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185 Chauncey Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 01687 • Lot 0077 • Zip: 11233

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 185 Chauncey Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11233
Block: 01687
Lot: 0077
BBL: 3016870077
Unified address ID: 3016870077

Land use and zoning

Land use: Multi-Family Walk-Up Buildings
Zoning: R6B (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 2,545 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 25 ft x 104 ft
Built FAR: 3.67
Max residential FAR: 2
Max facility FAR: 2
School district: 16

Building

Building class: Walk-up Apartments - Five to Six Families (C2)
Year built: 1920
Last altered: 1920
Floors: 4
Total units: 6
Residential units: 6
Building area: 9,350 sq ft
Building dimensions: 25 ft x 68 ft
Basement: None/No Basement
Owner: 185 CHAUNCEY STREET LLC

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 4, 5, or 6 Units
Market value: $534,000
Total assessment: $48,116
Land assessment: $7,208
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: NIGEL WILTSHIRE

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 31, 2026 $16,500

    Alteration CO

    Plan Examiner Review

  2. HPD violation Jun 8, 2026

    Class B

    § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDED MATERIAL AT SOUTH WALL...

  3. HPD violation Jun 8, 2026

    Class B

    § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDED MATERIAL AT WEST WALL ...

  4. HPD violation Jun 1, 2026

    Class B

    § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT WEST WALL IN THE...

  5. HPD violation Jun 1, 2026

    Class A

    § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... GREATER THAN 10 SQUARE FEET AT E...

  6. HPD violation May 18, 2026

    Class B

    § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT WEST, EAST, SOUTH AND NORTH WALL THROUGHTO...

  7. HPD violation May 18, 2026

    Class A

    § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AT EAST, WEST SOUTH AND NORT...

  8. DOB NOW filing Feb 10, 2026 $16,500

    Alteration CO

    Permit Entire

2025

  1. DOB NOW filing Sep 16, 2025 $192,100

    Alteration CO

    Permit Entire

  2. DOB filing Jul 18, 2025 $750,000

    Alteration Type I

    CHANGE TO DWELLING UNIT COUNT WITH GENERAL CONSTRUCTION WORK AS PER PLAN. ALL ASSOCIATED MECHANICAL AND PLUMBING WORK...

2024

  1. Permit issued Sep 25, 2024

    AL

    ZAF CORPORATION

  2. DOB NOW filing Sep 24, 2024 $72,500

    Alteration

    Approved

2023

  1. Permit issued May 23, 2023

    AL

    ZAF CORPORATION

  2. DOB NOW filing Feb 9, 2023 $114,600

    Alteration

    Approved

  3. DOB NOW filing Feb 9, 2023 $72,500

    Alteration

    Approved

  4. Permit issued Feb 8, 2023

    AL

    ZAF CORPORATION

2022

  1. Permit issued Aug 4, 2022

    AL

    ZAF CORPORATION

  2. Sale May 12, 2022 $2,325,000

    Changed hands

    185 CHAUNCEY STREET

2018

  1. Sale Oct 17, 2018 $2,550,000

    Changed hands

    185 CHAUNCEY STREET

2007

  1. DOB filing Jan 10, 2007 $140,000

    Alteration Type I

    Propose to convert community use to Four Family Dwelling Unit. Install plumbing fixtures and partitions as per plans....

2002

  1. Permit issued Dec 5, 2002

    PL / PL

    VIP SEWER CLEANING SERVICE

  2. Permit issued Nov 7, 2002

    AL

    CLIFFS PLASTER RESTORATION INC

2001

  1. DOB filing Nov 2, 2001 $152,000

    Alteration Type II

    PROPOSE TO REMOVE & CONSTRUCT INTERIOR N ON BEARING PARTITIONS REMOVE AL PLUMBING FIXTURES & OPIPING AND REMO...

1999

  1. ECB violation Aug 31, 1999 $2,500

    Non-Hazardous

    FAILURE TO MAINTAIN. IN REAR YARD IT WAS NOTED THAT A LARGE AMOUNT OFCONSTRUCTION DEBRIS WAS STREWN ABOUT. ALSO ON 1S...

  2. ECB violation Aug 31, 1999 $2,500

    Hazardous

    WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT WORK NOTED AT 2RD FL LEVEL FULL KITCHEN INSTALLED Q/ELECTRICAL AT 4TH FL LEVEL FULL 3PC BATHRM ...

  3. DOB violation Aug 31, 1999

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

    WORK WIHTOUT A PERMIT. WORK NOTED: AT 3RD FLOOR LEVEL FULL KITCHEN IN- STALLED W/ELECTRICAL AT 4TH FLOOR LEVEL FULL 3...

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

CorporateOwner
185 CHAUNCEY STREET, LLC
586 4TH STREET
Brooklyn, NY, 11215
Agent
GEORGE LAU
586 4TH STREET
Brooklyn, NY, 11215
HeadOfficer
GEORGE LAU
586 4TH STREET
Brooklyn, NY, 11215
Shareholder
GEORGE LAU
586 4TH STREET
Brooklyn, NY, 11215
Shareholder
JAMES LAU
586 4TH STREET
Brooklyn, NY, 11215
SiteManager
GEORGE LAU
2

Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
LEPANTO USA CORP
ELISA VIANELLO
Owner
NA
Nigel Wiltshire
3

Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
GEORGE LAU
Brooklyn, NY, 11228
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

GRANTEE/BUYER
586 4TH STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11215
GRANTOR/SELLER
C/O: SITARAS AND ASSICIATES PLLC
200 LIBERTY STREET, 27TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10281
PARTY 1
1733 SHEEPSHEAD BAY ROAD
SUITE 38
BROOKLKYN, NY, 11235
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
GRANTEE/BUYER
C/O: CINOTTI LLP
11 BROADWAY, SUITE 368
NEW YORK, NY, 10004
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
1200 WEST PARKLAND AVENUE
MILWAUKEE, WI, 53224
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
180 EAST 5TH STREET
ST. PAUL, MN, 55101

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner