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542 Decatur Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 01504 • Lot 0027 • Zip: 11233

Address

Primary address: 542 Decatur Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11233
Block: 01504
Lot: 0027
BBL: 3015040027
Unified address ID: 3015040027

Land use and zoning

Land use: One & Two Family Buildings
Zoning: R5B (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 1,800 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 18 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 1.23
Max residential FAR: 1.5
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: 2,214 sq ft
Building dimensions: 18 ft x 41 ft
Basement: Above grade full basement
Owner: DECATUR HOUSE RE LLC

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 1 - 3 Unit Residence
Market value: $1,705,000
Total assessment: $20,928
Land assessment: $3,793
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: PLAINER, EVA

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood Bedford-Stuyvesant
District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated 3 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.

Activity

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

2025

  1. Sale Nov 17, 2025 $0

    Changed hands

    542 DECATUR STREET

  2. Sale Nov 17, 2025 $0

    Changed hands

    542 DECATUR STREET

2018

  1. DOB filing Aug 14, 2018 $10,400

    Alteration Type II

    GENERAL CONST. WORK TO ERECT STL. DECK @ REAR OF FIRST FLOOR AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE TO EGRESS, USE, O...

  2. Sale Feb 20, 2018 $1,465,000

    Changed hands

    542 DECATUR STREET

2003

  1. Sale Feb 7, 2003 $430,000

    Changed hands

    542 DECATUR STREET

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
EVA PLAINER
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

GRANTEE/BUYER
18 PARROTT STREET
COLD SPRING, NY, 10516
GRANTOR/SELLER
18 PARROTT STREET
COLD SPRING, NY, 10516
GRANTOR/SELLER
18 PARROTT STREET
COLD SPRING, NY, 10516
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
542 DECATUR STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11233
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
780 KANSAS LANE, SUITE A
MONROE, LA, 71203
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
780 KANSAS LANE, SUITE A
MONROE, LA, 71203
GRANTEE/BUYER
153 HULL STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11233

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner