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597 Hancock Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 01656 • Lot 0066 • Zip: 11233

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 597 Hancock Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11233
Block: 01656
Lot: 0066
BBL: 3016560066
Unified address ID: 3016560066

Land use and zoning

Land use: One & Two Family Buildings
Zoning: R6B (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 1,683 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 16 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 1.65
Max residential FAR: 2
Max facility FAR: 2
School district: 16

Building

Building class: Two Family Dwellings - Converted from One Family (B3)
Year built: 1901
Last altered: 1901
Floors: 3
Total units: 2
Residential units: 2
Building area: 2,784 sq ft
Building dimensions: 16 ft x 42 ft
Basement: Above grade full basement
Owner: JOHNSON, JESSICA

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 1 - 3 Unit Residence
Market value: $1,193,000
Total assessment: $19,347
Land assessment: $5,335
Exempt total: $1,460
Assessment owner: JOHNSON, JESSICA

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. DOB NOW filing Jul 27, 2026 $81,000

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  2. DOB NOW filing Jul 15, 2026 $276,220

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  3. Sale Apr 20, 2026 $1,305,000

    Changed hands

    597 HANCOCK STREET

2011

  1. Sale Apr 25, 2011 $0

    Changed hands

    597 HANCOCK STREET

2010

  1. HPD violation Mar 1, 2010

    Class C

    § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER LOCK AT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 1s...

Property Contacts

Contact information aggregated from multiple government sources

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Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
SIGNATURE MANAGEMENT
Plainfield, NJ, 07060
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
15 MAPLE STREET
SECOND FLOOR WEST
SUMMIT, NJ, 07901
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
70 WEST 36TH STREET
13TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10018
GRANTOR/SELLER
597 HANCOCK STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11233
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
439 KINGSTON AVENUE
BROOKLYN, NY, 11225
GRANTEE/BUYER
439 KINGSTON AVENUE
BROOKLYN, NY, 11225
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
70 WEST 36TH STREET
13TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10018
GRANTEE/BUYER
597 HANCOCK STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11233
GRANTOR/SELLER
597 HANCOCK STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11233
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGER/BORROWER

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner