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521 Monroe Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 01634 • Lot 0049 • Zip: 11221

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 521 Monroe Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11221
Block: 01634
Lot: 0049
BBL: 3016340049
Unified address ID: 3016340049

Land use and zoning

Land use: Multi-Family Walk-Up Buildings
Zoning: R6B (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 1,900 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 19 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 1.6
Max residential FAR: 2
Max facility FAR: 2
School district: 16

Building

Building class: Walk-up Apartments - Three Families (C0)
Year built: 1899
Last altered: 1899
Floors: 3
Total units: 3
Residential units: 3
Building area: 3,040 sq ft
Building dimensions: 19 ft x 40 ft
Basement: Above grade full basement
Owner: MB 521 MONROE LLC

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 1 - 3 Unit Residence
Market value: $1,167,000
Total assessment: $16,123
Land assessment: $5,001
Exempt total: $3,260
Assessment owner: RUTHERFORD JAMES

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.

2026

  1. Sale May 29, 2026 $2,800,000

    Changed hands

    521 MONROE STREET

2025

  1. DOB NOW filing Jun 17, 2025 $163,000

    Alteration

    Approved

  2. DOB NOW filing Jan 21, 2025 $39,000

    Alteration

    Approved

2024

  1. DOB NOW filing Dec 24, 2024 $39,000

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

  2. DOB NOW filing Nov 15, 2024 $163,000

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

  3. Sale Oct 21, 2024 $1,410,000

    Changed hands

    521 MONROE ST

  4. Sale Oct 21, 2024 $1,410,000

    Changed hands

    521 MONROE ST

2023

  1. Sale Jun 22, 2023 $19,348

    Changed hands

    521 MONROE STREET

2020

  1. ECB violation Feb 24, 2020 $1,562

    CLASS - 2

    I OBSERVED IN CELLAR UNIONS ON GAS LINE WHICH ARE PROHIBITED AND NOT CODE COMPLAINT, REPAIR AND/OR REPLACE

  2. ECB violation Feb 24, 2020 $0

    CLASS - 1

    I OBSERVED IN CELLAR NEWLY INSTALLED WEIL MCLAIN BOILER WITH NEWLY INSTALLED SHUT OFF VALVE AND NIPPLES FOR BOILER UP...

Property Contacts

Contact information aggregated from multiple government sources

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Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
BASIC GROUPS CORP
BROOKLYN, NY, 11223
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
521 MONROE ST
BROOKLYN, NY, 11221
GRANTEE/BUYER
521 MONROE ST
BROOKLYN, NY, 11221
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
521 MONROE ST
BROOKLYN, NY, 11221
GRANTEE/BUYER
521 MONROE ST
BROOKLYN, NY, 11221
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
11819 MIAMI ST
SUITE 100
OMAHA, NE, 68164
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
521 MONROE ST
BROOKLYN, NY, 11221
GRANTEE/BUYER
521 MONROE ST
BROOKLYN, NY, 11221
GRANTEE/BUYER
521 MONROE ST
BROOKLYN, NY, 11221
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
521 MONROE ST
BROOKLYN, NY, 11221
GRANTOR/SELLER
1780 NOSTRAND AVE
BROOKLYN, NY, 11226

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner