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579 Classon Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 02016 • Lot 0002 • Zip: 11238

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 579 Classon Avenue, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11238
Block: 02016
Lot: 0002
BBL: 3020160002
Unified address ID: 3020160002

Land use and zoning

Land use: Multi-Family Walk-Up Buildings
Zoning: R6B (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 2,068 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 21 ft x 96 ft
Built FAR: 1.42
Max residential FAR: 2
Max facility FAR: 2
School district: 13

Building

Building class: Walk-up Apartments - Four Families (C3)
Year built: 1910
Last altered: 2011
Floors: 3
Total units: 4
Residential units: 4
Building area: 2,940 sq ft
Building dimensions: 21 ft x 35 ft
Basement: Unknown
Owner: GU, QINYI

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 1 - 3 Unit Residence
Market value: $2,204,000
Total assessment: $27,811
Land assessment: $5,262
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: 579 CLASS ON AVENUE,

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 11, 2026

    Class B

    § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LATCH SET AT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL,...

  2. HPD violation Aug 11, 2026

    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...

  3. HPD violation Jul 15, 2026

    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...

  4. HPD violation Jul 15, 2026

    Class A

    § 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR...

2025

  1. Sale Aug 26, 2025 $2,200,000

    Changed hands

    579 CLASSON AVENUE

  2. Sale Aug 26, 2025 $2,200,000

    Changed hands

    579 CLASSON AVENUE

2018

  1. HPD violation Oct 16, 2018

    Class I

    §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27...

2015

  1. HPD violation Feb 18, 2015

    Class I

    SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CO...

  2. Sale Jan 8, 2015 $1,995,000

    Changed hands

    579 CLASSON AVENUE

2012

  1. DOB filing Feb 2, 2012 $164,220

    Alteration Type I

    INTERIOR RENOVATION THROUGHOUT EXISTING 3 STORY BASEMENT AND CELLAR 2 FAMILY DWELLING UNIT BUILDING CONVERTING TO 4 F...

2011

  1. Permit issued Apr 14, 2011

    PL / PL

    ARCO PLBG AND HTG INC

  2. Permit issued Mar 9, 2011

    AL

    MRM DEVELOPMENT CORP

2010

  1. Sale Aug 31, 2010 $395,000

    Changed hands

    579 CLASSON AVENUE

  2. Sale Aug 31, 2010 $440,000

    Changed hands

    579 CLASSON AVENUE

2009

  1. DOB violation Apr 24, 2009

    UB-UNSAFE BUILDINGS NONE

2006

  1. Sale Oct 31, 2006 $1,400,000

    Changed hands

    579 CLASSON AVENUE

  2. DOB filing May 5, 2006 $80,000

    Alteration Type I

    PARTIAL DEMOLITION OF REAR BUILDINGEXTENSION AND PROPOSED CHANGE FROM 2 TO 3 FAMILY DWELLING UNIT.

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

Agent
Tianhui Hou
579 Classon Avenue unit 4
Brooklyn, NY, 11238
SiteManager
Tianhui Hou
JointOwner
Tianhui Hou
579 Classon Avenue unit 4
Brooklyn, NY, 11238
JointOwner
Qinyi Gu
579 Classon Avenue unit 4
Brooklyn, NY, 11238
2

Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
EASTERN CAPITAL LLC
JACOB HAMWAY
Owner
N/A
LANCELOT WALDRON
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

GRANTOR/SELLER
579 CLASSON AVENUE
BROOKLYN, NY, 11238
GRANTEE/BUYER
579 CLASSON AVENUE
BROOKLYN, NY, 11238
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
P.O. BOX 2026
FLINT, MI, 48501
GRANTEE/BUYER
579 CLASSON AVENUE
BROOKLYN, NY, 11238
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
579 CLASSON AVENUE
BROOKLYN, NY, 11238
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
579 CLASSON AVENUE
BROOKLYN, NY, 11238
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
PARTY ONE
101 JFK PARKWAY
SHORT HILLS, NJ, 07078
ASSIGNOR
1407 BROADWAY, 41ST FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10018

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner