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261 Monroe Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 01813 • Lot 0059 • Zip: 11216

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 261 Monroe Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11216
Block: 01813
Lot: 0059
BBL: 3018130059
Unified address ID: 3018130059

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: 1.35
Max residential FAR: 2
Max facility FAR: 2
School district: 13

Building

Building class: One Family Dwellings - City Residence (A4)
Year built: 1901
Last altered: 1901
Floors: 2
Total units: 1
Residential units: 1
Building area: 2,700 sq ft
Building dimensions: 20 ft x 45 ft
Basement: Above grade full basement
Owner: GIBSON, ELEANOR

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 1 - 3 Unit Residence
Market value: $1,466,000
Total assessment: $16,539
Land assessment: $2,640
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: GENTLE, WILLIAM JOHN

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood Bedford-Stuyvesant
District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated about 23 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.

2025

  1. DOB violation Dec 13, 2025

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

    DOB SUMMONS ISSUED FOR STRUCTURE RENDERED NON COMPLIANT DUE TO DAMAGE AT REAR FACADE FROM FALLING BRICKS DURING CONST...

2024

  1. Sale Apr 11, 2024 $2,681,250

    Changed hands

    261 MONROE STREET

  2. Sale Apr 11, 2024 $2,681,250

    Changed hands

    261 MONROE STREET

2018

  1. DOB filing Mar 27, 2018 $9,000

    Alteration Type II

    INSTALL NEW DECK ON 1ST FLOOR AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.

2017

  1. Permit issued Jul 11, 2017

    EW / OT

    NIC DESIGN MGMT INC

2015

  1. Sale Oct 22, 2015 $1,300,000

    Changed hands

    261 MONROE STREET

Property Contacts

Contact information aggregated from multiple government sources

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Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
N/A
FANNY GENTLE
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
GRANTOR/SELLER
261 MONROE STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11216
GRANTEE/BUYER
136 CLIFTON PLACE, 1A,
BROOKLYN, NY, 11238
GRANTEE/BUYER
136 CLIFTON PLACE, 1A,
BROOKLYN, NY, 11238
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
PO BOX 2026
FLINT, MI, 48501
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
261 MONROE ST
BROOKLYN, NY, 11216
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGER/BORROWER

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner