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538 Amboy Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 03621 • Lot 0042 • Zip: 11212

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 538 Amboy Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11212
Block: 03621
Lot: 0042
BBL: 3036210042
Unified address ID: 3036210042

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: 1.04
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: 3,120 sq ft
Building dimensions: 20 ft x 78 ft
Basement: Unknown
Owner: SAM AMBOY LLC

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 4, 5, or 6 Units
Market value: $240,000
Total assessment: $51,066
Land assessment: $31,916
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: MULZAC, DEAN

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 Jul 10, 2026

    Class B

    § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LIGHT FIXTURE AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT...

  2. HPD violation Jul 10, 2026

    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 Jul 6, 2026

    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 Jul 6, 2026

    Class A

    § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL PEELING PAINT SURFACES I...

  5. HPD violation Jul 6, 2026

    Class B

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

  6. HPD violation Feb 10, 2026

    Class B

    § 27-2045(B)(1)(B) HMC, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON ...

2018

  1. Sale Dec 3, 2018 $740,000

    Changed hands

    538 AMBOY STREET

2006

  1. Sale Aug 28, 2006 $0

    Changed hands

    538 AMBOY 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
SAM AMBOY LLC
455 PARK AVE
Brooklyn, NY, 11205
Agent
WILLIAMSBURG PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
455 PARK AVE
Brooklyn, NY, 11205
HeadOfficer
JOEL RETEK
455 PARK AVE
Brooklyn, NY, 11205
SiteManager
Joel Redek
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

MORTGAGER/BORROWER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
1601 BRYAN STREET
DALLAS, TX, 75201
ASSIGNOR
1601 BRYAN STREET
DALLAS, TX, 75201
ASSIGNEE
C/O BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE 345 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10154
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
1601 BRYAN STREET
DALLAS, TX, 75201
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
565 FIFTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10017
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
1601 BRYAN STREET
DALLAS, TX, 75201
ASSIGNOR
150 MIDDLETON STREET
APT 2A
BROOKLYN, NY, 11206
ASSIGNEE
68 SOUTH SERVICE ROAD
MELVILLE, NY, 11747

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner