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539 59 Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 00856 • Lot 0060 • Zip: 11220

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 539 59 Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11220
Block: 00856
Lot: 0060
BBL: 3008560060
Unified address ID: 3008560060

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: 2.14
Max residential FAR: 2
Max facility FAR: 2
School district: 20

Building

Building class: Walk-up Apartments - Four Families (C3)
Year built: 1899
Last altered: 2016
Floors: 4
Total units: 4
Residential units: 4
Building area: 4,284 sq ft
Building dimensions: 20 ft x 50 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: CHEN, MANDY

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 4, 5, or 6 Units
Market value: $799,000
Total assessment: $74,944
Land assessment: $9,380
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: GAO, CHUN

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. ECB violation Mar 17, 2025 $625

    CLASS - 2

    FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION FOR VIOLATION #39126096K, FILE A CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION

2024

  1. ECB violation Sep 30, 2024 $1,250

    CLASS - 1

    FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. AT TIME OF INSP. OBSERVED AT EXPO#1 FIRE ESCAPE LANDINGS OBSTR...

2016

  1. DOB filing Jun 24, 2016 $160,000

    Alteration Type I

    PROPOSED TO CONVERT EXISTING 4 STORY BRICK BUILDING FROM TWO TO FOUR DWELLING UNITS. NO CHANGE IN BULK. INTERIOR RENO...

  2. Permit issued Apr 13, 2016

    PL / PL

    DOVAL PLBG & HTG CORP

  3. DOB filing Feb 12, 2016 $25,000

    Alteration Type II

    FILING SPRINKLER WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT I APPLICATION #320595860

2015

  1. Permit issued Nov 25, 2015

    PL / PL

    DYCKMAN PLBG AND HTG INC

  2. Permit issued Jun 11, 2015

    AL

    GLOBAL GROUP INDUSTRIES C

  3. Permit issued Jan 26, 2015

    EW / SP

    DYCKMAN PLBG AND HTG INC

2014

  1. Permit issued Dec 2, 2014

    AL

    GLOBAL GROUP INDUSTRIES C

  2. Permit issued Nov 25, 2014

    PL / PL

    DYCKMAN PLBG AND HTG INC

  3. DOB filing Oct 8, 2014 $25,000

    Alteration Type II

    FILING SPRINKLER WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT I APPLICATION #320595860

  4. ECB violation Sep 24, 2014 $0

    CLASS - 1

    WORK W/O A PERMIT. WORK NOTED: 2ND FLR ABOVE FRONT YHARD ERECTED A PORCH APPROX 10'X15' OUT OF MASONRY. RMDY: OBTAIN ...

  5. DOB violation Sep 24, 2014

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

  6. Sale Mar 20, 2014 $920,000

    Changed hands

    539 59TH STREET

2010

  1. DOB filing Jun 21, 2010 $160,000

    Alteration Type I

  2. DOB filing Jun 18, 2010 $0

    Alteration Type III

    TO INSTALL A SCAFFOLD AS REQUIRED BY ALT TYPE I # 310217903. NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS OR OCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICAT...

  3. DOB filing Jan 25, 2010 $0

    Alteration Type III

    INSTALLTION OF A HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED 30'LONG AS PER ENGINEER'S DRAWINGS DURING ALTERATION 1 (A1# 310217903).SIDE...

2009

  1. DOB violation Oct 7, 2009

    Z-ZONING NONE

    ALL WORK IS NOIT 100% COMPLETE PURSUANT TO ALT 1 # 310217903 PRIOR TO EFFECTIVE DATE OF ZONING AMENDMENT ON SEPTEMBER...

  2. DOB violation Aug 28, 2009

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

    WORK WITHOUT PERMIT; REMEDY; STOP WORK ON FRONT SCAFFOLD, OBTAIN PERMIT FOR SUPPORTED SCAFF OLD AT FRONT, CALL DOB TO...

2002

  1. ECB violation Nov 7, 2002 $0

    Non-Hazardous

    WORK DOES NOT CONFORM TO APPROVED PLANS NON - CONFORMING WORK NOTED. ON APPLICATION # 301366126 AND APPROVED PLANS DA...

  2. ECB violation Nov 1, 2002 $0

    Non-Hazardous

    WORK DOES NOT CONFORM TO APPROVED PLANS NON-CONFORMING WORK NOTED APPLICATION #30136617 INDICATE "RENOVATE FRONT OF B...

1993

  1. ECB violation Apr 23, 1993 $0

    Non-Hazardous

    WORK WTIHOUT APERMIT WORK NOTED A WOODEN DECK & POOL INSTALLED AT REAR OF PREMISES APPROX 15'X20' FULL BACK YARD COVE...

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
MANDY CHEN
MANDY CHEN
Owner
N/A
NELSON PADILLA
Owner
NA
NELSON PADILLA
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
539 59TH STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11220
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
539 59TH STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11220
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
9650 FLAIR DRIVE
EL MONTE, CA, 91731
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
GRANTEE/BUYER
578 61ST STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11220
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
WEST 80 CENTURY ROAD
PARAMUS, NJ, 07652

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner