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581 Madison Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 01640 • Lot 0067 • Zip: 11221

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 581 Madison Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11221
Block: 01640
Lot: 0067
BBL: 3016400067
Unified address ID: 3016400067

Land use and zoning

Land use: Multi-Family Walk-Up Buildings
Zoning: R6B (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 2,000 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 20 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 1.58
Max residential FAR: 2
Max facility FAR: 2
School district: 16

Building

Building class: Walk-up Apartments - Five to Six Families (C2)
Year built: 1931
Last altered: 1931
Floors: 2.5
Total units: 6
Residential units: 6
Building area: 3,150 sq ft
Building dimensions: 20 ft x 45 ft
Basement: Unknown
Owner: 581 MADISON STREET LLC

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 4, 5, or 6 Units
Market value: $223,000
Total assessment: $64,350
Land assessment: $2,308
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: HERBERT RAGIN

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 May 5, 2026

    Class A

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

2025

  1. HPD violation Nov 20, 2025

    Class I

    §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27...

2024

  1. HPD violation Nov 27, 2024

    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 Apr 10, 2024

    Class A

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

2023

  1. HPD violation Nov 21, 2023

    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 Mar 23, 2023

    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. DOB NOW filing Sep 9, 2021 $58,000

    Alteration

    Approved

  2. DOB NOW filing Apr 22, 2021 $3,000

    Alteration

    Approved

  3. DOB NOW filing Apr 15, 2021 $58,000

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  4. DOB NOW filing Apr 6, 2021 $114,000

    Alteration

    Approved

  5. DOB NOW filing Jan 20, 2021 $114,000

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

2020

  1. Sale Nov 20, 2020 $1,600,000

    Changed hands

    581 MADISON STREET

2005

  1. DOB filing Jun 23, 2005 $10,000

    Alteration Type II

    Drawings are filed for minor plumbing work and minor construction work for the installation of new plumbing fixtures ...

  2. Permit issued Feb 9, 2005

    PL / PL

    PERMANANCE PLBG HTG MECH

2004

  1. Permit issued Oct 14, 2004

    EW / OT

    HERBERT RAGIN

2002

  1. ECB violation Jul 30, 2002 $800

    Hazardous

    OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY BUILDING DEPARTMENT RECORDS DEFECT NOTED : CLASS A APT AT REAR 1ST FLOOR 3PC BA...

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
HERBERT RAGIN
581 MADISON ST 1
BKLYN, NY, 11221
HeadOfficer
HERBERT RAGIN
581 MADISON ST 1
BKLYN, NY, 11221
Officer
FEBBIE RAGIN
581 MADISON ST
BKLYN, NY, 11221
SiteManager
HERBERT A RAGIN
JointOwner
HERBERT RAGIN
581 MADISON ST
BROOKLYN, NY, 11221
JointOwner
FEBBIE RAGIN
581 MADISON ST
BROOKLYN, NY, 11221
2

Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
Not Applicable
Herbert Ragin
3

Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
PR
NEW YORK, NY, 10001
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
11819 MIAMI STREET SUITE 100
OMAHA, NE, 68164
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
60 LIVINGSTON AVENUE EP-MN-WS3D
ST. PAUL, MN, 55107
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
60 LIVINGSTON AVENUE EP-MN-WS3D
ST. PAUL, MN, 55107
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
11819 MIAMI STREET SUITE 100
OMAHA, NE, 68164
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
60 LIVINGSTON AVENUE EP-MN-WS3D
ST. PAUL, MN, 55107
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
11819 MIAMI STREET SUITE 100
OMAHA, NE, 68164
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
PO BOX 2026
FLINT, MI, 48501
ASSIGNEE
645 MADISON AVENUE, 19TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10022
ASSIGNOR
1580 PRESIDENT STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11213
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
C/O TOWER FUND CAPITAL
1325 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 28TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10023

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner