WATER HEATER AND UPGRADE GAS METER AT CELLAR. MINOR INTERIOR RENOVATION ON FIRST FLOOR . NO ...

2010

  1. HPD violation Feb 17, 2010

    Class C

    SECTION 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1s...

  2. HPD violation Feb 17, 2010

    Class B

    SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EXPOSED ELECTRICAL WIRES CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

  3. HPD violation Feb 17, 2010

    Class B

    SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN ...

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
CF BROTHER HOLDING LLC
QI LIN CHEN
Owner
C.F. BROTHERS HOLDINGLLC
QI LIN CHEN
Owner
N/A
REN JIE MO
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Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
PR
FLUSHING, NY, 11355
Owner
SAFE-SHIELD ENTERPRISES INC
JAMAICA, NY, 11423
Owner
MASTER WORKS CONTRACTOR INC.
LYNBROOK, NY, 11563
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

PARTY 1
633 THIRD AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10017
PARTY ONE
526 56TH STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11220
GRANTEE/BUYER
5105 6TH AVENUE
BROOKLYN, NY, 11220
GRANTOR/SELLER
526 56TH STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11220
GRANTOR/SELLER
526 56TH STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11220
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
MORTGAGER/BORROWER

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner