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61 Van Buren Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 01791 • Lot 0057 • Zip: 11221

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 61 Van Buren Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11221
Block: 01791
Lot: 0057
BBL: 3017910057
Unified address ID: 3017910057

Land use and zoning

Land use: One & Two Family Buildings
Zoning: R6B (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 2,000 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 20 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 1.05
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: 2,100 sq ft
Building dimensions: 20 ft x 35 ft
Basement: Above grade full basement
Owner: BUILDER'S STAGE, INC.

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 1 - 3 Unit Residence
Market value: $1,241,000
Total assessment: $9,134
Land assessment: $1,538
Exempt total: $1,460
Assessment owner: DOROTHY ELLIS

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood Bedford-Stuyvesant
District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated about 5 hours 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 Jun 24, 2026 $732,800

    Alteration CO

    Plan Examiner Review

  2. DOB NOW filing Feb 9, 2026 $60,000

    Alteration CO

    Objections

  3. DOB NOW filing Jan 9, 2026 $94,987

    Alteration CO

    Approved

2025

  1. DOB NOW filing Nov 10, 2025 $1,000

    Alteration

    Approved

  2. ECB violation Oct 31, 2025 $2,530

    CLASS - 2

    AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED: MISSING ROOF PROTECTION AT EXPOSURE# 2-4 AT ADJOINING PROPERTY; CREATING AN UNSAFE HA...

  3. DOB NOW filing Oct 28, 2025 $1,000

    Alteration

    Approved

  4. ECB violation Oct 11, 2025 $2,500

    CLASS - 1

    AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION ON A NON ACTIVE JOB SITE, I OBSERVED SUPPORTED SCAFFOLD INSTALLED AT EXPOSURE #2. UPON REVI...

  5. ECB violation Sep 13, 2025 $1,000

    CLASS - 2

    AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION, INACTIVE JOBSITE, I OBSERVED THAT THE CONSTRUCTION FENCE PANELS AT EXPOSURE 1 NOT PROPERLY...

  6. DOB NOW filing May 27, 2025 $1,000

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

2023

  1. ECB violation Jan 26, 2023 $0

    CLASS - 2

    FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLAINT MANNER: AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED AT EXPO. #1 BRICKS WERE MISSING...

  2. Sale Jan 19, 2023 $780,000

    Changed hands

    61 VAN BUREN STREET

2022

  1. DOB violation Mar 16, 2022

    AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE

    FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

  2. DOB violation Feb 2, 2022

    AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE

    FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

2021

  1. ECB violation Dec 23, 2021 $0

    CLASS - 1

    FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN CODECOMPLIANT MANNER:NOTED:EXP1 3STYB IN DISREPAIR.STUCCO COMING/PULLING AWAY WALLS BLDG ...

  2. DOB violation Dec 22, 2021

    AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE

    FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

  3. ECB violation Nov 5, 2021 $0

    CLASS - 1

    FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER:AT EXP#1 2 STORYFACADE STUCCO DETACHED FROM WALLS(BULGING)1ST &...

  4. DOB violation Oct 27, 2021

    AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE

    FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

  5. DOB violation Aug 18, 2021

    AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE

    FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

  6. DOB violation Jun 23, 2021

    AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE

    FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB 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

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Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
PR
JAMAICA, NY, 11432
Owner
Park Contracting Group LLC.
JAMAICA, NY, 11423
Owner
KEYSTONE CONTRACTING CORPORATION
JAMAICA, NY, 11423
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

PARTY 1
4403 15TH AVENUE
SUITE 466
BROOKLYN, NY, 11219
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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

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PLUTO Owner