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540 Hancock Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 01660 • Lot 0024 • Zip: 11233

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 540 Hancock Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11233
Block: 01660
Lot: 0024
BBL: 3016600024
Unified address ID: 3016600024

Land use and zoning

Land use: Multi-Family Walk-Up Buildings
Zoning: R6B (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 1,667 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 16 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 1.89
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: 3.5
Total units: 3
Residential units: 3
Building area: 3,150 sq ft
Building dimensions: 16 ft x 42 ft
Basement: Above grade full basement
Owner: THOMPSON JAMES

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 1 - 3 Unit Residence
Market value: $1,331,000
Total assessment: $22,572
Land assessment: $5,935
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: JAMES THOMPSON

Neighborhood

The area this lot falls inside, and the commute Hoodkit measures from it.

Neighborhood Bedford-Stuyvesant
District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated 4 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 4, 2026

    Class A

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

2024

  1. HPD violation Nov 29, 2024

    Class I

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

2023

  1. HPD violation Nov 22, 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 ...

2022

  1. HPD violation Nov 14, 2022

    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 Feb 25, 2022

    Class A

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

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

IndividualOwner
JAMES S THOMPSON
540 HANCOCK STREET 2 FL
BROOKLYN, NY, 11233
SiteManager
KENDRA INNISS
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

GRANTOR
193 LEFFERTS PLACE
BROOKLYN, NY, 00000
GRANTEE
333 LAFAYETTE AVENUE
BROOKLYN, NY, 00000
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
544 HANCOCK ST
BROOKLYN, NY, 112331019
PARTY 1
Party 2
00000
GRANTOR/SELLER
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
PARTY TWO
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
NO STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 00000
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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner