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552 Van Buren Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 01618 • Lot 0015 • Zip: 11221

Condition

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

2 Open DOB violations 27 on record • 1988–2021 0 Open ECB violations 4 on record • 1992–2006

Address

Primary address: 552 Van Buren Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11221
Block: 01618
Lot: 0015
BBL: 3016180015
Unified address ID: 3016180015

Land use and zoning

Land use: Industrial & Manufacturing
Zoning: C4-4L (Commercial)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 8,500 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 85 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 4.76
Max residential FAR: 4
Max commercial FAR: 4
Max facility FAR: 4
School district: 16

Building

Building class: Warehouses - Warehouse, Self Storage (E7)
Year built: 1910
Last altered: 1910
Floors: 4
Total units: 1
Residential units: 0
Building area: 40,445 sq ft
Building dimensions: 85 ft x 95 ft
Basement: None/No Basement
Owner: CUBESMART, L.P.

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: All Others
Market value: $4,563,000
Total assessment: $2,053,350
Land assessment: $114,750
Exempt total: $1,854,000
Assessment owner: CUBESMART, L.P.

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
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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Activity

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

2021

  1. DOB NOW filing Sep 29, 2021 $129,000

    Alteration

    Approved

  2. DOB NOW filing Aug 26, 2021 $129,000

    Alteration

    Approved

  3. DOB NOW filing Aug 12, 2021 $58,300

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  4. DOB violation Jun 2, 2021

    BENCH-FAILURE TO BENCHMARK NONE

    FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4

  5. DOB violation Jun 2, 2021

    BENCH-FAILURE TO BENCHMARK NONE

    FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4

  6. DOB violation Apr 29, 2021

    EGRADE-FAILURE TO POST ENERGY GRADE/SCORE NONE

    FAILURE TO DISPLAY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRADE AS PER ADCODE SEC. 28-309.12.3

2020

  1. DOB violation Aug 24, 2020

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

  2. DOB violation Aug 2, 2020

    BENCH-FAILURE TO BENCHMARK NONE

    FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4

  3. DOB NOW filing May 17, 2020 $129,000

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

  4. DOB NOW filing May 17, 2020 $10,000

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  5. DOB violation May 2, 2020

    BENCH-FAILURE TO BENCHMARK NONE

    FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4

2012

  1. Permit issued Oct 12, 2012

    SG

    NORTH SHORE NEON SIGN CO

  2. Permit issued Oct 12, 2012

    SG

    NORTH SHORE NEON SIGN CO

  3. Permit issued Aug 30, 2012

    SG

    NORTH SHORE NEON SIGN CO

  4. Permit issued Jun 25, 2012

    SG

    PAUL SIGNS, INC

  5. DOB filing Mar 27, 2012 $19,805

    Alteration Type III

    NON ILLUMINATED NON ADVERTISING ACCESSORY AWNING - 552 VAN BUREN STREET

  6. Permit issued Mar 22, 2012

    SG

    PAUL SIGNS, INC

2011

  1. Sale Nov 3, 2011 $22,270,000

    Changed hands

    552 VAN BUREN STREET

2008

  1. DOB filing Mar 3, 2008 $800,000

    Alteration Type I

    USE CHANGE FROM A MANUFACTURING AND STORAGE, LOADING, UNLOADING USE GROUP 17 WITH ACCESSORY OFFICES AND SHOWROOM BEIN...

  2. DOB filing Feb 27, 2008 $70,000

    Alteration Type II

    Installation of Individually Coded Interior Fire Alarm System with Central Office Conection as per attached plans. Th...

2006

  1. DOB filing Dec 28, 2006 $10,750

    Alteration Type III

    NON ILLUMINATED NON ADVERTISING ACCESSORY BUSINESS AWNING LETTERING- 552 VAN BUREN STREET NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR...

  2. DOB filing Dec 18, 2006 $40,000

    Alteration Type III

    Filing structural plans in conjuction with Alteration Type I Application # 301960420.

  3. Permit issued Dec 1, 2006

    AL / OT

    AMA HOLDING INC

  4. DOB filing Nov 9, 2006 $50,000

    Alteration Type II

    Filing plumbing plans in conjunction with Alteration Type I # 301960420.

  5. ECB violation Apr 12, 2006 $500

    Hazardous

    FAILURE TO POST CONTRACTOR'S SIGN. NOTED: NO CONTRACTORS SIGN POSTED ON CONSTRUCTION FENCE OR SIDEWALK SHED AT THE AB...

  6. ECB violation Apr 12, 2006 $2,000

    Hazardous

    SIDEWALK SHED DOES NOT MEET BLDG. CODE SPECIFICATIONS. (PERMIT #302078891) DEFECTS NOTED: 1. APPROXIMATE 60 FT. SECTI...

2005

  1. Sale Jul 6, 2005 $2,800,000

    Changed hands

    552 VAN BUREN STREET

1998

  1. ECB violation Feb 27, 1998 $180

    Non-Hazardous

    35H,75U,18L, 35-REGROOVE MACHINE SHEAVE 75-PERFORM 5 YEAR TEST 18-REPAIR INTERLOCK HOIST (DOOR)

1992

  1. ECB violation Jan 14, 1992 $150

    Non-Hazardous

    02M,14M,21I,18#,28H,30O,57O,40#,74#, #21 ANNOCIATOR REPAIR OR REPLACE-#18 REPAIR INTERLOCK BAR.-#74 PROVIDE SHIELD FO...

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

2

Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
CUBE SMART
DALE GINGRICH
DOB Filing 03/27/2012
Owner
552 VAN BUREN LLC C/O STORAGE
STEVE NOVENSTEIN
DOB Filing 03/03/2008
Owner
481 Grand Avenue LLC
Steve Novenstein
DOB Filing 02/27/2008
Owner
1810 SOUTHERN BLVD LLC
MICHAEL HUMPHREY
DOB Filing 12/28/2006
3

Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
PR
DOUGLASTON, NY, 11363
DOB NOW 09/29/2021
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

MORTGAGER/BORROWER
552 VAN BUREN LLC
ACRIS 11/03/2011
GRANTEE/BUYER
CUBESMART, L.P.
460 E. SWEDESFORD ROAD, SUITE 3000
WAYNE, PA, 19087
ACRIS 11/03/2011
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
SWEDBANK AB NEW YORK BRANCH
ACRIS 11/03/2011
PARTY 2
SWEDBANK AB, NEW YORK BRANCH
ONE PENN PLAZA
15TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10119
ACRIS 06/25/2010
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
LEHMAN BROTHERS HOLDINGS INC.
1271 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 46TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10020
ACRIS 01/20/2009
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
LEHMAN COMMERCIAL PAPER INC.
1271 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS , 46TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10020
ACRIS 01/20/2009
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
LEHMAN COMMERCIAL PAPER INC.
1271 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS , 46TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10020
ACRIS 01/20/2009
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
LEHMAN COMMERCIAL PAPER INC
1271 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
NEW YORK, NY, 10020
ACRIS 01/20/2009
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
LEHMAN BROTHERS HOLDINGS INC
1271 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
46TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10020
ACRIS 01/20/2009
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
LEHMAN BROTHERS HOLDINGS INC.
399 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10022
ACRIS 03/01/2007

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
CUBESMART, L.P.
Assessment Roll
PLUTO Owner
CUBESMART, L.P.
PLUTO