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512 Van Buren Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 01617 • Lot 0037 • Zip: 11221

Condition

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

9 Open HPD violations Class A 5 Class C 4 40 on record • 2008–2023 12 Open DOB violations 14 on record • 1993–2019 1 Evictions executed 1 on record • 2017

Address

Primary address: 512 Van Buren Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11221
Block: 01617
Lot: 0037
BBL: 3016170037
Unified address ID: 3016170037

Land use and zoning

Land use: Multi-Family Walk-Up Buildings
Zoning: R6B (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 1,950 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 19 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 1.35
Max residential FAR: 2
Max facility FAR: 2
School district: 16

Building

Building class: Walk-up Apartments - Over Six Families Without Stores (C1)
Year built: 1931
Last altered: 1931
Floors: 3
Total units: 8
Residential units: 8
Building area: 2,634 sq ft
Building dimensions: 19 ft x 45 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: JOHN HENRY WILLIS

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 2B
Market value: $186,000
Total assessment: $39,913
Land assessment: $1,717
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: JOHN HENRY WILLIS

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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Activity

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

2023

  1. HPD violation Mar 27, 2023

    Class A

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

2022

  1. HPD violation Mar 2, 2022

    Class A

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

2021

  1. HPD violation Apr 13, 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. DOB violation Nov 8, 2019

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT

2018

  1. HPD violation Jun 6, 2018

    Class B

    D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING OF BATHROOM...

  2. HPD violation Jun 6, 2018

    Class B

    § 65 M/D LAW PROVIDE UNDER COMPLETED PERMIT, A PROPER ENCLOSURE FOR THE CENTRAL HEATING PLANT, AT CELLAR FRONT.

  3. HPD violation Jun 6, 2018

    Class B

    D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS DOOR OF BOILER ROOM CELLAR FRONT.

2015

  1. DOB violation Oct 1, 2015

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2014 INSPECTION REPORT

2009

  1. DOB violation Dec 31, 2009

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

2008

  1. DOB violation Jan 3, 2008

    LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED

2005

  1. DOB violation Jan 31, 2005

    LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED

2003

  1. DOB violation Mar 19, 2003

    LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED

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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Registration Contracts

Contact information from multiple dwelling registrations

Agent
Elouise willis
119 Somers Street
Brooklyn, NY, 11233
Registration Contract
SiteManager
Elouise Willis
Registration Contract
JointOwner
ELOISE WILLIS
119 SOMER ST I
BKLYN, NY, 11233
Registration Contract
JointOwner
JOHN WILLIS
119 SOMER ST
BKLYN, NY, 11233
Registration Contract
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

PARTY 2
HENRY WILLIS, JOHN
512 VAN BUREN STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11221
ACRIS 05/31/2025
PARTY 1
WILLIAMS, NIAMBI
896 RIVER STREET
TROY, NY, 12180
ACRIS 05/31/2025
PARTY 1
WILLIAMS-RAHIM, NIAMBI
896 RIVER STREET
TROY, NY, 12180
ACRIS 05/31/2025
PARTY 2
WILLIS, ELOUISE
512 VAN BUREN STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11221
ACRIS 05/31/2025
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
SINCLAIR, CHARLES WH
ACRIS 06/04/2001
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
SINCLAIR, CHARLES W.H.
12220 N.E. MIAMI PLACE
NORTH MIAMI, FL, 33161
ACRIS 12/07/1995
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
WILLIS, ELOUISE
119 SOMERS ST
BKLYN, NY, 11233
ACRIS 12/07/1995
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
WILLIS, JOHN HENRY
119 SOMERS ST
BKLYN, NY, 11233
ACRIS 12/07/1995
GRANTOR/SELLER
SINCLAIR, CHARLIE WH
12220 N.E. MIAMI PLACE
MIAMI, FL
ACRIS 09/21/1995
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MADISON RESOURCES LTD
2001 MARCUS AVE
LAKE SUCCESS, NY, 00000
ACRIS 08/31/1990

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
JOHN HENRY WILLIS
Assessment Roll
PLUTO Owner
JOHN HENRY WILLIS
PLUTO