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159 4 Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 00946 • Lot 0001 • Zip: 11217

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 159 4 Avenue, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11217
Block: 00946
Lot: 0001
BBL: 3009460001
Unified address ID: 3009460001

Land use and zoning

Land use: Vacant Land
Zoning: C4-4D (Commercial)
Lot type: Corner
Lot area: 9,214 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 118 ft x 75 ft
Max residential FAR: 6.02
Max commercial FAR: 3.4
Max facility FAR: 6.5
School district: 13

Building

Building class: Vacant Land - Zoned Commercial or Manhattan Residential (V1)
Total units: 0
Residential units: 0
Building area: 0 sq ft
Basement: Unknown
Owner: FOURTH AVENUE TOWER, LLC

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: All Others
Market value: $173,000
Total assessment: $77,850
Land assessment: $77,850
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: 167-174 4TH AVENUE LL

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood Park Slope
District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated 3 days ago
Nearest station
Union St D N W R

About 8 minutes on foot · 504 m

  • Downtown Brooklyn 21 min 8 walking, 13 riding
  • Fulton Street 31 min 8 walking, 23 riding
  • Union Square 34 min 8 walking, 26 riding
  • Times Square 38 min 8 walking, 30 riding
  • Penn Station 42 min 8 walking, 34 riding
  • Grand Central 43 min 8 walking, 35 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 violation Aug 10, 2026

    IMEGNCY-IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY ANYTHINGOPTIONAL

    ERECT 21 LINEAR FT AT 645 DEGRAW STREET WHICH INCLUDES 5 FT TO THE RIGHT SIDE TO SAFEGUARD THE PUBLIC

  2. ECB violation Aug 6, 2026 $1,250

    CLASS - 2

    TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT OR INSTALLATION ON SITE - EXPIRED PERMIT. AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION, I OBSERVED THE ...

  3. ECB violation Aug 6, 2026 $2,500

    CLASS - 1

    FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING AND ALL PARTS THEREOF IN A CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. ATOI, I OBSERVED THE RIGHT-SIDE MASONR...

  4. ECB violation Aug 6, 2026 $1,000

    CLASS - 2

    JOB SITE FENCE NOT CONSTRUCTED OR MAINTAINED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION. AT THE TIE OF INSPECTION, I OBSERVED THE CONSTRU...

  5. HPD violation Apr 30, 2026

    Class A

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

  6. HPD violation Apr 30, 2026

    Class A

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

  7. HPD violation Apr 30, 2026

    Class A

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

  8. DOB filing Mar 5, 2026 $0

    Alteration Type III

    FILED HEREWITH BUILDERS PAVEMENT PLAN FOR A TOTAL FRONTAGE OF 193.5 FT AS PER PLANS FILED

  9. DOB NOW filing Mar 4, 2026 $5,500

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  10. ECB violation Feb 18, 2026 $1,000

    CLASS - 2

    OBSERVATION: AT EXPOSURE#1 VIO FOR FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONSTRUCTION FENCE (GRAFFITI,ADVERTISEMENT) THROUGH OUT FENCE....

  11. ECB violation Feb 18, 2026 $1,000

    CLASS - 2

    OBSERVATION: VIO FOR FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONSTRUCTION FENCE (GRAFFITI,ADVERTISEMENT) THROUGH OUT FENCE.MAINTAIN FENCE...

  12. ECB violation Feb 18, 2026 $0

    CLASS - 2

    OBSERVATION: AT EXPOSURE#1 VIO FOR TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION (FENCE) EQUIPMENT PERMIT EXPIRED ON 5/18/2024. RENEW PERMIT

2025

  1. DOB filing Dec 2, 2025 $0

    New Building

  2. DOB NOW filing Nov 5, 2025 $1,000

    Alteration

    Approved

  3. DOB NOW filing Nov 4, 2025 $1,000

    Alteration

    Approved

  4. DOB NOW filing Oct 23, 2025 $1,000

    Alteration

    Filing Withdrawn

  5. DOB filing Oct 10, 2025 $0

    Alteration Type III

    FILED HEREWITH BUILDERS PAVEMENT PLAN FOR A TOTAL FRONTAGE OF 221.00 FT AS PER PLANS FILED

  6. DOB filing Oct 10, 2025 $0

    Alteration Type III

    FILED HEREWITH BUILDERS PAVEMENT PLAN FOR A TOTAL FRONTAGE OF 221.00 FT AS PER PLANS FILED

  7. DOB NOW filing Sep 12, 2025 $50,000

    Alteration

    Approved

  8. DOB NOW filing Sep 5, 2025 $1,000

    Alteration

    Objections

  9. HPD violation Jun 5, 2025

    Class A

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

  10. HPD violation Jun 5, 2025

    Class A

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

  11. HPD violation Jun 5, 2025

    Class A

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

2024

  1. Sale Nov 12, 2024 $0

    Changed hands

    171 4 AVENUE

  2. Sale Nov 12, 2024 $0

    Changed hands

    171 4 AVENUE

  3. DOB violation May 29, 2024

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

    FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER: OBSERVED 1 STANDING EXPOSURE WALL FROM DOMOLISH BUILDING ATTAC...

2021

  1. DOB violation Apr 26, 2021

    IMEGNCY-IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY ANYTHINGOPTIONAL

    REPAIR APPROXIMATELY 10' LINEAR FEET OF CONSTRUCTION FENCE AT EXPOSURE #1 TO CLOSE IN THE AFFECTED AREA AND SAFEGUARD...

2020

  1. DOB filing Nov 5, 2020 $20,000

    Alteration Type II

    INSTALLATION OF NEW SPRINKLER AND STANDPIPE SYSTEM FOR 12 STORY NEW BUILDING AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. FILED IN CO...

  2. Permit issued Jan 17, 2020

    EW / OT

    ALBA SERVICES INC

  3. DOB filing Jan 17, 2020 $50,000

    Alteration Type II

    FILING FOR PARTY WALL DEMOLITION AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH.

2019

  1. Permit issued Sep 9, 2019

    EW / OT

    CLASSIC USA CORP

  2. Permit issued Aug 6, 2019

    EW / OT

    CLASSIC USA CORP

  3. DOB violation Jun 26, 2019

    AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE

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

2015

  1. Sale Mar 2, 2015 $4,326,840

    Changed hands

    171 4 AVENUE

2014

  1. Sale Mar 31, 2014 $0

    Changed hands

    171 4TH AVENUE

2009

  1. DOB violation Apr 23, 2009

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

2007

  1. DOB violation Nov 19, 2007

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

    STOP ALL WORK IMMEDIATELY

  2. Permit issued Oct 19, 2007

    EW / OT

    DAWMN CONTRACTING CORP

  3. Sale Oct 19, 2007 $0

    Changed hands

    171 4TH AVENUE

  4. Permit issued Oct 12, 2007

    NB

    DAWN CONTRACTING CORP.

  5. Permit issued Sep 27, 2007

    EQ / EQ

    DAWN CONTRACTING CORP

  6. Sale Sep 20, 2007 $1,700,000

    Changed hands

    171 4TH AVENUE

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

1

Registration Contracts

Contact information from multiple dwelling registrations

IndividualOwner
FRANCIS OMENUKWA
60 4TH AVE
BKLYN, NY, 11217
SiteManager
FRANCIS OMENUKWA
Agent
WINSTON M MORRIS
483 EAST 42 STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11203
SiteManager
WINSTON M MORRIS
JointOwner
WINSTON M MORRIS
483 E-42 ST
BKLYN, NY, 11203
JointOwner
MARCELLA MORRIS
483 E 42 STREET
BKLYN, NY, 11203
2

Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
URBAN DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS
KENNETH BROWNE
Owner
URBAN DEVELOP PARTNERS NY, LLC
KENNETH BROWNE
Owner
167-174 4TH AVE LLC C/O PANEPINT
GORDON GEMMA
Owner
N/A
GERARD LONGO
Owner
DEGRAW AND FOUR LLC
STEVEN REICH
Owner
n/a
Yossi Rubin
Owner
4TH & DEGRAW LLC
MARSHALL WEISMAN
3

Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
CELTIC SERVICES NYC INC
NEW HYDE PARK, NY, 11040
Owner
URBAN DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS
NEW YORK, NY, 10018
Owner
167-174 4TH AVENUE, LLC
BRONX, NY, 10469
Owner
167-174 4TH AVE LLC C/O PANEPINT
Albany, NY, 12203
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
C/O HIRSHMARK CAPITAL, LLC
1140 BROADWAY, SUITE 304
NEW YORK, NY, 10001
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
C/O NAFTALI GROUP
152 WEST 57TH STREET, 45TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10019
GRANTEE/BUYER
C/O URBAN DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS
1776 BROADWAY, SUITE 801
NEW YORK, NY, 10019
PARTY ONE
500 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 810
NEW YORK, NY, 10110
GRANTOR/SELLER
C/O URBAN DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS
1776 BROADWAY, SUITE 801
NEW YORK, NY, 10019
PARTY 1
C/O URBAN DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS
1776 BROADWAY, SUITE 801
NEW YORK, NY, 10019
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
1140 BROADWAY
SUITE 304
NEW YORK, NY, 10001
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
1140 BROADWAY
SUITE 304
NEW YORK, NY, 10001
PARTY 1
350 DOUGLASS STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11217
PARTY 1
350 DOUGLASS STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11217

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner