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479 Herkimer Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 01699 • Lot 0068 • Zip: 11213

Condition

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

1 Open ECB violations 1 on record • 2026 1 Evictions executed 1 on record • 2019

Address

Primary address: 479 Herkimer Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11213
Block: 01699
Lot: 0068
BBL: 3016990068
Unified address ID: 3016990068

Land use and zoning

Land use: One & Two Family Buildings
Zoning: R6A (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 2,717 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 27 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 0.84
Max residential FAR: 3
Max facility FAR: 3
School district: 16

Building

Building class: One Family Dwellings - Miscellaneous (A9)
Year built: 1899
Last altered: 1899
Floors: 3
Total units: 1
Residential units: 1
Building area: 2,292 sq ft
Building dimensions: 21 ft x 35 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: 479 LLC

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 1 - 3 Unit Residence
Market value: $1,210,000
Total assessment: $8,956
Land assessment: $2,761
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: MELVIN R. JOHNSON

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
Myrtle-Willoughby Avs G

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.

Getting out

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Places nearby

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Activity

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

2026

  1. ECB violation Jun 15, 2026 $2,500

    CLASS - 1

    FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLAINT MANNER. AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED AT EXPOSURE#4 VINYL SIDING HAS ...

  2. DOB NOW filing Jun 3, 2026 $50,000

    Full Demolition

    Approved

  3. DOB NOW filing Apr 9, 2026 $0

    New Building

    Objections

2025

  1. Sale Dec 30, 2025 $1,150,000

    Changed hands

    479 HERKIMER STREET

  2. Sale Dec 30, 2025 $1,150,000

    Changed hands

    479 HERKIMER STREET

2022

  1. Sale Jun 2, 2022 $10

    Changed hands

    479 HERKIMER STREET

2017

  1. Sale Jun 20, 2017 $10

    Changed hands

    479 HERKIMER STREET

Property Contacts

Contact information aggregated from multiple government sources

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Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
PR
FLUSHING, NY, 11358
DOB NOW 06/03/2026
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

GRANTEE/BUYER
MELVIN JOHNSON REVOCABLE TRUST DATED JUNE 2, 2022
130-16 236TH STREET
ROSEDALE, NY, 11422
ACRIS 06/02/2022
GRANTEE/BUYER
MELVIN JOHNSON, AS TRUSTEE OF THE MELVIN JOHNSON
REVOCABLE TRUST DATED JUNE2, 2022
130-16 236TH STREET
ROSEDALE, NY, 11422
ACRIS 06/02/2022
GRANTOR/SELLER
JOHNSON, MELVIN R
130-16 236TH STREET
ROSEDALE, NY, 11422
ACRIS 06/02/2022
GRANTOR/SELLER
JOHNSON, MELVIN
130-16 236TH STREET
ROSEDALE, NY, 11422
ACRIS 06/02/2022
GRANTOR/SELLER
KELLY, BRENDA
475 LINDEN BLVD
BROOKLYN, NY, 11203
ACRIS 04/20/2018
GRANTEE/BUYER
JOHNSON, MELVIN R
13016 236TH ST
ROSEDALE, NY, 114221218
ACRIS 04/20/2018
GRANTEE/BUYER
KELLY, BRENDA
475 LINDEN BLVD
BROOKLYN, NY, 11203
ACRIS 06/20/2017
GRANTOR/SELLER
COPELAND, ADA
479 HERKIMER STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11203
ACRIS 06/20/2017
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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
MELVIN R. JOHNSON
Assessment Roll
PLUTO Owner
479 LLC
PLUTO