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51-55 Nassau Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 02644 • Lot 0045 • Zip: 11222

Condition

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

1 Open DOB violations 33 on record • 1988–2025 1 Open ECB violations 1 on record • 2002 1 Evictions executed 1 on record • 2019

Address

Primary address: 51-55 Nassau Avenue, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11222
Block: 02644
Lot: 0045
BBL: 3026440045
Unified address ID: 3026440045

Land use and zoning

Land use: Commercial & Office Buildings
Zoning: M1-2/R6 (Mixed Manufacturing & Residential)
Lot type: Corner
Lot area: 7,500 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 75 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 2.58
Max residential FAR: 2.43
Max commercial FAR: 2
Max facility FAR: 4.8
School district: 14
Flood hazard: In the 2015 preliminary FEMA flood hazard area

Building

Building class: Office Buildings - Office with Commercial – 1 to 6 Stories (O5)
Year built: 1931
Last altered: 2002
Floors: 3
Total units: 16
Residential units: 0
Building area: 19,374 sq ft
Building dimensions: 75 ft x 100 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: TELEPHONE COMPANY BUILDING

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: All Others
Market value: $2,466,000
Total assessment: $1,109,700
Land assessment: $36,000
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: TELEPHONE COMPANY BUI

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood Greenpoint
District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated 4 days ago
Nearest station
Nassau Av G

About 8 minutes on foot · 552 m

  • Union Square 30 min 8 walking, 22 riding
  • Grand Central 31 min 8 walking, 23 riding
  • Times Square 34 min 8 walking, 26 riding
  • Downtown Brooklyn 34 min 8 walking, 26 riding
  • Penn Station 39 min 8 walking, 31 riding
  • Fulton Street 39 min 8 walking, 31 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.

2025

  1. DOB violation Nov 14, 2025

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

2024

  1. DOB violation Sep 23, 2024

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

2023

  1. DOB violation Jun 30, 2023

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

  2. DOB violation Jun 30, 2023

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

  3. DOB violation Jun 20, 2023

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

  4. DOB violation Jun 20, 2023

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

2022

  1. DOB NOW filing Nov 30, 2022 $149,500

    Alteration CO

    Approved

  2. DOB NOW filing Jun 14, 2022 $156,000

    Alteration CO

    Permit Entire

  3. DOB NOW filing Jun 14, 2022 $149,500

    Alteration CO

    Permit Entire

  4. DOB NOW filing Jun 7, 2022 $0

    Alteration

    Approved

  5. DOB NOW filing Mar 3, 2022 $213,750

    Alteration CO

    Permit Entire

2012

  1. Permit issued Apr 10, 2012

    EQ / EQ

    ROCK SCAFFOLDING CORP

  2. DOB filing Apr 10, 2012 $0

    Alteration Type III

    INSTALLATION OF HEAVYDUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION. SI...

2011

  1. Permit issued Dec 1, 2011

    PL / PL

    BLUEWATER PLBG& HTG INC

  2. DOB filing Dec 1, 2011 $30,000

    Alteration Type II

    INSTALL GAS METERS, DIRECT VENT WALL FURNACES, AND ASSOCIATED PIPING PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. THERE IS NO CHANGE IN ...

  3. Permit issued Nov 3, 2011

    EQ / EQ

    ROCK SCAFFOLDING CORP

2005

  1. Permit issued Feb 28, 2005

    EW / FB

    JOHN FAY

  2. DOB filing Feb 28, 2005 $0

    Alteration Type II

    REPLACE OIL BURNER ON EXISTING LOW PRESS URE BOILER NO CHANGE IN USE OR OCCUAPNCY IS INVOLVE D UNDER THIS APPLICATION

2003

  1. Sale Nov 25, 2003 $0

    Changed hands

    53 NASSAU AVENUE

2002

  1. DOB filing Oct 23, 2002 $5,000

    Alteration Type I

    PROPOSE TO CONVERT EXISTING MANUFACTURING AND COMMERICAL ARTISTS UNITS ( ART STUDIOS) TO RESIDENTIAL CLASS A APARTMEN...

  2. ECB violation Feb 7, 2002 $2,500

    Hazardous

    FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EXTERIOR BUILDING WALL 9R DEFECT NOTED (1) AVERNSERY STREET SIDE FADE CRACK AND ALSO MISSING MORT...

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

2

Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
N/A
MELISSA ETLIN
DOB Filing 04/10/2012
Owner
NA
MELISSA ETLIN
DOB Filing 12/01/2011
Owner
TELEPHONE COMPANY BUILDING LLC
MELISSA ETLIN
DOB Filing 02/28/2005
3

Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
TELEPHONE COMPANY BUILDING LLC
NEW YORK, NY, 10001
DOB NOW 11/30/2022
Owner
PR
NEW YORK, NY, 10001
DOB NOW 03/03/2022
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

GRANTOR
ETLIN, MELISSA
51-55 NASSAU AVENUE
BROOKLYN, NY, 11222
ACRIS 11/25/2003
PARTY 2
BANK OF NEW YORK
ACRIS 08/16/2002
PARTY 1
CITY OF NEW YORK
ACRIS 08/16/2002
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
ELTIN, RICHARD
102 FINALE TERRACE
SILVER SPRING, MD
ACRIS 08/15/1995
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
SHAPIRO, HARRY
199 DELAWARE AVE
FREEPORT, NY, 00000
ACRIS 12/17/1986
GRANTEE/BUYER
ETLIN, MELISSA
402 DALE DRIVE
SILVER SPRINGS, MD, 00000
ACRIS 09/29/1986
GRANTOR/SELLER
GLUCKMAN JOSEPH J AS TRUSTEES
ACRIS 03/09/1972
GRANTOR/SELLER
JACKNESS HARRY
ACRIS 03/09/1972
GRANTEE/BUYER
SHAPIRO HARRY
ACRIS 03/09/1972
5

Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
TELEPHONE COMPANY BUI
Assessment Roll
PLUTO Owner
TELEPHONE COMPANY BUILDING
PLUTO