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579 Chester Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 03625 • Lot 0023 • Zip: 11212

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 579 Chester Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11212
Block: 03625
Lot: 0023
BBL: 3036250023
Unified address ID: 3036250023

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: BSD 579 CHESTER LLC

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 4, 5, or 6 Units
Market value: $228,000
Total assessment: $48,938
Land assessment: $29,191
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: JOHNSON, CLAUDE

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 Aug 11, 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...

  2. HPD violation May 20, 2026

    Class B

    § 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CONNECTION AT WASTE PIPE AT WASH BASIN IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT A...

  3. HPD violation May 20, 2026

    Class C

    § 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIG...

  4. HPD violation May 20, 2026

    Class B

    § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUT...

  5. HPD violation May 20, 2026

    Class B

    § 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANC...

  6. HPD violation May 20, 2026

    Class A

    § 27-2104 ADM CODE POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED...

  7. Sale Feb 25, 2026 $839,654

    Changed hands

    579 CHESTER STREET

  8. Sale Jan 12, 2026 $10

    Changed hands

    579 CHESTER ST

2021

  1. Sale May 20, 2021 $800,000

    Changed hands

    579 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
BSD 579 Chester LLC
474 Willoughby Ave
Brooklyn, NY, 11206
Agent
Pessy Schwartz
474 Willoughby Ave
Brooklyn, NY, 11206
HeadOfficer
Pessy Schwartz
474 Willoughby Ave
Brooklyn, NY, 11206
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

MORTGAGEE/LENDER
400 RELLA BLVD
SUITE 300
MONTEBELLO, NY, 10901
PARTY 2
PO BOX 2026
FLINT, MI, 48501
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
115 LYNCH ST
BROOKLYN, NY, 11206
PARTY 1
941 BEDFORD AVE
#2
BROOKLYN, NY, 11205
GRANTOR/SELLER
17 WASHINGTON AVENUE
GLEN HEAD, NY, 11545
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
115 LYNCH ST
BROOKLYN, NY, 11206
GRANTEE/BUYER
474 WILLOUGHBY AVENUE
BROOKLYN, NY, 11206
GRANTOR/SELLER
93 E 38TH STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11203
GRANTEE/BUYER
579 CHESTER STREET, UNIT B
BROOKLYN, NY, 11212
PARTY 2/GRANTEE

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner