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531 Chester Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 03614 • Lot 0020 • Zip: 11212

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 531 Chester Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11212
Block: 03614
Lot: 0020
BBL: 3036140020
Unified address ID: 3036140020

Land use and zoning

Land use: Multi-Family Walk-Up Buildings
Zoning: R6 (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 2,058 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 20 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 1.69
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: 1920
Last altered: 2020
Floors: 2
Total units: 10
Residential units: 10
Building area: 3,480 sq ft
Building dimensions: 20 ft x 58 ft
Basement: None/No Basement
Owner: 531 CHESTER LLC

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 1 - 3 Unit Residence
Market value: $848,000
Total assessment: $10,293
Land assessment: $4,758
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: FORBES, ROY A

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 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. DOB NOW filing Jun 11, 2025 $297,840

    Alteration CO

    Approved

  2. DOB filing Jun 6, 2025 $0

    Subdivision Improved

    SUBDIVIDING LOT 20 TO 2 TAX LOTS,ZONING LOT TO REMAIN AS 1 RELATED JOBS: B01072062-I1, B0172062-P2

  3. DOB NOW filing Apr 29, 2025 $297,840

    Alteration CO

    Approved

  4. DOB NOW filing Jan 7, 2025 $1,000

    Alteration CO

    Approved

2024

  1. DOB NOW filing Aug 20, 2024 $1,000

    Alteration CO

    LOC Issued

  2. DOB NOW filing Aug 20, 2024 $1,000

    Alteration CO

    LOC Issued

  3. DOB NOW filing Aug 20, 2024 $1,000

    Alteration CO

    LOC Issued

  4. Sale Jun 24, 2024 $800,000

    Changed hands

    531 CHESTER STREET

  5. Sale Jun 24, 2024 $800,000

    Changed hands

    531 CHESTER STREET

2018

  1. HPD violation Jan 12, 2018

    Class B

    § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE THE 6TH CONCRET TREAD FROM BOTTOM AT...

2016

  1. Permit issued Sep 13, 2016

    AL

    MORELL BUILDERS INC

  2. DOB filing Sep 13, 2016 $8,000

    Alteration Type I

    CORRECT INFORMATION ON EXISTING CO AND INSTALL NEW PARTITION IN BASEMENT APT

  3. ECB violation May 26, 2016 $500

    CLASS - 2

    ALTERED/CHANGED BLDG OCCUPIED W/O A VALID CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY DEFECTS NOTED:JOB#30166H579 JOB IS NOT SIGN OFF W....

  4. HPD violation May 2, 2016

    Class B

    § 27-2077 ADM CODE - DISCONTINUE THE ROOMING UNIT 3 ROOMS CREATED AT 1ST STORY

  5. HPD violation May 2, 2016

    Class B

    § 27-2077 ADM CODE - DISCONTINUE THE ROOMING UNIT 2ND STORY STUDIO APARMENT 2ND STORY PUBLIC HALL AT FRONT

  6. HPD violation May 2, 2016

    Class B

    § 27-2077 ADM CODE - DISCONTINUE THE ROOMING UNIT TWO ROOMS CREATED 2ND STORY AT REAR

  7. HPD violation May 2, 2016

    Class B

    § 27-2073 ADM CODE - DISCONTINUE UNLAWFUL COOKING SPACE OR FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION WITH THIS DEPARTMENT TO LEGALIZ...

2005

  1. ECB violation Oct 6, 2005 $800

    Hazardous

    OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY BLDG DEPT RECORDS: FROM: 3 FAMILY DWELLING (CO WALK UP) TO: 10(TEN) SRO. REMEDY...

2004

  1. Permit issued Sep 23, 2004

    PL / PL

    JOHNNY'S PLBG & HTG CONT. INC.

  2. Permit issued Sep 16, 2004

    AL

    MITCHELL IRON WORKS

1997

  1. Permit issued Mar 18, 1997

    PL / PL

    RIGID PLG AND HTG

1996

  1. Permit issued Sep 13, 1996

    AL

    N/A

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

1

Registration Contracts

Contact information from multiple dwelling registrations

CorporateOwner
531 CHESTER LLC
183 WILSON ST 185
Brooklyn, NY, 11211
Agent
Joe Redek
455 Park Ave
Brooklyn, NY, 11205
HeadOfficer
Joe Redek
531 chester street
Brooklyn, NY, 11212
SiteManager
Joel Redek
2

Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
531 CHESTER LLC
JOEL RETECK
Owner
OWNER
ROY FORBES
3

Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
PR
New York, NY, 10016
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

ASSIGNEE
10265 NE TANASBOURNE DRIVE
HILLSBORO, OR, 97124
ASSIGNEE
700 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE
NEWPORT BEACH, CA, 92660
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
100 NORTH GREENE STREET
GREENSBORO, NC, 27401
ASSIGNOR
10265 NE TANASBOURNE DR
HILLSBORO, OR, 97124
PARTY 2
10265 NE TANASBOURNE DRIVE
HILLSBORO, OR, 97124
ASSIGNOR
183 WILLSON STREET, STE 185
BROOKLYN, NY, 11211
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
502 5TH STREET
ABBEVILLE, LA, 70510
PARTY 1
3839 FLATLANDS AVENUE, SUITE 208
BROOKLYN, NY, 11234
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGER/BORROWER

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner