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388 Chester Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 03588 • Lot 0037 • Zip: 11212

Condition

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

30 Open DOB violations 30 on record • 1993–2025 2 Open ECB violations 2 on record • 2016–2017

Address

Primary address: 388 Chester Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11212
Block: 03588
Lot: 0037
BBL: 3035880037
Unified address ID: 3035880037

Land use and zoning

Land use: Public Facilities & Institutions
Zoning: R6 (Residential)
Ownership: Fully tax-exempt property
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 2,500 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 25 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 1
Max residential FAR: 2.43
Max facility FAR: 4.8
School district: 23

Building

Building class: Churches, Synagogues, etc. - Church, Synagogue, Chapel (M1)
Year built: 1930
Last altered: 1930
Floors: 1
Total units: 0
Residential units: 0
Building area: 2,500 sq ft
Building dimensions: 25 ft x 100 ft
Basement: None/No Basement
Owner: AGAPE HOUSE OF PRAYER AND PRAISE, INC.

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: All Others
Market value: $97,000
Total assessment: $43,650
Land assessment: $8,550
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: AGAPE HOUSE OF PRAYER

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood Brownsville
District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated 3 days ago
Nearest station
Rockaway Av 2 3 4 5

About 3 minutes on foot · 165 m

  • Downtown Brooklyn 30 min 3 walking, 27 riding
  • Fulton Street 37 min 3 walking, 34 riding
  • Union Square 43 min 3 walking, 40 riding
  • Grand Central 47 min 3 walking, 44 riding
  • Penn Station 47 min 3 walking, 44 riding
  • Times Square 48 min 3 walking, 45 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. DOB NOW filing Mar 23, 2026 $1,000

    Alteration

    Approved

2025

  1. DOB violation Nov 14, 2025

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

  2. DOB NOW filing Oct 20, 2025 $1,000

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

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 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

  2. DOB violation Jun 30, 2023

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

  3. DOB violation Jun 20, 2023

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

  4. DOB violation Jun 20, 2023

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

2017

  1. ECB violation Mar 15, 2017 $2,500

    CLASS - 2

    AS PER CLASS 2 (B265) 28-303.7 FAILURE TO FILE A COMPLETE BOILER INSPECTION REPORT AS PER DOB RECORRDS. SUBMIT A CURR...

2016

  1. ECB violation Jul 7, 2016 $800

    CLASS - 2

    WORK W/O A PERMIT. NOTED: AT RIGHT FACADE OF THE BUILDING (EXP4)ERECTED 2 DOOR AND 2 WINDOWS AT THE WALL WHICH IS THE...

2013

  1. DOB filing Oct 18, 2013 $16,000

    Alteration Type II

    FILING FOR AC UNITS AS PER PLAN

  2. Permit issued Sep 30, 2013

    EW / OT

    NEW HOPE MECHANICAL INC

  3. Permit issued Sep 30, 2013

    EW / MH

    NEW HOPE MECHANICAL INC

2011

  1. Sale Sep 29, 2011 $1

    Changed hands

    388 CHESTER STREET

2004

  1. Sale Sep 7, 2004 $0

    Changed hands

    388 CHESTER STREET

1991

  1. Permit issued Jan 24, 1991

    EW / FB

    NEW YORK HEATING 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

2

Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
CORNERSSTONE PENTECOSTAL
ORAL MORRISON
DOB Filing 10/18/2013
3

Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
Not Applicable
MOUNT VERNON, NY, 10553
DOB NOW 03/23/2026
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

SECURED PARTY
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
101 BARCLAY STREET
7 WEST
NEW YORK, NY, 10286
ACRIS 11/27/2018
SECURED PARTY
THE BANK OF NW YORK MELLON
101 BARCLAY STREET
7 WEST
NEW YORK, NY, 10286
ACRIS 11/27/2018
PARTY 2
BANK OF NEW YORK
101 BARCLAY STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10286
ACRIS 08/16/2018
PARTY 1
CITY OF NEW YORK
1 CENTRE STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10007
ACRIS 08/16/2018
GRANTEE/BUYER
AGAPE HOUSE OF PRAYER AND PRAISE, INC.
771 THOMAS S BOYLAND STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11212
ACRIS 09/29/2011
GRANTOR/SELLER
NORTON, JOSEPH S
771 THOMAS S BOYLAND STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11212
ACRIS 09/29/2011
GRANTEE/BUYER
NORTON, JOSEPH
771 THOMAS S BOYLAND STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11212
ACRIS 09/07/2004
GRANTOR/SELLER
MT. HEBRON CHURCH OF CHRIST
388 CHESTER STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11212
ACRIS 09/07/2004
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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
AGAPE HOUSE OF PRAYER
Assessment Roll
PLUTO Owner
AGAPE HOUSE OF PRAYER AND PRAISE, INC.
PLUTO