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256 Essex Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 03971 • Lot 0031 • Zip: 11208

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 256 Essex Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11208
Block: 03971
Lot: 0031
BBL: 3039710031
Unified address ID: 3039710031

Land use and zoning

Land use: One & Two Family Buildings
Zoning: R6B (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 5,283 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 50 ft x 105 ft
Built FAR: 0.39
Max residential FAR: 2
Max facility FAR: 2
School district: 19

Building

Building class: Two Family Dwellings - Frame (B2)
Year built: 1901
Last altered: 1901
Floors: 2
Total units: 2
Residential units: 2
Building area: 2,082 sq ft
Building dimensions: 20 ft x 48 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: 256 ESSEX STREET LLC

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 1 - 3 Unit Residence
Market value: $634,000
Total assessment: $20,817
Land assessment: $11,098
Exempt total: $1,460
Assessment owner: CONCEPCION RIVERA

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood East New York
District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated 3 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. DOB NOW filing Jun 3, 2026 $0

    New Building

    Plan Examiner Review

  2. DOB filing Feb 17, 2026 $0

    Alteration Type III

    BUILDERS PAVEMENT PLAN, 50' STREET FRONTAGE, FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH NB GC; JOB NUMBER: B01255657-I1.

  3. DOB NOW filing Feb 11, 2026 $0

    New Building

    Approved

  4. DOB NOW filing Feb 11, 2026 $0

    New Building

    Approved

  5. DOB NOW filing Feb 9, 2026 $0

    New Building

    Approved

  6. DOB NOW filing Feb 9, 2026 $0

    New Building

    Approved

2025

  1. DOB NOW filing Aug 27, 2025 $0

    New Building

    Approved

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 29, 2023

    UB-UNSAFE BUILDINGS NONE

  3. DOB violation Aug 15, 2023

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

    FTM.DUE TO FIRE ON 8/2/23,1STFL JOISTS PRTLLY DTACHD/CLLPSD NEAR REAR OF BLDG.2NDFL JOISTS@FRNT OF BLDG SVERELY FIRE ...

  4. DOB violation Aug 2, 2023

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

    WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT

  5. DOB violation Aug 2, 2023

    IMEGNCY-IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY ANYTHINGOPTIONAL

    SEAL PREMISE IMMEDIATELY AS PER CODE AT ALL ACCESSIBLE OPENINGS

  6. DOB violation Aug 2, 2023

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

    PREMISE NON-COMPLIANT DUE TO A FIRE AND FIRE FIGHTING OPERATIONS CAUSING STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE WALLS,CEILINGS,FLOO...

  7. Sale May 11, 2023 $725,000

    Changed hands

    256 ESSEX STREET

2003

  1. Sale Jun 11, 2003 $0

    Changed hands

    256 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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Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
256 ESSEX LLC
HARRYLAL RAMNATH
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Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
CLASS IRON DESIGNS, INC
ROSLYN HEIGHTS, NY, 11577
Owner
PARSONS CONSTRUCTION INC
NEW HYDE PARK, NY, 11040
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

PARTY ONE
144-44 57TH STREET
JAMAICA, NY, 11434
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
GRANTEE/BUYER
144-44 157TH STREET
JAMAICA, NY, 11434
PARTY TWO
199 JERICHO TURNPIKE
SUITE 200
FLORAL PARK, NY, 11001
PARTY 2
824 NORTH MARKET STREET
SUITE 100
WILMINGTON, DE, 19801
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
1003 E. BRIER DR.
SAN BERNARDINO, CA, 924082862
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGER/BORROWER

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner