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252 East 55 Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 04702 • Lot 0015 • Zip: 11203

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 252 East 55 Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11203
Block: 04702
Lot: 0015
BBL: 3047020015
Unified address ID: 3047020015

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: 1.17
Max residential FAR: 1.5
Max facility FAR: 2
School district: 18

Building

Building class: Walk-up Apartments - Four Families (C3)
Year built: 1920
Last altered: 1920
Floors: 2
Total units: 4
Residential units: 4
Building area: 3,280 sq ft
Building dimensions: 20 ft x 80 ft
Basement: Unknown
Owner: SMITH, RANSFORD

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 4, 5, or 6 Units
Market value: $525,000
Total assessment: $82,677
Land assessment: $9,921
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: SMITH, GLORIA

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. 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...

  2. 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 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 ...

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...

2022

  1. HPD violation Nov 4, 2022

    Class I

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

2006

  1. Sale May 24, 2006 $0

    Changed hands

    252 EAST 55TH STREET, 4

2004

  1. Sale Mar 16, 2004 $428,600

    Changed hands

    252 EAST 55 STREET, 4

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

IndividualOwner
RANSFORD L SMITH
252 EAST 55TH ST
BROOKLYN, NY, 11203
Agent
RANALDO P SMITH
126 EAST 55 St
BROOKLYN, NY, 11203
SiteManager
RANALDO P SMITH
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

GRANTEE
641 E 96TH STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11236
GRANTOR
641 E 96TH STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11236
GRANTOR
641 E 96TH STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11236
GRANTEE/BUYER
641 E. 96TH STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11236
GRANTEE/BUYER
641 E. 96TH STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11236
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
LTD DBA POWER EXPRESS,
1010 NORTHERN BOULEVARD , SUITE 316
GREAT NECK, NY, 11021
MORTGAGEE/LENDER

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner