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491 Decatur Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 01678 • Lot 0070 • Zip: 11233

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 491 Decatur Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11233
Block: 01678
Lot: 0070
BBL: 3016780070
Unified address ID: 3016780070

Land use and zoning

Land use: One & Two Family Buildings
Zoning: R6B (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 1,800 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 18 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 1.47
Max residential FAR: 2
Max facility FAR: 2
School district: 16

Building

Building class: Two Family Dwellings - Converted from One Family (B3)
Year built: 1899
Last altered: 1899
Floors: 2
Total units: 2
Residential units: 2
Building area: 2,637 sq ft
Building dimensions: 18 ft x 45 ft
Basement: Above grade full basement
Owner: PICKETT, MARY JANE

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 1 - 3 Unit Residence
Market value: $1,242,000
Total assessment: $21,854
Land assessment: $5,877
Exempt total: $1,460
Assessment owner: PICKETT, MARY JANE

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood Bedford-Stuyvesant
District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated 6 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.

Places nearby

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Activity

Sales, filings, permits and violations from every dataset, in one order.

2026

  1. Sale May 12, 2026 $0

    Changed hands

    491 DECATUR STREET

2001

  1. ECB violation Aug 8, 2001 $2,500

    Hazardous

    WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT.WORK NOTED:ERECTED A ENTENSION TO BUILDING STRUCTURE AT 1ST FLOOR REAR MADE OF WOOD TWO SIDES A...

  2. DOB violation Aug 8, 2001

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

    WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT WORK NOTED ERECTED A EXTENSION TO BUILDING STRUCTURE AT 1ST FLOOR REAR MADE OF WOOD TWO SIDES A...

2000

  1. ECB violation Oct 19, 2000 $250

    Non-Hazardous

    WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT:WORK NOTED HAVING CONSTRUCTED A STEEL CANOPY IN IN THE FRONT YARD:CANOPY IS APPROX 15 DEEP BY 8...

  2. DOB violation Oct 19, 2000

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

    WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. WORK NOTED: HAVING CONSTRUCTED A STEEL CANOPY IN THE FRONT YARD. CANOPY IS APPROX 15'X 18' AND...

  3. ECB violation Aug 1, 2000 $0

    Non-Hazardous

    WORK WITHOUT PERMIT.WORK NOTED:AT FRONT YARD A PERMIT NOTE ATTACHED ROOF STRUCTURE(METEL CANOPY)APPROXIMATELY 15'X20'...

  4. DOB violation Aug 1, 2000

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

    WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. WORK NOTED: AT FRONT YARD A PERMANENT ATTACHED ROOF STRUCTURE (METAL CANOPY) APPROXIMATELY 15'...

1999

  1. ECB violation Aug 27, 1999 $0

    Non-Hazardous

    WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. WORK NOTED: LARGE METAL CANOPY CONSTRUCTED AT ENTIRE FRONT YARD EAST SECTION APPROXIMATELY 12F...

Property Contacts

Contact information aggregated from multiple government sources

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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

GRANTOR/SELLER
491 DECATUR STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11233
GRANTEE/BUYER
491 DECATUR STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11233
GRANTEE/BUYER
491 DECATUR STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11233
GRANTEE/BUYER
GRANTOR/SELLER
GRANTEE/BUYER
GRANTOR/SELLER
GRANTOR/SELLER
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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner