Skip to content

257 Lewis Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 01635 • Lot 0001 • Zip: 11221

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 257 Lewis Avenue, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11221
Block: 01635
Lot: 0001
BBL: 3016350001
Unified address ID: 3016350001

Land use and zoning

Land use: Multi-Family Walk-Up Buildings
Zoning: R6B (Residential)
Lot type: Corner
Lot area: 3,200 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 40 ft x 80 ft
Built FAR: 3.75
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: 2020
Floors: 4
Total units: 14
Residential units: 14
Building area: 12,000 sq ft
Building dimensions: 40 ft x 75 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: 529 MONROE LLC

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: Apartments
Market value: $1,118,000
Total assessment: $503,100
Land assessment: $49,050
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: MONROE LEWIS LLC

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. HPD violation Mar 4, 2026

    Class B

    § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT NORTH WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM ...

  2. HPD violation Mar 4, 2026

    Class B

    § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING AND NOR...

  3. HPD violation Mar 4, 2026

    Class B

    § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT THE CEILING AND ...

  4. HPD violation Mar 4, 2026

    Class A

    § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE EAST WALL IN THE BATHROO...

  5. HPD violation Mar 4, 2026

    Class B

    § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK OVER THE CEILING IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCAT...

  6. HPD violation Mar 4, 2026

    Class B

    § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK OVER THE CEILING OF THE 1ST CLOSET FROM EAST AT SOUTH IN ...

2025

  1. ECB violation May 27, 2025 $5,030

    CLASS - 1

    REMOVED OR DEFACED A WRITTEN POSTED VACATE ORDER. NOTE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION, A WRITTEN POSTED ACTIVE VACATE ORDE...

  2. ECB violation Mar 25, 2025 $60,000

    CLASS - 1

    ILLEGAL OCCUPANCY WITH 3 OR MORE ADDITIONAL DWELLING WITH THAN ILLEGALAUTHORIZED, BY DEPT BUILDINGS RECORDS NOTED UNI...

  3. ECB violation Mar 25, 2025 $70,000

    CLASS - 1

    ILLEGAL OCCUPANCY WITH 3 OR MORE ADDITIONAL DWELLING WITH THAN ILLEGALAUTHORIZED, BY DEPT BUILDINGS RECORDS NOTED UNI...

  4. ECB violation Mar 25, 2025 $2,500

    CLASS - 1

    WORK DOES NOT CONFORM TO APPROVED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS AND/OR APPROVED AMENDMENTS. NOTED UNIT 4B KITCHEN CABINENT D...

  5. ECB violation Mar 25, 2025 $60,000

    CLASS - 1

    ILLEGAL OCCUPANCY WITH 3 OR MORE ADDITIONAL DWELLING WITH THAN ILLEGALAUTHORIZED, BY DEPT BUILDINGS RECORDS NOTED UNI...

  6. ECB violation Mar 25, 2025 $2,500

    CLASS - 1

    FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. LACK OF REQUIRED NUMBER OF MEANS OF EGRESS FOR EVERY FLOOR PER...

2023

  1. DOB violation Jun 30, 2023

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

  2. DOB violation Jun 30, 2023

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

  3. DOB violation Jun 20, 2023

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

  4. DOB violation Jun 20, 2023

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

  5. DOB violation Apr 25, 2023

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

2021

  1. DOB filing Oct 29, 2021 $988,000

    Alteration Type II

    RENOVATION OF EXISTING MULTIPLE DWELLING AT BASEMENT, 1ST THROUGH 4TH FLOORS AND ROOF. REMOVING AND INSTALLING NEW IN...

  2. DOB NOW filing Oct 14, 2021 $157,800

    Alteration

    Approved

  3. DOB NOW filing Aug 19, 2021 $157,800

    Alteration

    Approved

  4. DOB NOW filing Jul 14, 2021 $157,800

    Alteration

    Approved

  5. Permit issued Apr 30, 2021

    EW / OT

    JCPR CONSTRUCTION CORP

  6. DOB filing Apr 30, 2021 $460,800

    Alteration Type II

    PROPOSED INTERIOR RENOVATION WITH PARTITIONS & PLUMBING WORKS AS PER PLAN. TO RECTIFY ECB VIOLATION NUMBERS 35296...

  7. Permit issued Apr 22, 2021

    EW / MH

    JCPR CONSTRUCTION CORP

  8. Permit issued Apr 22, 2021

    EW / OT

    JCPR CONSTRUCTION CORP

  9. DOB NOW filing Jan 25, 2021 $4,300

    Alteration

    Approved

2020

  1. DOB NOW filing Jul 28, 2020 $16,500

    Alteration

    Approved

  2. DOB NOW filing Jul 28, 2020 $157,800

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

  3. Permit issued Jul 20, 2020

    EW / OT

    JCPR CONSTRUCTION CORP

  4. Permit issued Mar 23, 2020

    EW / OT

    JCPR CONSTRUCTION CORP

  5. Permit issued Mar 23, 2020

    EW / MH

    JCPR CONSTRUCTION CORP

2019

  1. Sale Jun 13, 2019 $5,050,000

    Changed hands

    527-529 MONROE STREET

2018

  1. DOB violation May 16, 2018

    AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE

    FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

2016

  1. Sale May 5, 2016 $1,700,000

    Changed hands

    527 MONROE STREET

2015

  1. Sale Aug 19, 2015 $0

    Changed hands

    527 MONROE STREET

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

1

Registration Contracts

Contact information from multiple dwelling registrations

CorporateOwner
529 Monroe LLC
450 7th Ave STE 23
New York, NY, 10123
Agent
Outpost Club INC
450 7th Ave STE 23
New York, NY, 10123
HeadOfficer
Daniel Wolfson
1 State St FL 29
New York, NY, 10004
SiteManager
Vito Bellacosa
2

Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
527 MONROE LLC
ADAM COHEN
Owner
CORE SERVICES GROUP
JACK BROWN
3

Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
WOLFSON DOB FILINGS
LAKEWOOD, NJ, 08701
Owner
THE STUYVESANT GROUP
HOPEWELL JUNCTION, NY, 12533
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

PARTY 2
301 SYLVAN AVENUE
ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, NJ, 07632
PARTY 1
1 STATE STREET
29TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10004
GRANTEE/BUYER
1 STATE ST FL 29
NEW YORK, NY, 10004
GRANTOR/SELLER
199 LEE AVENUE SUITE 1000
BROOKLYN, NY, 11211
PARTY ONE
68 SOUTH SERVICE ROAD
MELVILLE, NY, 11747
PARTY TWO
209 HARRISON AVENUE
BROOKLYN, NY, 11206
MORTGAGEE
68 SOUTH SERVICE ROAD
MELVILLE, NY, 11747
GRANTOR/SELLER
665 RUTLAND ROAD
BROOKLYN, NY, 11203
GRANTOR/SELLER
132 STUYVESANT AVENUE
BROOKLYN, NY, 11221
GRANTEE/BUYER
665 RUTLAND ROAD
BROOKLYN, NY, 11203

Show all recorded documents

5

Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner