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254 Essex Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 03971 • Lot 0030 • Zip: 11208

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 254 Essex Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11208
Block: 03971
Lot: 0030
BBL: 3039710030
Unified address ID: 3039710030

Land use and zoning

Land use: Multi-Family Walk-Up Buildings
Zoning: R6B (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 2,646 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 25 ft x 105 ft
Built FAR: 0.94
Max residential FAR: 2
Max facility FAR: 2
School district: 19

Building

Building class: Walk-up Apartments - Four Families (C3)
Year built: 1904
Last altered: 1904
Floors: 2
Total units: 4
Residential units: 4
Building area: 2,500 sq ft
Building dimensions: 25 ft x 50 ft
Basement: Unknown
Owner: MELGAR, HERMAN

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 4, 5, or 6 Units
Market value: $179,000
Total assessment: $47,252
Land assessment: $6,335
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: MELGAR, HERMAN

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood East New York
District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated 4 days ago
Nearest station
New Lots Av 2 3 4 5

About 13 minutes on foot · 891 m

  • Downtown Brooklyn 45 min 13 walking, 32 riding
  • Fulton Street 52 min 13 walking, 39 riding
  • Union Square 58 min 13 walking, 45 riding
  • Grand Central 62 min 13 walking, 49 riding
  • Penn Station 62 min 13 walking, 49 riding
  • Times Square 63 min 13 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.

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 ...

  2. DOB NOW filing Mar 30, 2026 $43,600

    Alteration

    Approved

2025

  1. HPD violation Nov 18, 2025

    Class I

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

  2. DOB NOW filing Sep 4, 2025 $43,600

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  3. HPD violation Jun 9, 2025

    Class A

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

  4. DOB NOW filing May 9, 2025 $266,182

    Alteration

    Permit Issued

2024

  1. HPD violation Apr 10, 2024

    Class A

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

2023

  1. DOB violation Oct 15, 2023

    COMPBLD-STRUCTURALLY COMPROMISED BUILDING NONE

    FAILURE TO SUBMIT AN ACCEPTABLE INSPECTN RPT FOR STRUCTURALLY COMPROMISED BLDG.

  2. DOB violation Aug 15, 2023

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

    FTM.DUE TO FIRE THAT ORIGINATD@256 ESSEX ST ON8/2/23,THE 254BLDG WAS DMGD AS FOLLOWS:HOLES IN ROOF,DMGD EXP2 SIDNG,&W...

  3. DOB violation Aug 2, 2023

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

    PREMISE NON-COMPLIANT DUE TO A FIRE AND FIRE FIGHTING OPERATIONS FROM THE ADJACENT PREMISE CAUSING AN OPEN ROOF,WINDO...

2022

  1. HPD violation Nov 7, 2022

    Class I

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

2021

  1. HPD violation Apr 8, 2021

    Class A

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

2016

  1. ECB violation Nov 2, 2016 $0

    CLASS - 2

    ELECTRICAL WORK WITH OUT A PERMIT.WORK ON GOING WIRING IN APARTMENT ONTHE FIRST FLOOR LEFT (APT.A1L)INSTALLED THROUGH...

2009

  1. Sale Oct 30, 2009 $0

    Changed hands

    254 ESSEX

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

Agent
MICHELLE K MELGAR
254 ESSEX STREET 2L
BROOKLYN, NY, 11208
HeadOfficer
HERMAN MELGAR
254 ESSEX 2R
BROOKLYN, NY, 11208
Officer
HERMAN MELGAR
Officer
HERMAN MELGAR
254 ESSEX STREET 2R
BROOKLYN, NY, 11208
Shareholder
HERMAN MELGAR
254 ESSEX STREET 2R
BROOKLYN, NY, 11208
SiteManager
MICHELLE K MELGAR
JointOwner
HERMAN MELGAR
254 ESSEX 2R
BROOKLYN, NY, 11208
JointOwner
MARIA D MELGAR
254 ESSEX 2R
Brooklyn, NY, 11208
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Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
PR
NEW YORK, NY, 10037
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

MORTGAGER/BORROWER
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
254 ESSEX ST
BROOKLYN, NY, 11208
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
1901 E VOORHEES ST SUITE C
DANVILLE, IL, 61834
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
1050 WOODWARD AVE
DETROIT, MI, 48226
GRANTEE/BUYER
254 ESSEX STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11208
GRANTEE/BUYER
254 ESSEX STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11208
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
1818 LIBRARY STREET
STE 300
RESTON, VA, 20190

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner