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98 East 56 Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 04661 • Lot 0026 • Zip: 11203

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 98 East 56 Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11203
Block: 04661
Lot: 0026
BBL: 3046610026
Unified address ID: 3046610026

Land use and zoning

Land use: Multi-Family Walk-Up Buildings
Zoning: R6 (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 2,000 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 20 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 1.9
Max residential FAR: 2.43
Max facility FAR: 4.8
School district: 18

Building

Building class: Walk-up Apartments - Three Families (C0)
Year built: 1920
Last altered: 2007
Floors: 2
Total units: 3
Residential units: 3
Building area: 3,792 sq ft
Building dimensions: 20 ft x 71 ft
Basement: Above grade full basement
Owner: MONTROSE, RODEL

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 1 - 3 Unit Residence
Market value: $608,000
Total assessment: $29,088
Land assessment: $15,979
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: MONTROSE, RODEL

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood East Flatbush
District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated 3 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. Sale May 7, 2026 $953,800

    Changed hands

    98 EAST 56 STREET

2024

  1. ECB violation Dec 26, 2024 $6,250

    CLASS - 2

    WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. NOTED : OBSERVED AT EXPOSURE 1 ,ON THE GROUND FLOOR,THE GARAGE DOOR WAS REMOVED ,AND REPLACED ...

2023

  1. HPD violation Aug 24, 2023

    Class B

    § 27-2087 ADM CODE - DISCONTINUE USE OF ROOMS FOR LIVING, DISCONNECT PLUMBING FIXTURES WHERE ILLEGAL AND PROPERLY SEA...

  2. HPD violation Aug 24, 2023

    Class B

    § 27-2073 ADM CODE - DISCONTINUE UNLAWFUL COOKING SPACE OR FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION WITH THIS DEPARTMENT TO LEGALIZ...

  3. HPD violation Aug 24, 2023

    Class B

    § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF GARAGE WAS CONVERTED INTO LIVING SPACE AT BASEMENT

  4. HPD violation Aug 24, 2023

    Class B

    § 9, 170, 171, 300, 301, 302 M.D.LAW-FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY TO LEGALIZE THE...

  5. ECB violation Aug 20, 2023 $6,250

    CLASS - 2

    OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY C OF O AND/OR THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS RECORDS. PARTITION ERECTED CREATING A...

2015

  1. ECB violation Mar 17, 2015 $6,000

    CLASS - 2

    OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY C OF O & DOB CLASS 'A' APT.CREATED @ GARAGE & BASEMENT GARAGE DOOR REMOVED ENTR...

2014

  1. HPD violation Mar 20, 2014

    Class B

    § 27-2073 ADM CODE - DISCONTINUE UNLAWFUL COOKING SPACE OR FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION WITH THIS DEPARTMENT TO LEGALIZ...

  2. HPD violation Mar 20, 2014

    Class B

    § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF -- GARAGE CONVERTED INTO CLASS -A- APARTMENT AT BASEMENT

2010

  1. Permit issued Apr 1, 2010

    PL / PL

    FIRST CHOICE PLUMBING COR

  2. DOB filing Apr 1, 2010 $25,000

    Alteration Type I

    Proposed: Conversion from two to three family dwelling Class A (MD).

2008

  1. Permit issued May 5, 2008

    PL / PL

    FIRST CHOICE PLBG CORP

2007

  1. Sale Apr 17, 2007 $614,000

    Changed hands

    98 EAST 56TH STREET

2005

  1. Permit issued Nov 9, 2005

    AL

    OWNER

2004

  1. ECB violation Jul 27, 2004 $500

    Non-Hazardous

    WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT WORK NOTED AT BASEMENT LEVEL GARAGE DOOR REMOVEDAND CONVERSION TO DOOR & WALL NOTED NO PERMIT R...

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
N/A
Cynthia Sylvester
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
3501 OLYMPUS BLVD. SUITE 500
DALLAS, TX, 75019
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
1585 BROADWAY
NEW YORK, NY, 10036
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
3501 OLYMPUS BLVD. SUITE 500
DALLASDALLASDALLAS, TX, 75019
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
1585 BROADWAY 2ND FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10036
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
333 SOUTH ANITA DRIVE SUITE 400
ORANGE, CA, 92868
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
333 SOUTH ANITA DRIVE SUITE 400
ORANGE, CA, 92868
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
PO BOX 844
NEW YORK, NY, 10108
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
53 FOREST AVE
OLD GREENWICH, CT, 06870
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
PO BOX 844
NEW YORK, NY, 10108
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
53 FOREST AVE
OLD GREENWICH, CT, 06870

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner