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166 East 56 Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 04681 • Lot 0024 • Zip: 11203

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 166 East 56 Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11203
Block: 04681
Lot: 0024
BBL: 3046810024
Unified address ID: 3046810024

Land use and zoning

Land use: Multi-Family Walk-Up Buildings
Zoning: R5 (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 2,800 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 28 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 0.91
Max residential FAR: 1.5
Max facility FAR: 2
School district: 18

Building

Building class: Walk-up Apartments - Three Families (C0)
Year built: 1915
Last altered: 1915
Floors: 2
Total units: 3
Residential units: 3
Building area: 2,560 sq ft
Building dimensions: 20 ft x 68 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: DORVILNE, MARIE R

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 1 - 3 Unit Residence
Market value: $668,000
Total assessment: $28,365
Land assessment: $12,144
Exempt total: $1,460
Assessment owner: DORVILNE, MARIE R

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. 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 ...

2025

  1. DOB NOW filing Dec 24, 2025 $34,000

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  2. HPD violation Nov 18, 2025

    Class I

    §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27...

  3. HPD violation Jun 9, 2025

    Class A

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

2024

  1. HPD violation Nov 25, 2024

    Class I

    §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27...

  2. HPD violation Apr 9, 2024

    Class A

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

  3. DOB NOW filing Mar 8, 2024 $18,250

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

2023

  1. HPD violation Nov 17, 2023

    Class I

    §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27...

2016

  1. Sale Nov 23, 2016 $0

    Changed hands

    166 EAST 56 STREET

2011

  1. Sale Dec 2, 2011 $471,700

    Changed hands

    166 EAST 56 ST

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

IndividualOwner
LAWRENCE F SMITH
166 E 56TH ST
BROOKLYN, NY, 11203
SiteManager
LAWRENCE F SMITH
3

Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
PR
HOWELL, NJ, 07731
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

GRANTOR/SELLER
166 EAST 56TH STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11203
GRANTEE/BUYER
166 E56TH STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11201
GRANTOR/SELLER
166 E 56TH STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11203
GRANTOR/SELLER
166 56TH STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11203
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
GRANTEE/BUYER
3505 FOSTER AVENUE
BROOKLYN, NY, 11210
GRANTEE/BUYER
3505 FOSTER AVENUE
BROOKLYN, NY, 11210
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
166 EAST 56 ST
BROOKLYN, NY, 11203

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner