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279 Halsey Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 01840 • Lot 0062 • Zip: 11216

Condition

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

6 Open HPD violations Class A 3 Class B 1 Class C 1 Class I 1 144 on record • 2012–2026 6 Open DOB violations 9 on record • 1993–2023 1 Open ECB violations 2 on record • 2013–2014 1 Vacate orders in force 1 on record • 2016 0 Open housing litigation 10 on record • 2011–2019

Address

Primary address: 279 Halsey Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11216
Block: 01840
Lot: 0062
BBL: 3018400062
Unified address ID: 3018400062

Land use and zoning

Land use: Multi-Family Walk-Up Buildings
Zoning: R6B (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 3,000 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 30 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 3.31
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: 1910
Last altered: 1910
Floors: 4
Total units: 8
Residential units: 8
Building area: 9,940 sq ft
Building dimensions: 30 ft x 82 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: STONER, VELMA

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 2B
Market value: $707,000
Total assessment: $78,770
Land assessment: $3,231
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: STONER, VELMA

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

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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 ...

2025

  1. HPD violation Jun 9, 2025

    Class A

    (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION ...

2024

  1. HPD violation Apr 10, 2024

    Class A

    (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION ...

2023

  1. HPD violation Nov 3, 2023

    Class C

    § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CL...

  2. DOB violation Jun 20, 2023

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

2021

  1. HPD violation Jun 28, 2021

    Class B

    § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

  2. HPD violation Apr 27, 2021

    Class A

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

2019

  1. DOB violation Nov 8, 2019

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT

2018

  1. DOB violation Apr 6, 2018

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT

2015

  1. DOB violation Oct 1, 2015

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2014 INSPECTION REPORT

  2. DOB violation Jan 14, 2015

    AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE

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

2014

  1. ECB violation Oct 14, 2014 $5,000

    CLASS - 1

    FAILURE TO MAINTAIN NOTED IN APARTMENT 2L AT THE SECOND FLOOR SECTION OF PLASTER CEILING HAS DETACHED AND FALLEN IN M...

2013

  1. ECB violation Apr 8, 2013 $0

    CLASS - 3

    B354, 15, 50A, 50B,16 50A-ESCESSIVE SOOT IN BOILER ROOM NEED TO BE CLEANED; 50A-EXCESSIVE SMOKE IN BOILER ROOM NEED T...

2011

  1. DOB violation Dec 13, 2011

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT

2007

  1. Sale Nov 16, 2007 $0

    Changed hands

    279 HALSEY STREET

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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Registration Contracts

Contact information from multiple dwelling registrations

IndividualOwner
VELMA STONER
279 HALSEY 1L
Brooklyn, NY, 11216
Registration Contract
SiteManager
VELMA STONER
Registration Contract
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

PARTY 2
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
240 GREENWICH STREET, 7 EAST
NYCTL 1998-2 TRUST
NEW YORK, NY, 10286
ACRIS 06/30/2021
PARTY 1
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
240 GREENWICH STREET, 7 EAST
NYCTL 2018-A TRUST
NEW YORK, NY, 10286
ACRIS 06/30/2021
GRANTOR/SELLER
STONER, VELMA
279 HALSEY STREET
APT 1L
BROOKLYN, NY, 11216
ACRIS 12/03/2018
GRANTEE/BUYER
STONER, SYLVAN
109-08 177TH STREET
JAMAICA, NY, 11433
ACRIS 12/03/2018
GRANTEE/BUYER
STONER, VELMA
279 HALSEY STREET
APT 1L
BROOKLYN, NY, 11216
ACRIS 12/03/2018
PARTY 2
BANK OF NEW YORK
101 BARCLAY STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10286
ACRIS 08/09/2018
PARTY 1
CITY OF NEW YORK
1 CENTRE STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10007
ACRIS 08/09/2018
GRANTOR/SELLER
WILLS, VANASSA
8835 164TH STREET
JAMAICA, NY, 11432
ACRIS 11/16/2007
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
HENRY, BERTIE
ACRIS 08/24/2005
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
ACRIS 08/24/2005

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
STONER, VELMA
Assessment Roll
PLUTO Owner
STONER, VELMA
PLUTO