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637 Decatur Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 01501 • Lot 0040 • Zip: 11233

Condition

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

0 Open ECB violations 9 on record • 2002–2010 0 Open housing litigation 3 on record • 2008–2011

Address

Primary address: 637 Decatur Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11233
Block: 01501
Lot: 0040
BBL: 3015010040
Unified address ID: 3015010040

Land use and zoning

Land use: One & Two Family Buildings
Zoning: R6B (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 1,833 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 18 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 1.26
Max residential FAR: 2
Max facility FAR: 2
School district: 16

Building

Building class: Two Family Dwellings - Converted from One Family (B3)
Year built: 1899
Last altered: 1899
Floors: 2
Total units: 2
Residential units: 2
Building area: 2,310 sq ft
Building dimensions: 18 ft x 42 ft
Basement: Above grade full basement
Owner: LEIGHTON, RICHARD

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 1 - 3 Unit Residence
Market value: $1,112,000
Total assessment: $20,797
Land assessment: $5,891
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: LEIGHTON, RICHARD

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood Bedford-Stuyvesant
District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated 2 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.

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Places nearby

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Activity

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

2022

  1. Permit issued Nov 5, 2022

    EW / OT

    KAST INTERIORS CONSULTING

  2. DOB NOW filing May 6, 2022 $4,000

    Alteration

    Approved

2021

  1. Permit issued Nov 22, 2021

    EW / OT

    KAST INTERIORS CONSULTING

  2. DOB NOW filing Mar 31, 2021 $4,000

    Alteration

    Approved

2020

  1. Permit issued Dec 14, 2020

    EW / OT

    KAST INTERIORS CONSULTING

  2. Permit issued Sep 24, 2020

    EW / OT

    KAST INTERIORS CONSULTING

  3. DOB filing Sep 24, 2020 $50,000

    Alteration Type II

    INTERIOR RENOVATION OF KITCHEN AT 1ST FLOOR AND NEW STEEL DECK AT 1ST FLOOR LEVEL AND STAIR DOWN TO YARD AT BASEMENT ...

  4. DOB NOW filing Jul 5, 2020 $4,000

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

2017

  1. Sale Aug 10, 2017 $1,235,000

    Changed hands

    637 DECATUR STREET

2012

  1. Sale Aug 30, 2012 $499,000

    Changed hands

    637 DECATUR STREET

2010

  1. Sale Nov 30, 2010 $200,000

    Changed hands

    637 DECATUR STREET

  2. ECB violation Jan 28, 2010 $2,500

    CLASS - 2

    FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A CODE-COMPLAINT MANNER NOTED: BOTTOM STAIR AT BASEMENT LEVEL CRACKED & MISSING SECTI...

2008

  1. ECB violation Sep 10, 2008 $1,600

    CLASS - 1

    PROVISION OF LAW 28-201.1 FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH COMM' ORDER TO FILE OBTAIN A PERMIT PER VIOLATION #346419282- ERECTI...

  2. ECB violation Mar 19, 2008 $9,800

    Hazardous

    RESIDENCE ALTERED FOR OCCUPANCY AS A DWELLING FOR MORE THAN THE LEGALLY APPROVED NUMBERS OF FAMILIES. DEPT. OF BUILDI...

  3. ECB violation Mar 19, 2008 $800

    Hazardous

    WORK W/O A PERMIT ILLEGAL WORK NOTED: AT INTERIOR ILLEGAL CONVERSION OF BLDG INDIVIDUAL ROOMS CREATED WITH COMMUNITY ...

  4. ECB violation Jan 24, 2008 $800

    Hazardous

    OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY C OF O & DOB'S RECORDS. BLDG CONVERTED FROM 2 STY 2 APTS INTO 10 B ROOMS ALL ST...

2007

  1. ECB violation Sep 19, 2007 $480

    Non-Hazardous

    AREA OF REFUGE USE IN CONJUNCTION W/2ND MEANS OF EGRESS AT REAR OF BLDG OBSTRUCTED:OBSTRUCTION NOTED:THE STORAGE OF D...

2005

  1. Sale Nov 7, 2005 $625,000

    Changed hands

    637 DECATUR STREET

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
N/A
RICHARD LEIGHTON
DOB Filing 09/24/2020
3

Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
OWNER'S REP
Long Island City, NY, 11101
DOB NOW 05/06/2022
Owner
PR
Long Island City, NY, 11101
DOB NOW 03/31/2021
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

MORTGAGER/BORROWER
SCHEER, MICHAEL A
ACRIS 08/28/2017
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
WELLS FARGO BANK NA
ACRIS 08/28/2017
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
COLBERT, CHRISTINA
ACRIS 08/28/2017
GRANTOR/SELLER
COLBERT , CHRISTINA M
637 DECATUR STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11233
ACRIS 08/10/2017
GRANTEE/BUYER
LEIGHTON, RICHARD
965 KENT AVENUE
BROOKLYN, NY, 11205
ACRIS 08/10/2017
GRANTOR/SELLER
SCHEER, CHRISTINA M
637 DECATUR STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11233
ACRIS 08/10/2017
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND
43 GLEN HEAD ROAD
GLEN HEAD, NY, 11545
ACRIS 08/10/2017
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
LEIGHTON, RICHARD
637 DECATUR STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11233
ACRIS 08/10/2017
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MERS, INC.
1901 E. VOORHEES STREET, SUITE C
DANVILLE, IL, 61834
ACRIS 12/12/2014
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
, AS NOMINEE FOR STERLING NATIONAL BANK
1901 E. VOORHEES STREET, STE. C
DANVILLE, IL, 61834
ACRIS 12/05/2014

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
LEIGHTON, RICHARD
Assessment Roll
PLUTO Owner
LEIGHTON, RICHARD
PLUTO