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492 Van Buren Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 01617 • Lot 0028 • Zip: 11221

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 492 Van Buren Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11221
Block: 01617
Lot: 0028
BBL: 3016170028
Unified address ID: 3016170028

Land use and zoning

Land use: One & Two Family Buildings
Zoning: R6B (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 3,000 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 30 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 0.43
Max residential FAR: 2
Max facility FAR: 2
School district: 16

Building

Building class: One Family Dwellings - Miscellaneous (A9)
Year built: 1899
Last altered: 2008
Floors: 2
Total units: 1
Residential units: 1
Building area: 1,280 sq ft
Building dimensions: 20 ft x 32 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: VAN BEUREN GROUP LLC

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 1 - 3 Unit Residence
Market value: $1,278,000
Total assessment: $20,802
Land assessment: $5,974
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: WILSON, JACQUELINE

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.

Activity

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

2026

  1. Sale Jan 29, 2026 $1,100,000

    Changed hands

    492 VAN BUREN STREET

2017

  1. HPD violation Jan 17, 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. HPD violation Jan 17, 2017

    Class C

    § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF SCALDING HOT WATER. HOT WATER EXCEEDING THE MAXIMUN...

2008

  1. HPD violation May 28, 2008

    Class A

    § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR CEILING 1ST STY. ...

  2. HPD violation May 28, 2008

    Class A

    § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE HOLE IN TILE FLOOR EAST WALL, 1ST STY. APT. KITCHEN.

  3. HPD violation May 28, 2008

    Class A

    § 27-2026 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS 1ST STY. APT. KITCHEN SINK.

  4. HPD violation May 28, 2008

    Class A

    § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE UNHINGED DOOR REAR ROOM, 2ND APT.

  5. Sale Apr 25, 2008 $710,000

    Changed hands

    492 VAN BUREN STREET

  6. DOB filing Mar 11, 2008 $60,000

    Alteration Type I

    HEREWITH CONVERTING FROM AN EXISTING ONE FAMILY, TWO STORY FRAME DWELLING TO A TWO FAMILY, TWO STORY FRAME DWELLING.

2007

  1. ECB violation Dec 18, 2007 $5,000

    Hazardous

    JOB SITE FENCE DEFECTIVE. DEFECT NOTED. 8 FT HIGH PLYWOOD CONSTRUCTIONFENCE ERECTED AT FRONT OF SITE UNDER PERMIT #30...

  2. ECB violation Dec 18, 2007 $880

    Hazardous

    FAILURE TO PERFORM ADEQUATE HOUSEKEEPING. NOTE: AT FRONT YARD & SIDE YARD OF PROPERTY A LARGE AMOUNT OF CONSTRUCTION ...

  3. Permit issued Jul 26, 2007

    PL / PL

    MJM PLUMBING INC

  4. Permit issued Apr 10, 2007

    EQ / EQ

    SKYLINE CONSTRUCTION & HOME IMPR

  5. Permit issued Apr 10, 2007

    AL

    SKYLINE CONSTRUCTION & HOME IMPR

  6. ECB violation Mar 9, 2007 $2,500

    Non-Hazardous

    WORK W/O A PERMIT.WORK NOTED:INSTALLED CONSTRUCTION FENCE 8" HIGH AT FRONT OF BLDG..REMEDY:OBTAIN A PERMIT.

2006

  1. Sale Aug 24, 2006 $330,000

    Changed hands

    492 VAN BUREN STREET

2001

  1. ECB violation May 15, 2001 $2,500

    Non-Hazardous

    WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. WORK NOTED CUT CURB APPROX 12' LONG CREATING AN OFF STREET PARKING. REMEDY: OBTAIN PERMITS OR ...

  2. DOB violation May 15, 2001

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

    WORK WITHOUT PERMIT. WORK NOTED: CUT CURB APPROX. 12' LONG CREATING AN OFF STREET PARKING REMEDY: OBTAIN PERMITS OR R...

1999

  1. ECB violation Jul 26, 1999 $2,500

    Non-Hazardous

    WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT WORK NOTED ROOF HAS BEEN RASISED APPROX 4FT FROM ITS ORIGINAL HEIGHT TO CRETE A 7FT HEIGHT APPR...

  2. ECB violation Mar 9, 1999 $2,500

    Non-Hazardous

    WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. WORK NOTED CURB CUT CONSTRUCTED AT FRONT SIDEWALK WEST SECTION APPROX 12 FEET LONG, ENTIRE WES...

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
A TO Z PROPERTIES, LLC
JOSEPH COHEN
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
GRANTOR/SELLER
492 VAN BUREN
BROOKLYN, NY, 11221
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
645 MADISON AVE, 19TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10022
GRANTOR/SELLER
492 VAN BUREN
BROOKLYN, NY, 11221
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
146 SPENCER ST SUITE 3002
BROOKLYN, NY, 11205
GRANTEE/BUYER
146 SPENCER ST SUITE 3002
BROOKLYN, NY, 11205

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner