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551 Decatur Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 01500 • Lot 0060 • Zip: 11233

Condition

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

4 Open HPD violations Class A 4 11 on record • 2008–2026 1 Open ECB violations 1 on record • 2014

Address

Primary address: 551 Decatur Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11233
Block: 01500
Lot: 0060
BBL: 3015000060
Unified address ID: 3015000060

Land use and zoning

Land use: Multi-Family Walk-Up Buildings
Zoning: R5B (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 1,967 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 19 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 1.48
Max residential FAR: 1.5
Max facility FAR: 2
School district: 16

Building

Building class: Walk-up Apartments - Four Families (C3)
Year built: 1906
Last altered: 1906
Floors: 3
Total units: 4
Residential units: 4
Building area: 2,905 sq ft
Building dimensions: 19 ft x 45 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: KING, SYLVIA H

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 4, 5, or 6 Units
Market value: $243,000
Total assessment: $47,394
Land assessment: $14,823
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: AGARD ELAINE N

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
Myrtle-Willoughby Avs G

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.

Getting out

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Places nearby

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Activity

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

2026

  1. HPD violation May 4, 2026

    Class A

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

2025

  1. HPD violation Jun 9, 2025

    Class A

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

2023

  1. HPD violation Nov 22, 2023

    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. HPD violation Nov 14, 2022

    Class I

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

2021

  1. HPD violation Apr 8, 2021

    Class I

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

  2. HPD violation Apr 8, 2021

    Class A

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

2019

  1. Sale Feb 23, 2019 $0

    Changed hands

    551 DECATUR STREET

2015

  1. DOB filing Feb 12, 2015 $3,000

    Alteration Type III

    LEGALIZE WOOD DECK IN THE REAR THAT WAS DONE WITHOUT A PERMIT NO CHANGE IN USE GROUP OR C OF O

2014

  1. ECB violation Jul 26, 2014 $200

    CLASS - 3

    WORK W/O PERMIT NOTED-@ REAR WOOD DECK WITH RAIL APPROX 10'X10'X8' CONSTRUCTED W/O PERMIT.WORK APPEARS 100% COMPLETE....

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
SYLVIA H KING
551 DECATUR ST
BROOKLYN, NY, 11233
Registration Contract
HeadOfficer
SYLVIA H/ELAINE KING/ AGARD
551 DECATUR ST
BKLYN, NY, 11233
Registration Contract
Officer
SYLVIA H KING
551 DECATUR ST
BROOKLYN, NY, 11233
Registration Contract
SiteManager
ELAINE N AGARD
Registration Contract
JointOwner
SYLVIA KING
551 DECATUR STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11233
Registration Contract
JointOwner
ROGER KING
551 DECATUR STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11233
Registration Contract
2

Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
N/A
ROGER KING
DOB Filing 02/12/2015
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

GRANTEE/BUYER
KING, ROGER
551 DECATUR STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11233
ACRIS 02/23/2019
GRANTOR/SELLER
ARGARD, ELAINE N
551 DECATUR STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11233
ACRIS 02/23/2019
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
KING, ROGER
551 DECATUR STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11233
ACRIS 02/23/2019
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MERS
1901 E VOORHEES STREET
SUITE C
DANVILLE, IL, 61834
ACRIS 02/23/2019
GRANTEE/BUYER
KING, SYLVIA H
551 DECATUR STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11233
ACRIS 02/23/2019
GRANTOR/SELLER
KING, SYLVIA H
551 DECATUR STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11233
ACRIS 02/23/2019
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
KING, SYLVIA
2120 MADISON AV
NY, NY, 00000
ACRIS 02/28/1986
GRANTEE/BUYER
AGARD, ELAINE N
2120 MADISON AVE
NY, NY, 00000
ACRIS 02/07/1986
GRANTOR/SELLER
MIKOLA, HAROLD
333 MC DONALD AVE
BKLYN, NY, 00000
ACRIS 02/07/1986
GRANTOR/SELLER
MIKOLA, ROBERT
902 OCEAN PARKWAY
BKLYN, NY, 00000
ACRIS 02/07/1986

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
AGARD ELAINE N
Assessment Roll
PLUTO Owner
KING, SYLVIA H
PLUTO