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397 Essex Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 04004 • Lot 0138 • Zip: 11208

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 397 Essex Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11208
Block: 04004
Lot: 0138
BBL: 3040040138
Unified address ID: 3040040138

Land use and zoning

Land use: Multi-Family Walk-Up Buildings
Zoning: R7A (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 1,875 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 19 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 1.43
Max residential FAR: 4
Max facility FAR: 4
School district: 19

Building

Building class: Walk-up Apartments - Three Families (C0)
Year built: 2004
Last altered: 2004
Floors: 2
Total units: 3
Residential units: 3
Building area: 2,673 sq ft
Building dimensions: 18 ft x 50 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: POSEN, RACHEL

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 1 - 3 Unit Residence
Market value: $704,000
Total assessment: $32,400
Land assessment: $6,351
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: POSEN, RACHEL

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.

2025

  1. HPD violation Mar 26, 2025

    Class C

    HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STOR...

  2. HPD violation Mar 26, 2025

    Class B

    § 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE FLUSHING APPARATUS AND MAINTAIN SAME SO AS TO FLUSH EFFECTIVELY THE WATER CLOSET IN THE...

  3. HPD violation Mar 26, 2025

    Class B

    § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY...

2022

  1. HPD violation Mar 9, 2022

    Class A

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

2019

  1. HPD violation Jun 5, 2019

    Class B

    § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE 1st BATHROOM...

  2. HPD violation Jun 5, 2019

    Class B

    § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE 1...

2018

  1. Sale Apr 30, 2018 $730,000

    Changed hands

    397 ESSEX STREET

2014

  1. Sale Dec 10, 2014 $385,000

    Changed hands

    397 ESSEX STREET

2008

  1. Sale Apr 29, 2008 $604,200

    Changed hands

    397 ESSEX STREET

2006

  1. DOB filing Sep 22, 2006 $0

    New Building

  2. Permit issued Feb 16, 2006

    EQ / EQ

    MILLENNIUM HOMES LLC

  3. Permit issued Feb 16, 2006

    NB

    MILLENNIUM HOMES LLC

2005

  1. Permit issued Oct 20, 2005

    EQ / EQ

    MILLENNIUM HOMES LLC

2004

  1. Permit issued May 18, 2004

    NB

    MILLENNIUM HOMES LLC

  2. Permit issued May 18, 2004

    EQ / EQ

    MILLENNIUM HOMES LLC

  3. Permit issued Mar 19, 2004

    EQ / EQ

    MILLENNIUM HOMES LLC

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

IndividualOwner
RACHEL POSEN
178 WALWORTH
Brooklyn, NY, 11205
Agent
MARK HALPERN
178 WALWORTH
Brooklyn, NY, 11205
SiteManager
MARK HALPERN
2

Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
MILLENNIUM HOMES LLC
VINOD NAIN
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
P.O. BOX 2026
FLINT, MI, 48501
GRANTOR/SELLER
397 ESSEX STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11208
GRANTOR/SELLER
397 ESSEX STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11208
GRANTEE/BUYER
397 ESSEX STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11208
GRANTEE/BUYER
397 ESSEX ST
BROOKLYN, NY, 112082209

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner