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47-55 Thames Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 03008 • Lot 0031 • Zip: 11237

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 47-55 Thames Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11237
Block: 03008
Lot: 0031
BBL: 3030080031
Unified address ID: 3030080031

Land use and zoning

Land use: Multi-Family Elevator Buildings
Zoning: M1-1 (Manufacturing)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 11,500 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 115 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 3.04
Max commercial FAR: 1
Max facility FAR: 2.4
School district: 32

Building

Building class: Elevator Apartments - Miscellaneous (D9)
Year built: 1931
Last altered: 2001
Floors: 4
Total units: 26
Residential units: 14
Building area: 35,000 sq ft
Building dimensions: 95 ft x 90 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: 47 THAMES REALTY,LLC

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: Apartments
Market value: $2,137,000
Total assessment: $961,650
Land assessment: $159,300
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: FINKELMAN, PERRY

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

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.

Activity

Sales, filings, permits and violations from every dataset, in one order.

2026

  1. DOB NOW filing Apr 21, 2026 $5,000

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  2. DOB NOW filing Apr 21, 2026 $5,000

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

2025

  1. HPD violation May 27, 2025

    Class B

    § 27-2010, 2011, 2012 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE AND/OR RUBBISH AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN CONDITION THE...

2024

  1. HPD violation Dec 2, 2024

    Class A

    § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT PLASTER AT CEILING AT...

  2. HPD violation Dec 2, 2024

    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 Dec 2, 2024

    Class B

    § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COUNTER BALANCE UPPER SASH AT 1ST AND 2ND WINDOWS F...

  4. HPD violation Dec 2, 2024

    Class B

    § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd...

  5. HPD violation Dec 2, 2024

    Class A

    § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE CELLING AT PUBLIC HALL, ...

2019

  1. Sale Jan 11, 2019 $6,190,043

    Changed hands

    47 THAMES STREET

2011

  1. ECB violation Dec 14, 2011 $500

    CLASS - 2

    97X10:97-RESTORE FREIGHT ELEVATOR BACK TO SERVICE SO AN INSPECTION CAN BE MADE.

  2. DOB filing Jun 23, 2011 $2,000

    Alteration Type II

    FILING TO INDICATE REMOVAL OF GAS COOKING AND CAPPING OF GAS PIPING ON FIRST AND SECOND FLOORS. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCC...

  3. DOB filing Jun 21, 2011 $1,000

    Alteration Type I

  4. Permit issued Jun 3, 2011

    PL / PL

    THE PLUMBING COMPANY INC

  5. Permit issued May 25, 2011

    AL

    ALL AMERICAN BLDG & DEVEL

  6. ECB violation May 2, 2011 $0

    CLASS - 2

    ALTERED BLDG OCCUPIED W/O VALID C/O. NOTED: SECOND FLR OCCUPANCY PER TCO 301619336 WHICH EXPIRED IN 2005, WAS FOR ART...

  7. DOB filing Feb 7, 2011 $5,000

    Alteration Type II

    PROPOSED FILING OF MINOR PLUMBING WORK AS TO REMOVE STALL SHOWERS AT FIRST AND SECOND FLOORS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGGRE...

2010

  1. Permit issued Dec 10, 2010

    PL / PL

    THE PLUMBING COMPANY INC

  2. DOB violation Nov 4, 2010

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

  3. DOB violation Oct 8, 2010

    VCAT1-ELEVATOR ANNUAL INSPECTION / TEST ELEVATORREQUIRED

2009

  1. DOB filing May 5, 2009 $20,000

    Alteration Type I

    APPL. FILED TO SUPERSEDED WORK DONE UNDER APPL. #301545264 AND #301619336 FOR DEMOLITION AND CONSTRUCTION OF INTERIOR...

  2. DOB violation Mar 24, 2009

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

  3. ECB violation Mar 10, 2009 $1,000

    CLASS - 1

    39M07.03M07.21N*.01M07.02M07.03A206.05I11.06L07.09I07.16I11.23M07.30M732L11.34O02.35M07.70O02.53L07.52L07.54L07.98BB1...

2008

  1. DOB violation Mar 1, 2008

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

2007

  1. DOB violation May 15, 2007

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

    BOROUGH COMMISSIONER HAS REVOKED APP# 301619336.ON 05/04/2007 REMEDY:STOP ALL WORK,MAKE SITE SAFE

  2. DOB violation May 11, 2007

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

  3. DOB filing Mar 5, 2007 $16,000

    Alteration Type II

    Proposed alteratio of filing to install gas fired blow heaters suspended from ceiling. No change in occupancy use or ...

2006

  1. DOB filing Aug 3, 2006 $0

    Subdivision Condominiums

  2. Permit issued Aug 2, 2006

    PL / PL

    PRO STAR PLUMBING & HEATING

2005

  1. ECB violation Nov 25, 2005 $0

    Hazardous

    WORK W/O PERMIT(S). NOTE: ERECTED FULL HEIGHT PARTITIONS CREATING ROOMS ON THE 1ST FL. SIX RESIDENTIAL TYPE DOORS W/N...

  2. ECB violation Nov 25, 2005 $800

    Hazardous

    FAILURE TO MAINTAIN. NOTE: CRACKS WERE OBSERVED UNDER THE 2ND FL LANDING OF THE WESTERN (FRONT) STAIRWELL. CRACKS (VE...

  3. ECB violation Jul 14, 2005 $2,000

    Hazardous

    OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY OR BLDG DEPT. RECORDS. ILLEGAL OCCUPANCY NOTED:LEG...

  4. Permit issued May 18, 2005

    AL

    JAMAICA DEVELOPERS LLC

2004

  1. Permit issued Nov 30, 2004

    PL / PL

    CROSSFIELD PLBG&HTG CORP

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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Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
47 THAMES REALTY LLC
JOSEPH TORRES
Owner
47 Thames Realty LLC
HOWARD KLAUS
Owner
AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT GROUP, LP
PERRY FINKLEMAN
Owner
KAY MANAG.
PERRY FINKLEMAN
Owner
47 THAMES RLTY, LLC
HOWARD KLAUS
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Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
718OUTDOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10075
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
C/O BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE 345 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10154
ASSIGNOR
1601 BRYAN STREET
DALLAS, TX, 75201
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
1601 BRYAN STREET
DALLAS, TX, 75201
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
1601 BRYAN STREET
DALLAS, TX, 75201
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
565 FIFTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10017
ASSIGNOR
1601 BRYAN STREET
DALLAS, TX, 75201
GRANTOR/SELLER
411 HEMPSTEAD TPKE
WEST HEMPSTEAD, NY, 11552
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
411 HEMPSTEAD TPKE
WEST HEMPSTEAD, NY, 11552
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
68 SOUTH SERVICE ROAD
MELVILLE, NY, 11747
GRANTEE/BUYER
411 HEMPSTEAD TPKE
WEST HEMPSTEAD, NY, 11552

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner