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539 Chester Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 03614 • Lot 0017 • Zip: 11212

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 539 Chester Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11212
Block: 03614
Lot: 0017
BBL: 3036140017
Unified address ID: 3036140017

Land use and zoning

Land use: Multi-Family Walk-Up Buildings
Zoning: R6 (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 2,500 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 25 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 1.18
Max residential FAR: 2.43
Max facility FAR: 4.8
School district: 23

Building

Building class: Walk-up Apartments - Four Families (C3)
Year built: 1930
Last altered: 1930
Floors: 2
Total units: 4
Residential units: 4
Building area: 2,952 sq ft
Building dimensions: 20 ft x 72 ft
Basement: Unknown
Owner: HINDS, JOHN

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 4, 5, or 6 Units
Market value: $228,000
Total assessment: $51,066
Land assessment: $31,580
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: 539 CHESTER LLC

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.

Activity

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

2026

  1. HPD violation May 4, 2026

    Class A

    (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION ...

2025

  1. ECB violation Dec 11, 2025 $500

    CLASS - 3

    VIOLATION OF PARKING REGULATIONS IN A RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT. AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION, I OBSERVED DEAD STORAGE OF 4 V...

  2. HPD violation Apr 7, 2025

    Class C

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

  3. HPD violation Apr 7, 2025

    Class B

    § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE ...

  4. HPD violation Apr 7, 2025

    Class B

    § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK OVER CEILING IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 2R,...

  5. HPD violation Mar 21, 2025

    Class B

    § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC FLOOR TILES IN THE BATHROOM ...

  6. HPD violation Mar 19, 2025

    Class C

    567 (C) § 27-2017, 27-2017.1, 27-2017.4, 27-2017.5, 27-2017.8, 27-2019, 27-2021 HMC: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF...

2017

  1. Sale Mar 27, 2017 $40,000

    Changed hands

    539 CHESTER STREET

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
John Hinds LLC
455 Park Ave
Brooklyn, NY, 11205
Agent
Williamsburg Property Management LLC
455 Park Ave
Brooklyn, NY, 11205
HeadOfficer
John Hinds
455 Park Ave
Brooklyn, NY, 11205
SiteManager
Joe Redek
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
2001 ROSS AVENUE SUITE 2800
DALLAS, TX, 75201
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
7114 E STETSON DRIVE SUITE 250
SCOTTSDALE, AZ, 85251
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
9990 RICHMOND AVENUE SUITE 400 SOUTH
HOUSTON, TX, 77042
PARTY 2/GRANTEE
539 CHESTER STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11212
PARTY 1/GRANTOR
420 BROADWAY
BROOKLYN, NY, 112117489
SECURED PARTY
101 BARCLAY STREET
7W
NEW YORK, NY, 10286
SECURED PARTY
101 BARCLAY STREET
7W
NEW YORK, NY, 10286
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
345 ST. PETER STREET
SUITE 500
SAINT PAUL, MN, 55102
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
2001 ROSS AVENUE
SUITE 2800
DALLAS, TX, 75201
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
2929 WALDEN AVE
DEPEW, NY, 14043

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner