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174 Chestnut Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 04127 • Lot 0042 • Zip: 11208

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 174 Chestnut Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11208
Block: 04127
Lot: 0042
BBL: 3041270042
Unified address ID: 3041270042

Land use and zoning

Land use: Multi-Family Walk-Up Buildings
Zoning: R4 (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 3,750 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 25 ft x 150 ft
Built FAR: 0.67
Max residential FAR: 1
Max facility FAR: 2
School district: 19

Building

Building class: Walk-up Apartments - Four Families (C3)
Year built: 1915
Last altered: 1915
Floors: 2
Total units: 4
Residential units: 4
Building area: 2,500 sq ft
Building dimensions: 25 ft x 50 ft
Basement: Unknown
Owner: 174 CHESTNUT NY LLC

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 4, 5, or 6 Units
Market value: $336,000
Total assessment: $51,162
Land assessment: $26,038
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: PRINSECITA ESTHER COR

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.

2026

  1. HPD violation Jun 17, 2026

    Class C

    § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF UNCAPPED GAS VALVE AT GAS RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCA...

  2. 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 ...

  3. HPD violation Mar 23, 2026

    Class B

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

  4. ECB violation Jan 9, 2026 $12,500

    CLASS - 1

    FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER TO OBTAIN WORK PERMITS FOR VIOLATION #35474969X, COMPLY WITH COMMISSI...

2025

  1. HPD violation Jun 16, 2025

    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 Jun 16, 2025

    Class B

    § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING LOCATED AT B-ROOM 4B, 2nd STORY, ...

  3. HPD violation Jun 16, 2025

    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...

2023

  1. DOB violation Jul 15, 2023

    COMPBLD-STRUCTURALLY COMPROMISED BUILDING NONE

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

  2. ECB violation May 4, 2023 $2,500

    CLASS - 1

    WORK WITHOUT PERMIT.NOTED:CELLAR LEVEL HAVING PARTITIONS CREATED TO FASCILITATE 3 ILLEGAL SRO,ALONG WITH 3 PIECE BATH...

  3. ECB violation May 4, 2023 $0

    CLASS - 1

    DWELLING CONVERTED,MAINTAINED OR OCCUPIED WITH 3 OR MORE ADDITIONAL DWELLING UNITS FROM LEGALLY AUTHORIZED BY THE COF...

  4. ECB violation May 4, 2023 $0

    CLASS - 1

    DWELLING CONVERTED,MAINTAINED OR OCCUPIED WITH 3 OR MORE ADDITIONAL DWELLING UNITS THAN LEGALLY AUTHORIZED BY THE COF...

  5. ECB violation May 4, 2023 $0

    CLASS - 1

    DWELLING CONVERTED,MAINTAINED OR OCCUPIED WITH 3 OR MORE ADDITIONAL DWELLING UNITS THAN LEGALLY AUTHORIZED BY THE COF...

  6. DOB violation May 4, 2023

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

    PREMISES RENDERED NON COMPLIANT DUE TO FIRE. NOTED: 1ST FLOOR REAR BED ROOM TO APT #2 HAVING SMALL LOCAL FIRE WITH EX...

  7. DOB violation May 4, 2023

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

    PREMISES RENDERE NON COMPLIANT

2022

  1. Sale Jun 30, 2022 $0

    Changed hands

    174 CHESTNUT STREET

2018

  1. DOB filing May 25, 2018 $10,000

    Alteration Type I

    FILING CHANGE OF USE TO 14 SINGLE ADULTS FOR EMERGENCY SHELTER

2017

  1. ECB violation May 12, 2017 $0

    CLASS - 2

    OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY C OF O AND DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS RECORDS PARTITIONS ERECTED CREATING ILLEGAL ...

2016

  1. Permit issued Jul 29, 2016

    PL / PL

    KISHAN PLBG & HEATING INC

  2. DOB filing Jul 29, 2016 $10,000

    Alteration Type II

    INSTALLATION OF FOUR NEW METERS TO REPLACE FOUR (4) METERS THAT WERE DISCONNECTED/REMOVED BY UTILITY COMPANY - 1 FOR ...

2015

  1. Sale Mar 23, 2015 $428,093

    Changed hands

    174 CHESTNUT ST

2013

  1. Permit issued Nov 4, 2013

    PL / PL

    BEST ELECL MECHANICAL LTD

2012

  1. Permit issued Oct 12, 2012

    PL / PL

    ADVANCED PIPING SERVICES

2009

  1. DOB violation Sep 3, 2009

    A-SEU NONE

2004

  1. Sale Oct 16, 2004 $400,000

    Changed hands

    174 CHESTNUT 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

1

Registration Contracts

Contact information from multiple dwelling registrations

CorporateOwner
174 Chestnut NY LLC
34 Franklin Ave. 318
Brooklyn, NY, 11205
Agent
Solomon JACOBOWITZ
34 Franklin Ave. 318
Brooklyn, NY, 11205
HeadOfficer
SOLOMON JACOBOWITZ
34 Franklin Ave. 318
Brooklyn, NY, 11205
2

Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
PRINCESTA ESTHER CORP
SOLOMON JACOBOWITZ
Owner
N/A
DALE DAVIDS
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

GRANTOR/SELLER
320 ROEBLING STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11211
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
645 MADISON AVENUE, 19TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10022
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
P.O. BOX 2026
FLINT, MI, 485012026
GRANTEE/BUYER
34 FRANKLIN AVENUE
BROOKLYN, NY, 11205
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
34 FRANKLIN AVENUE
BROOKLYN, NY, 11205
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGER/BORROWER

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner