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591 Hancock Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 01656 • Lot 0069 • Zip: 11233

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 591 Hancock Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11233
Block: 01656
Lot: 0069
BBL: 3016560069
Unified address ID: 3016560069

Land use and zoning

Land use: One & Two Family Buildings
Zoning: R6B (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 3,733 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 37 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 0.72
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: 2,703 sq ft
Building dimensions: 20 ft x 33 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: BLAKE ROBERT

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 1 - 3 Unit Residence
Market value: $1,255,000
Total assessment: $19,704
Land assessment: $6,877
Exempt total: $1,460
Assessment owner: BLAKE ROBERT

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 28, 2026 $60,000

    Alteration

    Approved

  2. DOB NOW filing Jun 15, 2026 $5,000

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

2025

  1. DOB NOW filing Dec 9, 2025 $60,000

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

2011

  1. DOB violation Jun 15, 2011

    AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE

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

  2. DOB violation Jun 15, 2011

    AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE

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

  3. DOB violation Jun 15, 2011

    AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE

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

  4. ECB violation Mar 14, 2011 $0

    CLASS - 1

    WORK W/O PERMIT. NOTE : @ ATTIC FULL HT. PARTITIONS INSTALLED WATER / WASTE LINES FOR 3PC BATH ( SHOWER, SINK, TOILET...

  5. ECB violation Mar 14, 2011 $0

    CLASS - 1

    OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO DOB RECORDS NOTE : ATTIC OCCUPIED AS (1) CLASS 'A' APT. W/ NO RECORDS OR DOCUMENTS TO LEGALIZE ...

  6. ECB violation Mar 14, 2011 $0

    CLASS - 1

    FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER FAILURE TO PROVIDE REQUIRED MEANS OF EGRESS FOR EVERY FLOOR PER BC1...

2004

  1. Sale May 18, 2004 $484,000

    Changed hands

    591 HANCOCK STREET

  2. DOB filing May 6, 2004 $12,000

    Alteration Type II

    LEGALIZE RENOVATION OF EXISTING MANSORY PORCH WALLS & STEPS. NO CHANGE TO USE EGRESS NOR-OCCUPANCY.

  3. DOB filing May 5, 2004 $0

    Alteration Type III

    LEGALIZE CURB CUT 10' WIDE INCLUDING 1'-6" SPLAYS EACH SIDE, NORTH SIDE OF HANCOCK ST. 238'-0" EAST OF STUYVESANT ST.

  4. Permit issued May 3, 2004

    AL / CC

    PHILIP TOSCANO ARCHITECTS

  5. Permit issued May 3, 2004

    EW / OT

    PHILIP TOSCANO ARCHITECTS

  6. DOB filing Apr 26, 2004 $5,000

    Alteration Type II

    LEGALIZE RENOVATION OF EXISTING MANSORY PORCH WALLS & STEPS. NO CHANGE TO USE EGRESS NOR-OCCUPANCY.

  7. DOB filing Apr 26, 2004 $0

    Alteration Type III

    LEGALIZE CURB CUT 10' WIDE INCLUDING 1'-6' SPLAYS EACH SIDE, NORTH SIDE OF HANCOCK ST. 238'-0' EAST OF STUYVESANT ST.

2003

  1. Sale Mar 31, 2003 $30,000

    Changed hands

    591 HANCOCK STREET

2002

  1. ECB violation May 3, 2002 $2,500

    Non-Hazardous

    WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT WORK NOTED 1.CUT STREET CURB CREATING A DRIVEWAY2.ERECTED NEW BRICK STEP AND ALSO A PORCH IN FR...

Property Contacts

Contact information aggregated from multiple government sources

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Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
Bolt Enterprises Inc.
KEW GARDENS, NY, 11415-150
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

MORTGAGEE/LENDER
1901 E VOORHEES STREET
DANVILLE, IL, 61834
PARTY 1
591 HANCOCK ST
BROOKLYN, NY, 11233
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
1901 E VOORHEES STREET
DANVILLE, IL, 61834
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
1050 WOODWARD AVE
DETROIT, MI, 48226
PARTY ONE
710 KANSAS LANE
LA4-2107
MONROE, LA, 71203
PARTY TWO
635 WOODWARD AVE
DETROIT, MI, 48226
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
1050 WOODWARD AVE
DETROIT, MI, 48226
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
710 KANSAS LANE
MONROE, LA, 71203
PARTY 2
1111 POLARIS PARKWAY
COLUMBUS, OH, 43240
MORTGAGER/BORROWER

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner