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540 Chester Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 03613 • Lot 0050 • Zip: 11212

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 540 Chester Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11212
Block: 03613
Lot: 0050
BBL: 3036130050
Unified address ID: 3036130050

Land use and zoning

Land use: Multi-Family Walk-Up Buildings
Zoning: R6 (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 3,000 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 30 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 0.98
Max residential FAR: 2.43
Max facility FAR: 4.8
School district: 23

Building

Building class: Walk-up Apartments - Over Six Families Without Stores (C1)
Year built: 1930
Last altered: 1930
Floors: 2
Total units: 8
Residential units: 8
Building area: 2,950 sq ft
Building dimensions: 20 ft x 50 ft
Basement: None/No Basement
Owner: URBAN BHCHESTER LLC

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 1 - 3 Unit Residence
Market value: $624,000
Total assessment: $13,912
Land assessment: $7,469
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: CHESTER 540 HOLDINGS

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood Brownsville
District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated 4 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.

Activity

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

2026

  1. HPD violation Jan 30, 2026

    Class C

    § 27-2037, 2038 HMC: PROVIDE A SAFE AND ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC SERVICE TO THE FIXTURES AT CEILING AND ALL WALLS ...

  2. HPD violation Jan 30, 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...

2024

  1. HPD violation Nov 6, 2024

    Class B

    § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN TH...

  2. HPD violation Nov 6, 2024

    Class B

    § 27-2026 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT BATH TUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st ST...

  3. HPD violation Nov 6, 2024

    Class B

    HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2NDFL, 2nd ...

  4. HPD violation Nov 6, 2024

    Class B

    § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE ELECTRICAL OUTLET AT NORTH WALL IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH L...

  5. DOB NOW filing Oct 31, 2024 $190,775

    Alteration CO

    Approved

  6. DOB NOW filing Oct 9, 2024 $130

    Alteration CO

    Approved

  7. DOB NOW filing Sep 13, 2024 $130

    Alteration CO

    Approved

  8. DOB NOW filing Sep 11, 2024 $130

    Alteration CO

    Approved

  9. DOB NOW filing Sep 5, 2024 $130

    Alteration CO

    Approved

  10. ECB violation Jul 2, 2024 $1,000

    CLASS - 2

    AT TIME OF INSPECTION, I OBSERVED NO VIEWING PANELS TO JOB SITE AT EXPOSURE #1.

  11. DOB NOW filing May 31, 2024 $130

    Alteration CO

    Approved

2020

  1. Sale Feb 4, 2020 $0

    Changed hands

    540 CHESTER STREET

2019

  1. Sale Oct 31, 2019 $0

    Changed hands

    540 CHESTER STREET

  2. Sale Sep 19, 2019 $512,000

    Changed hands

    540 CHESTER STREET

2016

  1. Sale Jan 25, 2016 $604,000

    Changed hands

    540 CHESTER STREET

2015

  1. Sale Nov 1, 2015 $0

    Changed hands

    540 CHESTER STREET

2014

  1. Sale Aug 27, 2014 $0

    Changed hands

    540 CHESTER ST

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

CorporateOwner
URBAN BHCHESTER LLC
5014 16th Ave 383
BROOKLYN, NY, 11204
Agent
URBAN BHCHESTER LLC
74 CORNELIA
Brooklyn, NY, 11221
HeadOfficer
ABRAHAM WEINSTOCK
74 CORNELIA
BROOKLYN, NY, 11221
SiteManager
AMI TAUBER
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Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
PR
FAIR LAWN, NJ, 07410
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
ASSIGNEE
1701 ROUTE 70 EAST
CHERRY HILL, NJ, 08034
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
2 SKILLMAN STREET, SUITE# 205
BROOKLYN, NY, 11205
PARTY 1
3839 FLATLANDS AVENUE, SUITE 208
BROOKLYN, NY, 11234
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
2 SKILLMAN STREET, SUITE 205
BROOKLYN, NY, 11205
GRANTOR/SELLER
266 47TH STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11220
GRANTEE/BUYER
266 47TH STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11220

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner