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159 Halsey Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 01838 • Lot 0053 • Zip: 11216

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 159 Halsey Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11216
Block: 01838
Lot: 0053
BBL: 3018380053
Unified address ID: 3018380053

Land use and zoning

Land use: Multi-Family Walk-Up Buildings
Zoning: R6B (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 3,333 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 33 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 3.4
Max residential FAR: 2
Max facility FAR: 2
School district: 13

Building

Building class: Walk-up Apartments - Over Six Families Without Stores (C1)
Year built: 1895
Last altered: 1895
Floors: 4
Total units: 16
Residential units: 16
Building area: 11,333 sq ft
Building dimensions: 33 ft x 85 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: 159 HAL MA LTD

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: Apartments
Market value: $849,000
Total assessment: $382,050
Land assessment: $37,350
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: 159 HAL MA LTD

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 Aug 14, 2026

    Class B

    § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE INTERNAL WOOD BASEBOARD AT WASH BASI...

  2. HPD violation Aug 14, 2026

    Class A

    § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AT ALL WALLS AND CEILING IN ...

  3. HPD violation Aug 14, 2026

    Class C

    § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC SOAP DISH AT NORTH WALL IN T...

  4. HPD violation Aug 14, 2026

    Class B

    § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM AT LEAST 1 WINDOW OR P...

  5. HPD violation Aug 14, 2026

    Class C

    § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF PAINTED SPRINKLER HEAD AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LO...

  6. HPD violation Aug 14, 2026

    Class B

    § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC TILES AT NORTH AND EAST WALL...

2022

  1. DOB NOW filing Aug 17, 2022 $0

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

  2. DOB NOW filing Jun 16, 2022 $5,000

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  3. DOB violation May 31, 2022

    IMEGNCY-IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY ANYTHINGOPTIONAL

    ERECT APPROXIMATELY 45 LINEAR FEET OF SIDEWALK SHED AT EXPOSURE#1 (FRONT FACADE ) TO PROTECT PUBLIC AND PROPERTY

  4. ECB violation May 29, 2022 $3,125

    CLASS - 1

    MULTIPLE SECTIONS OF CONCRETE STUCCO AT PARAPET LEVEL AT FRONT FACADE DISLODGING FROM STRUCTURE, REPAIR AND/REPLACE

2020

  1. ECB violation Jan 15, 2020 $0

    CLASS - 2

    VIOLATION ISSUED AS PER SECTION OF LAW HMC 27-2033. ACCESS TO BOILER ROOM.INCORRECT INFORMATION ON POSTED NOTICE FOR ...

2016

  1. ECB violation Sep 10, 2016 $2,500

    CLASS - 2

    FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING WALL OR APPURTENANCES.AT EXPOSURE PARAPETLEVEL SPILLED MASONARY STUCCO AT VARIOUS LOCATI...

2012

  1. ECB violation Aug 23, 2012 $2,500

    CLASS - 2

    FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. NOTE:AT FRONT OF BLDG FACADE IS CHIPPED & MISSING SECTIONS OVER EN...

2008

  1. DOB violation Jan 3, 2008

    LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED

2007

  1. DOB violation Jan 19, 2007

    LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED

2006

  1. DOB violation Jan 6, 2006

    LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED

2005

  1. DOB violation Jan 31, 2005

    LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED

2004

  1. DOB violation Feb 13, 2004

    LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED

2000

  1. Permit issued Sep 28, 2000

    EW / BL

    GEORGE BASSOLINO

  2. Permit issued Sep 28, 2000

    PL / PL

    GEORGE BASSOLINO

  3. DOB filing Sep 28, 2000 $3,000

    Alteration Type II

    REPLACE BOILER & HW HEATERS.NO CHANGE TO EGRESS,OCCUPANCY OR USE

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
159 HAL MA LTD
1160 DEAN STREET
Brooklyn, NY, 11216
Agent
LYNETTE GILL
1160 DEAN STREET
Brooklyn, NY, 11216
HeadOfficer
LYNETTE GILL
1160 DEAN STREET
Brooklyn, NY, 11216
Shareholder
LYNETTE GILL
1160 DEAN STREET
Brooklyn, NY, 11216
2

Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
N/A
WILLIAM HOWARD
3

Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
822 MARCY LLC
BROOKLYN, NY, 11225
Owner
RE-BRICK CONSTRUCTION INC
WESTFIELD, NJ, 07090
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
ONE GREENWICH PLAZA
GREENWICH, CT, 06830
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
ONE MARINA PARK
BOSTON, MA, 02210
PARTY 1
ASSIGNOR
591-595 AVENUE C
BAYONNE, NJ, 07002
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
100 FIELD POINT ROAD
GREENWICH, CT, 06830
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
381 PARK AVENUE SOUTH, SUITE 1001
NEW YORK, NY, 10016
PARTY 1
134 BROOKLYN AVENUE
BROOKLYN, NY, 11213
PARTY 2
591-595 AVENUE C
BAYONNE, NJ, 07002
PARTY TWO
134 BROOKLYN AVENUE
BROOKLYN, NY, 11213
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
159 HALSEY STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11216

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner