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84 Essex Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 03927 • Lot 0040 • Zip: 11208

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 84 Essex Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11208
Block: 03927
Lot: 0040
BBL: 3039270040
Unified address ID: 3039270040

Land use and zoning

Land use: One & Two Family Buildings
Zoning: R4 (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 3,000 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 30 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 0.43
Max residential FAR: 1
Max facility FAR: 2
School district: 19

Building

Building class: Two Family Dwellings - Converted from One Family (B3)
Year built: 1910
Last altered: 1910
Floors: 2
Total units: 2
Residential units: 2
Building area: 1,276 sq ft
Building dimensions: 18 ft x 28 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: BALRAM, JOHN

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 1 - 3 Unit Residence
Market value: $579,000
Total assessment: $17,076
Land assessment: $6,960
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: BALRAM, JOHN

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood Cypress Hills
District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated 3 days ago
Nearest station

About 4 minutes on foot · 262 m

  • Downtown Brooklyn 35 min 4 walking, 31 riding
  • Fulton Street 40 min 4 walking, 36 riding
  • Union Square 47 min 4 walking, 43 riding
  • Penn Station 52 min 4 walking, 48 riding
  • Times Square 53 min 4 walking, 49 riding
  • Grand Central 54 min 4 walking, 50 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.

2025

  1. HPD violation Nov 24, 2025

    Class I

    §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27...

2023

  1. HPD violation Feb 8, 2023

    Class I

    § 27-2142 ADM CODE - THE PREMISES OR APTS. HAVE BEEN VACATED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL SO ORDE...

  2. HPD violation Feb 7, 2023

    Class B

    § 27-2087 ADM CODE - DISCONTINUE USE OF ROOMS FOR LIVING, DISCONNECT PLUMBING FIXTURES WHERE ILLEGAL AND PROPERLY SEA...

  3. HPD violation Feb 7, 2023

    Class B

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

  4. HPD violation Feb 7, 2023

    Class C

    (C) 27-2142(A) HMC: THE FOLLOWING DWELLING UNITS WERE REOCCUPIED WHILE BEING SUBJECT TO AN ORDER TO REPAIR/VACATE ORD...

  5. HPD violation Feb 7, 2023

    Class B

    § 9, 56, 193, 300, 302 M.D. LAW- ABOVE FRAME BUILDING HAS BEEN CONVERTED FROM A PRIVATE DWELLING TO A MULTIPLE DWELLI...

  6. ECB violation Feb 3, 2023 $12,500

    CLASS - 1

    OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY COFO AND/OR DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING RECORDS. PARTITION ERECTED CREATING AN ILLEG...

2021

  1. ECB violation Jan 6, 2021 $3,125

    CLASS - 2

    FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIO#35304051K ISSUED ON 01/30/18 & TO FILE A CERT OF CORREC...

2020

  1. ECB violation Oct 2, 2020 $3,125

    CLASS - 2

    FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIO#35304051K ISSUED ON 01/30/18 & TO FILE A CERT OF CORREC...

2019

  1. ECB violation Oct 28, 2019 $5,000

    CLASS - 2

    FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIO#35304051K ISSUED ON 01-30-18 & TO FILE A C OF C PURSUAN...

  2. ECB violation Sep 9, 2019 $3,125

    CLASS - 2

    FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIO#35304051K ISSUED ON 01-30-18 & TO FILE A C OF C PURSUAN...

  3. ECB violation Jul 16, 2019 $3,125

    CLASS - 2

    FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIO#35304051K ISSUED ON 01-30-18 & TO FILE A C OF C PURSUAN...

2018

  1. DOB violation May 30, 2018

    AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE

    FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

  2. DOB violation May 2, 2018

    AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE

    FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

  3. DOB violation May 2, 2018

    AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE

    FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

2017

  1. DOB violation Mar 22, 2017

    AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE

    FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

2008

  1. Sale Mar 27, 2008 $368,900

    Changed hands

    84 ESSEX 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

IndividualOwner
John Balram
553 Grant Ave
Brooklyn, NY, 11208
SiteManager
John Balram
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

PARTY 1
1 CENTRE STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10007
PARTY 2
101 BARCLAY STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10286
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
P.O. BOX 2026
FLINT, MI, 48501
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
1 HOME CAMPUS
DES MOINES, IA, 50328
PARTY 1/GRANTOR
3 PARK PLAZA
10TH FLOOR
IRVINE, CA, 92614
PARTY 2/GRANTEE
84 ESSEX STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11208
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
PARTY 2
P.O. BOX 2026
FLINT, MI, 48501
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
P.O. BOX 2026
FLINT, MI, 48501

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner