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159 Hancock Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 01833 • Lot 0082 • Zip: 11216

Address

Primary address: 159 Hancock Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11216
Block: 01833
Lot: 0082
BBL: 3018330082
Unified address ID: 3018330082

Land use and zoning

Land use: Multi-Family Walk-Up Buildings
Zoning: R6B (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 2,000 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 20 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 2.1
Max residential FAR: 2
Max facility FAR: 2
School district: 13

Building

Building class: Walk-up Apartments - Three Families (C0)
Year built: 1887
Last altered: 1887
Floors: 3
Total units: 3
Residential units: 3
Building area: 4,200 sq ft
Building dimensions: 20 ft x 50 ft
Basement: Above grade full basement
Owner: 159 HANCOCK STREET LLC

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 1 - 3 Unit Residence
Market value: $2,236,000
Total assessment: $26,092
Land assessment: $2,859
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: MARTIN BROWN

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.

2024

  1. Sale Jun 7, 2024 $0

    Changed hands

    159 HANCOCK STREET

  2. Sale Jun 7, 2024 $0

    Changed hands

    159 HANCOCK STREET

2021

  1. DOB NOW filing Apr 8, 2021 $42,000

    Alteration

    Approved

  2. DOB NOW filing Mar 16, 2021 $42,000

    Alteration

    Approved

  3. DOB NOW filing Feb 10, 2021 $42,000

    Alteration

    Approved

2020

  1. Permit issued Oct 13, 2020

    EW / OT

    SMVP MGMT INC

  2. DOB NOW filing Jul 29, 2020 $42,000

    Alteration

    Approved

  3. Permit issued Jul 6, 2020

    EW / OT

    SMVP MGMT INC

2019

  1. DOB NOW filing Dec 23, 2019 $42,000

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

  2. Permit issued Dec 19, 2019

    EW / OT

    SMVP MGMT INC

  3. DOB filing Dec 19, 2019 $160,000

    Alteration Type II

    INTERIOR RENOVATION OF CELLAR, BASEMENT, 1ST, 2ND AND 3RD FLOOR OF A 3 STORY EXISTING BUILDING. CONSTRUCTION WORKS AS...

  4. Sale Sep 6, 2019 $1,650,000

    Changed hands

    159 HANCOCK STREET

Property Contacts

Contact information aggregated from multiple government sources

1

Registration Contracts

Contact information from multiple dwelling registrations

IndividualOwner
YAN CHEN
5043 MORENCI LN
Little Neck, NY, 11362
Registration Contract
Agent
YAN CHEN
5043 Morenci Ln
Little Neck, NY, 11362
Registration Contract
SiteManager
JIE YOU
Registration Contract
2

Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
N/A
YAN YAN CHEN
DOB Filing 12/19/2019
3

Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
BASIC GROUPS CORP
EAST MEADOW, NY, 11554
DOB NOW 04/08/2021
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

MORTGAGEE/LENDER
ESTATE OF MARTIN BROWN
ACRIS 10/06/2021
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
GERROD NORMAN, EXECUTOR
ACRIS 10/06/2021
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
NATIONWIDE MORTGAGE BANKERS, INC.
68 S. SERVICE ROAD, SUITE 400
MELVILLE, NY, 11747
ACRIS 10/06/2021
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
CHEN, YAN YAN
ACRIS 10/06/2021
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.
1901 E. VOORHEES STREET, SUITE C
DANVILLE, IL, 61834
ACRIS 10/06/2021
PARTY 1
LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION
ACRIS 10/20/2020
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
BANK OF AMERICA NA
8950 CYPRESS WATERS BLVD
COPPELL, TX, 75019
ACRIS 10/01/2019
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
BROWN, MARTIN
159 HANCOCK STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11216
ACRIS 10/01/2019
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP
8950 CYPRESS WATERS BLVD
COPPELL, TX, 75019
ACRIS 10/01/2019
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING LP
8950 CYPRESS WATERS BLVD
COPPELL, TX, 75019
ACRIS 10/01/2019

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
MARTIN BROWN
Assessment Roll
PLUTO Owner
159 HANCOCK STREET LLC
PLUTO