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557 Decatur Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 01500 • Lot 0056 • Zip: 11233

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 557 Decatur Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11233
Block: 01500
Lot: 0056
BBL: 3015000056
Unified address ID: 3015000056

Land use and zoning

Land use: Multi-Family Walk-Up Buildings
Zoning: R5B (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 2,000 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 20 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 1.8
Max residential FAR: 1.5
Max facility FAR: 2
School district: 16

Building

Building class: Walk-up Apartments - Three Families (C0)
Year built: 1899
Last altered: 2015
Floors: 3
Total units: 3
Residential units: 3
Building area: 3,600 sq ft
Building dimensions: 20 ft x 45 ft
Basement: Above grade full basement
Owner: GRECH-BUCKLEY, MARGARET

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 1 - 3 Unit Residence
Market value: $1,057,000
Total assessment: $41,644
Land assessment: $11,425
Exempt total: $1,460
Assessment owner: BUCKLEY, CARA M

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood Bedford-Stuyvesant
District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated 4 days ago
Nearest station

About 13 minutes on foot · 874 m

  • Downtown Brooklyn 31 min 13 walking, 18 riding
  • Fulton Street 36 min 13 walking, 23 riding
  • Union Square 37 min 13 walking, 24 riding
  • Grand Central 44 min 13 walking, 31 riding
  • Times Square 47 min 13 walking, 34 riding
  • Penn Station 48 min 13 walking, 35 riding

Around this address

Transit and places within 0.5 miles of the lot.

Places nearby

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Activity

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

2024

  1. HPD violation Nov 29, 2024

    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. DOB NOW filing Mar 3, 2022 $5,000

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

  2. DOB NOW filing Mar 2, 2022 $5,000

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

2017

  1. HPD violation Nov 21, 2017

    Class I

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

  2. DOB filing Nov 17, 2017 $10,000

    Alteration Type II

    STRUCTURAL WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH RENOVATION TO EXISTING 3-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING.

2016

  1. HPD violation Nov 4, 2016

    Class I

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

  2. Permit issued Jan 13, 2016

    EW / MH

    A.N.C. CONTRACTING CO.,IN

  3. Permit issued Jan 11, 2016

    EW / OT

    A.N.C. CONTRACTING CO.,IN

  4. Permit issued Jan 11, 2016

    EQ / EQ

    A.N.C. CONTRACTING CO.,IN

2015

  1. HPD violation Oct 8, 2015

    Class I

    SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CO...

  2. Permit issued Apr 14, 2015

    EW / MH

    A.N.C. CONTRACTING CO., I

  3. Permit issued Apr 14, 2015

    EW / OT

    A.N.C. CONTRACTING CO., I

  4. Permit issued Apr 3, 2015

    PL / PL

    LLOYD G DRUMMOND PLBG&GEN

2014

  1. Sale Jan 27, 2014 $925,000

    Changed hands

    557 DECATUR STREET

2013

  1. HPD violation Oct 25, 2013

    Class C

    SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING CHAIN AND PROVISION FOR PADLOCK AT THE SCUTTLE HATCH AT P...

2008

  1. HPD violation Jun 30, 2008

    Class B

    D26-21.07 ADM CODE SEAL IN OPEN POSITION THE O.S.Y. VALVE OF THE SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES AND RE...

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

Agent
N/A
557 DECATUR 2
Brooklyn, NY, 11233
SiteManager
JAMES M BUCKLEY
JointOwner
MARGARET A Buckley
557 DECATUR 2
BROOKLYN, NY, 11233
JointOwner
JAMES M BUCKLEY
557 DECATUR 1
BROOKLYN, NY, 11233
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Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
N/A-INDIVIDUAL OWNER
MARGARET BUCKLEY
3

Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
PR
WESTFIELD, NJ, 07090
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
2035 LIMESTONE ROAD
WILMINGTON, DE, 19801
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
2035 LIMESTONE ROAD
WILMINGTON, DE, 19801
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
32 CHESTNUT STREET
LEWISTON, ME, 04240
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
557 DECATUR STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11223
PARTY 1
557 DECATUR STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11223
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
557 DECATUR STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11223
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
C/O CITIZENS ONE HOME LOANS,10561 TELEGRAPH ROAD
GLEN ALLEN, VA, 23059
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
C/O CITIZENS HONE HOME LOANS, 10561 TELEGRAPH ROAD
GLEN ALLEN, VA, 23059
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
557 DECATUR STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11233
GRANTOR/SELLER
557 DECATUR STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11233

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner