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126-138 East 53 Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 04622 • Lot 0029 • Zip: 11203

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 126-138 East 53 Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11203
Block: 04622
Lot: 0029
BBL: 3046220029
Unified address ID: 3046220029

Land use and zoning

Land use: Mixed Residential & Commercial Buildings
Zoning: R6 (Residential)
Lot type: Corner
Lot area: 12,000 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 120 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 3.22
Max residential FAR: 2.43
Max facility FAR: 4.8
School district: 18

Building

Building class: Walk-up Apartments - Over Six Families with Stores (C7)
Year built: 1929
Last altered: 1929
Floors: 4
Total units: 31
Residential units: 25
Building area: 38,585 sq ft
Building dimensions: 120 ft x 90 ft
Basement: None/No Basement
Owner: GAN EAST LLC

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: Apartments
Market value: $1,867,000
Total assessment: $840,150
Land assessment: $71,550
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: GAN EAST LLC

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood East Flatbush
District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated 4 days ago
Nearest station

About 22 minutes on foot · 1,521 m

  • Downtown Brooklyn 45 min 22 walking, 23 riding
  • Fulton Street 51 min 22 walking, 29 riding
  • Penn Station 60 min 22 walking, 38 riding
  • Times Square 61 min 22 walking, 39 riding
  • Union Square 61 min 22 walking, 39 riding
  • Grand Central 64 min 22 walking, 42 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 Apr 27, 2026

    Class B

    § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING ESCUTCHEON PLATE AT RISER AT THE CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT AP...

  2. HPD violation Apr 27, 2026

    Class B

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

  3. HPD violation Apr 27, 2026

    Class B

    § 27-2045(B)(1)(B) HMC, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON ...

  4. HPD violation Apr 27, 2026

    Class B

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

  5. HPD violation Apr 27, 2026

    Class B

    § 27-2045(B)(1)(A) HMC, § 12-01, § 12-03 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING ...

  6. HPD violation Apr 27, 2026

    Class A

    § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 0 SQ FT AT WINDOW RECE...

2025

  1. DOB violation Nov 14, 2025

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

2023

  1. DOB violation Jun 20, 2023

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

2015

  1. DOB violation Mar 3, 2015

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2013 INSPECTION REPORT

2013

  1. Sale Mar 19, 2013 $6,600,000

    Changed hands

    126 EAST 53RD STREET, 25

2006

  1. Sale Jan 12, 2006 $2,675,410

    Changed hands

    126 EAST 53 STREET, 25

2000

  1. DOB filing Dec 28, 2000 $13,000

    Alteration Type II

    Renovate existing store for fast food establishment and install fire suppression system under the kitchen hood.U.G.#6...

  2. Permit issued Aug 9, 2000

    PL / PL

    K.C. PLUMBING HEATING CONSTRUC

  3. Permit issued Aug 3, 2000

    EW / FP

    MASTER FIRE PREVENTION SYSTEMS

  4. Permit issued Jul 19, 2000

    EW / MH

    WKL CONTRUCTION

  5. Permit issued Jul 19, 2000

    EW / OT

    WKL CONTRUCTION INC

1997

  1. ECB violation Oct 30, 1997 $800

    Non-Hazardous

    OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY NUMBER 56782 COMMERCIAL STORES AT FIRST STORY SOUT...

  2. DOB violation Oct 21, 1997

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

  3. DOB violation Oct 21, 1997

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

  4. DOB violation Oct 3, 1997

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

1993

  1. Permit issued Jan 13, 1993

    EW / FP

    LUND FIRE PRODUCTS CO., INC.

1991

  1. ECB violation Dec 9, 1991 $0

    Non-Hazardous

    OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY BUILDING DEPT.RECORDS.CELLAR USE TO BE ORDINARY AS PER RECORDS. PART OF CELLAR ...

1989

  1. ECB violation Apr 13, 1989 $0

    Non-Hazardous

    REPLACE END SECTION OF FLUE PIPE.

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

CorporateOwner
Gan East LLC
139 EAST 53 STREET A1A
Brooklyn, NY, 11203
Agent
VON WILLMS
139 EAST 53 STREET A1A
Brooklyn, NY, 11203
HeadOfficer
VON WILLMS
139 EAST 53 STREET A1A
Brooklyn, NY, 11203
2

Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
N/A
Chang Xian Chen
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

PARTY 1
100 HENRY ST
BROOKLYN, NY, 11201
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
1307 WALT WHITMAN ROAD
MELVILLE, NY, 11747
PARTY TWO
100 HENRY ST
BROOKLYN, NY, 11201
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
14800 FRYE ROAD, 2ND FLOOR
ATTENTION: PORTFOLIO ADMINISTRATION
FORT WORTH, TX, 761552732
PARTY ONE
ONE JERICHO PLAZA
JERICHO, NY, 11753
PARTY TWO
C/O PINNACLE GROUP, ONE PENN PLAZA
NEW YORK, NY, 10119
GRANTOR/SELLER
825 THIRD AVENUE, 36TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10022
PARTY 2
275 BROAD HOLLOW ROAD
MELVILLE, NY, 11747
GRANTOR/SELLER
825 THIRD AVENUE, 36TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10022
PARTY 2
ONE JERICHO PLAZA
JERICHO, NY, 11753

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner