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139 East 53 Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 04640 • Lot 0001 • Zip: 11203

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 139 East 53 Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11203
Block: 04640
Lot: 0001
BBL: 3046400001
Unified address ID: 3046400001

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: 3.56
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: 1928
Last altered: 1928
Floors: 4
Total units: 41
Residential units: 36
Building area: 42,720 sq ft
Building dimensions: 110 ft x 100 ft
Basement: None/No Basement
Owner: GAN EAST LLC

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: Apartments
Market value: $2,165,000
Total assessment: $974,250
Land assessment: $81,000
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 Aug 10, 2026

    Class A

    § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE 1st DOOR FRAME FROM SOUT...

  2. HPD violation Aug 7, 2026

    Class B

    § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK OVER THE CIELING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT D10, 4th S...

  3. HPD violation Aug 7, 2026

    Class B

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

  4. HPD violation Aug 7, 2026

    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...

  5. HPD violation Jul 10, 2026

    Class A

    § 27-2005 ADM CODE PAINT METAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPT. REGULATION , 1st RISER FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL, 1st RADIATOR ...

  6. HPD violation Jul 10, 2026

    Class A

    § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT , 1st DOOR FROM NORTH AT EAS...

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

2014

  1. DOB violation Jun 18, 2014

    AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE

    FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

  2. ECB violation Mar 29, 2014 $0

    CLASS - 1

    WORK W/O PERMIT WORK NOTED IN COOKING AREA 1 1/4 GAS LINE WAS REMOVED & LEFT STUBBED UP OUT OF THE FLR.NO DOB PERMITS...

  3. ECB violation Mar 29, 2014 $500

    CLASS - 2

    FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER RE:INSTALLATION OF PLUMBING MATERIAL.INSIDE GROCERY STORE PVC PIPE ...

  4. DOB violation Mar 29, 2014

    P-PLUMBING NONE

    WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT; WORK NOTED IN COOKING AREA IN GROCERY STORE 1 1/4 GAS LINE REMOVED WITH NO PERMITS REMEDY: OBT...

2013

  1. Sale Mar 19, 2013 $0

    Changed hands

    139 EAST 53RD STREET, 34

2006

  1. Sale Jan 12, 2006 $3,066,048

    Changed hands

    139 EAST 53RD ST, 34

2003

  1. DOB violation Jan 20, 2003

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

2000

  1. ECB violation Jun 26, 2000 $1,250

    Hazardous

    OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY CELLAR APT (HAZARDOUS) REMEDY:DISCONTINUE ILLEGAL ...

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
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

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

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner