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257 Penn Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 02213 • Lot 0043 • Zip: 11211

Condition

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

1 Open DOB violations 1 on record • 2022 2 Open ECB violations 2 on record • 2024–2026

Address

Primary address: 257 Penn Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11211
Block: 02213
Lot: 0043
BBL: 3022130043
Unified address ID: 3022130043

Land use and zoning

Land use: One & Two Family Buildings
Zoning: R6 (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 2,100 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 21 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 1.49
Max residential FAR: 2.43
Max facility FAR: 4.8
School district: 14

Building

Building class: Two Family Dwellings - Brick (B1)
Year built: 1901
Last altered: 1901
Floors: 2
Total units: 2
Residential units: 2
Building area: 3,129 sq ft
Building dimensions: 21 ft x 40 ft
Basement: Above grade full basement
Owner: WASSERMAN, SHLOMEH

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 1 - 3 Unit Residence
Market value: $1,067,000
Total assessment: $26,512
Land assessment: $8,746
Exempt total: $1,460
Assessment owner: SAM GREENFELD, TRUSTE

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood Williamsburg
District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated 4 days ago
Nearest station
Metropolitan Av G

About 5 minutes on foot · 308 m

  • Union Square 19 min 5 walking, 14 riding
  • Downtown Brooklyn 28 min 5 walking, 23 riding
  • Grand Central 30 min 5 walking, 25 riding
  • Times Square 31 min 5 walking, 26 riding
  • Fulton Street 32 min 5 walking, 27 riding
  • Penn Station 33 min 5 walking, 28 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.

2026

  1. ECB violation Jul 15, 2026 $10,000

    CLASS - 1

    UNLAWFULLY CONTINUED WORK WHILE ON NOTICE OF A STOP WORK ORDER. FULL STOP WORK ORDER WAS ISSUED ON 10/04/22. #3876577...

2024

  1. ECB violation Jan 22, 2024 $1,250

    CLASS - 2

    WORK WITHOUT PERMIT: AT TIME OF INSPECTION OF A 2-STORY BUILDING, OBSERVED AT EXPO. #1 ROOF TOP REAR ENCLOSED VERTICA...

2022

  1. DOB violation Oct 3, 2022

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

    AT TIME OF INSPECTION, OBSERVED AT EXPOSURE 1 VERTICAL ENCLOSED EXTENSION AT ROOF LEVEL. FURTHER INSPECTION AT FRONT ...

2020

  1. Sale Aug 10, 2020 $1,500,000

    Changed hands

    257 PENN STREET

Property Contacts

Contact information aggregated from multiple government sources

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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

GRANTEE/BUYER
257 PENN STREET TRUST
578 BEDFORD AVENUE, UNIT 1B
BROOKLYN, NY, 11249
ACRIS 08/10/2020
GRANTEE/BUYER
FRIEDMAN, AS TRUSTEE, ARON
578 BEDFORD AVENUE
UNIT 1B
BROOKLYN, NY, 11249
ACRIS 08/10/2020
GRANTOR/SELLER
GREENFELD, AS TRUSTEE, SAM
34 ROSS STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11249
ACRIS 08/10/2020
GRANTOR/SELLER
GREENFELD, AS TRUSTEE, SANDER
34 ROSS STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11249
ACRIS 08/10/2020
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MERS
PO BOX 2026
FLINT, MI, 48501
ACRIS 08/10/2020
GRANTEE/BUYER
STEISSEL, AS TRUSTEE, MEILECH
578 BEDFORD AVENUE, UNIT 1B
BROOKLYN, NY, 11249
ACRIS 08/10/2020
GRANTOR/SELLER
THE FEIGA TRUST
34 ROSS STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11249
ACRIS 08/10/2020
GRANTOR/SELLER
WASSERMAN, SHLOMEH
299 RUTLEDGE STREET, UNIT 3A
BROOKLYN, NY, 11211
ACRIS 08/10/2020
GRANTEE/BUYER
WASSERMAN, SHLOMEH
299 RUTLEDGE STREET, UNIT 3A
BROOKLYN, NY, 11211
ACRIS 08/10/2020
GRANTEE/BUYER
GREENFELD, AS TRUSTEE, SAM
257 PENN STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11211
ACRIS 06/25/2020

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
SAM GREENFELD, TRUSTE
Assessment Roll
PLUTO Owner
WASSERMAN, SHLOMEH
PLUTO