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159-161 Ellery Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 01726 • Lot 0125 • Zip: 11206

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 159-161 Ellery Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11206
Block: 01726
Lot: 0125
BBL: 3017260125
Unified address ID: 3017260125

Land use and zoning

Land use: Mixed Residential & Commercial Buildings
Zoning: R6B (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 4,000 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 50 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 5.38
Max residential FAR: 2
Max facility FAR: 2
School district: 14

Building

Building class: Walk-up Apartments - Over Six Families with Stores (C7)
Year built: 1910
Last altered: 2016
Floors: 5
Total units: 30
Residential units: 29
Building area: 21,500 sq ft
Building dimensions: 50 ft x 86 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: LEONARD SASOW REALTY

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: Apartments
Market value: $2,126,000
Total assessment: $956,700
Land assessment: $54,000
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: LEONARD SASOW REALTY

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. 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 ...

  2. HPD violation Feb 4, 2026

    Class B

    § 27-2045(B)(1)(A) HMC, § 12-01, § 12-03 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING ...

  3. HPD violation Feb 4, 2026

    Class B

    § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LIGHT FIXTURES AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL 4TH STORY

  4. HPD violation Feb 4, 2026

    Class B

    § 27-2045(B)(1)(B) HMC, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON ...

  5. HPD violation Feb 4, 2026

    Class B

    § 27-2045(B)(1)(A) HMC, § 12-01, § 12-03 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING ...

  6. HPD violation Feb 4, 2026

    Class B

    § 27-2045(B)(1)(B) HMC, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON ...

  7. ECB violation Jan 30, 2026 $2,500

    CLASS - 1

    AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED BUILDING SLIGHTLY VIBRATING DUE TO AT ROOF LEVEL INSTALLED GENERATOR WHICH NOT PROPERL...

2025

  1. DOB violation Nov 14, 2025

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

  2. DOB violation Nov 14, 2025

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

2024

  1. DOB violation Sep 23, 2024

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

  2. DOB violation Sep 23, 2024

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

2023

  1. DOB violation Jun 30, 2023

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

  2. DOB violation Jun 30, 2023

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

2020

  1. Permit issued Jul 22, 2020

    EW / OT

    COMMUNICATION COMPONENT S

  2. DOB filing Jul 22, 2020 $50,000

    Alteration Type II

    REPAIR OF EXISTING MASONRY PARAPET. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.

  3. DOB NOW filing Jun 4, 2020 $1

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

2019

  1. DOB filing Jul 26, 2019 $836,440

    Alteration Type I

    INTERIOR REMODELING AND RESTORATION OF FORMALLY OCCUPIED DWELLING UNITS AT BASEMENT LEVEL

2018

  1. DOB filing Feb 21, 2018 $10,000

    Alteration Type III

    INSTALLATION OF RRU UNITS ON ROOF. ALL WORK IN COMPLIANCE WITH TPPN 5/98. NO CHANGE TO OCCUPANCY, USE, OR EGRESS.

2016

  1. Permit issued May 11, 2016

    AL

    SLJ CONSTRUCTION LLC

  2. Permit issued Feb 3, 2016

    PL / PL

    WF PLUMBING AND HEATING L

  3. Permit issued Jan 28, 2016

    AL

    SLJ CONSTRUCTION LLC

2015

  1. Permit issued Dec 8, 2015

    AL / OT

    SQUAN CONSTRUCTION SERVIC

  2. DOB filing Jul 14, 2015 $20,000

    Alteration Type III

    REPLACEMENT ON ANTENNAS ON THE ROOF. INSTALLATION OF ANTENNA COMPONENTS ON THE ROOF. INSTALLATION OF ADDITIONAL EQUIP...

  3. ECB violation Apr 12, 2015 $0

    CLASS - 1

    FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN NOTICE OF VIOLATION #35120067Z ISSUED ON 2/20/15. NO PERMIT...

  4. ECB violation Feb 20, 2015 $800

    CLASS - 1

    WORK W/O PERMIT.NOTED:@ BASEMENT,GUT DEMO WITH NEW WATER & WASTE LINE FOR 2,3 PIECE BATHROOM,FULL HEIGHT PARTITIONS C...

2014

  1. Permit issued Jul 11, 2014

    AL / OT

    SQUAN CONSTRUCTION SERVIC

2009

  1. DOB filing Dec 15, 2009 $25,000

    Alteration Type I

    USE BASEMENT FOR DAY CARE BY MAKING BATR HROOMS, OFFICE, PARTITION WALLS AND HANDICAP RAMP. NO OTHER CHANGES AR E PRO...

  2. DOB filing Dec 1, 2009 $16,000

    Alteration Type II

    INSTALLING A GAS-FIRED GENERATOR ON THE STEEL FRAMING ON THE ROOF. RELATED PLUMBING ON THE ROOF AND IN THE BASEMENT. ...

  3. ECB violation Jan 9, 2009 $500

    CLASS - 2

    ALTERED BLDG OCCUPIED W/O A VALID C OF O TEMP C OF O 301343062 EXP 12/8/04 NO NEW C OF O ISSUED BLDG OCCUPIED AT TIME...

2005

  1. ECB violation Sep 9, 2005 $5,000

    Hazardous

    B4B/4A/19B/BQ9/36/38/50A/50B/50C/50D 50A-PIPE SAFTEY OR RELIEF VALVE DISCHARGE DOWN NO THREADED END 50B NO EMERGECE S...

  2. ECB violation Sep 9, 2005 $2,500

    Non-Hazardous

    B4A/50A/50B/50C 50A-PIPE HOT WATER RELIEF DISCHARGE DOWN NO THREADED END 50B-FLUE PIPE NOT PROPERLY SEALED TO CHIMNEY...

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

CorporateOwner
LEONARD SASOW REALTY LLC
81 PULASKI STREET 103
Brooklyn, NY, 11206
Agent
jacob haas
81 pulaski street 103
Brooklyn, NY, 11206
HeadOfficer
JOEL MIZRAHI
81 PULASKI STREET 103
Brooklyn, NY, 11206
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Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
LEONARD SASOW REALTY LLC
JOE FALKOWITZ
Owner
T-MOBILE NORTHEAST LLC
ROBERT CIAGLIA
Owner
LEONARD SASON REALTY, LLC
MOSES MIZRAHI
Owner
LEONARD SASOW REALTY, LLC
SIMON KATZ
Owner
LEANORD SASOW REALTY LLC
SIMON KATZ
Owner
LEONARD SASON REALTY LLC
MOSES MIZRAMI
Owner
SEONARD SASOW REALTY LLC
SIMON KATZ
Owner
LEONARD SASOU REALTY LLC
MOSES MIZRACHI
3

Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
SPRING SCAFFOLDING LLC
BROOKLYN, NY, 11237
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

PARTY 2
199 LEE AVE, SUITE 185
BROOKLYN, NY, 11211
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
199 LEE AVE, SUITE 185
BROOKLYN, NY, 11211
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
P.O. BOX 9178
COPPELL, TX, 750199178
PARTY 1
P.O. BOX 9178
COPPELL, TX, 750199178
PARTY 2
12920 SE 38TH STREET
BELLEVUE, WA, 98006
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
P.O. BOX 9178
COPPELL, TX, 750199178
PARTY 1
C/O VERIZON WIRELESS
ONE VERIZON WAY
BASKING RIDGE, NJ, 07920
PARTY TWO
68 SOUTH SERVICE ROAD
MELVILLE, NY, 11747
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
68 SOUTH SERVICE ROAD
MELVILLE, NY, 11747
PARTY 1
12920 SE 38TH STREET
BELLEVUE, WA, 98006

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner