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279 East 55 Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 04703 • Lot 0052 • Zip: 11203

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 279 East 55 Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11203
Block: 04703
Lot: 0052
BBL: 3047030052
Unified address ID: 3047030052

Land use and zoning

Land use: Multi-Family Walk-Up Buildings
Zoning: R5 (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 3,000 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 30 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: 3,520 sq ft
Building dimensions: 22 ft x 80 ft
Basement: Unknown
Owner: SIMON, LOUISA

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 4, 5, or 6 Units
Market value: $564,000
Total assessment: $92,862
Land assessment: $55,487
Exempt total: $2,450
Assessment owner: LOUISA SIMON

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.

2025

  1. 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 ...

2022

  1. Permit issued Nov 3, 2022

    EW / OT

    PRO CUSTOM SOLAR LLC

  2. DOB filing Nov 3, 2022 $23,725

    Alteration Type II

    INSTALLATION OF A ROOFTOP SOLAR PANEL PV SYSTEM

  3. Sale Apr 7, 2022 $0

    Changed hands

    279 EAST 55TH STREET, 4

2021

  1. HPD violation Apr 8, 2021

    Class A

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

2020

  1. HPD violation Sep 3, 2020

    Class C

    § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING A HASP AND EYE CAPABLE OF BEING LOCKED AT THE GATE AT THE BUILI...

  2. HPD violation Aug 26, 2020

    Class C

    HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1F, 1st ...

  3. HPD violation Aug 26, 2020

    Class B

    § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE RUBBER GASKET AT REFRIGERATOR DOOR IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED...

  4. HPD violation Aug 26, 2020

    Class C

    HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1F, 1st STO...

2004

  1. ECB violation Jun 1, 2004 $0

    Non-Hazardous

    WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. WORK NOTED: IN THAT FULL INTERIOR PARTITION WALLS CONSTRUCTED CREATING 3 ROOMS WITH (2)3 PIECE...

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

Agent
LOUISA SIMON
279 EAST 55 STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11203
SiteManager
LOUISA SIMON
JointOwner
LOUISA SIMON SIMON
279 EAST 55 STREET 2R
BROOKLYN, NY, 11203
JointOwner
STEPHEN SIMON
279 EAST 55 STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11203
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Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
NA
LOUISA SIMON
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

GRANTEE/BUYER
279 EAST 55TH STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11203
GRANTOR/SELLER
279 EAST 55TH STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11203
GRANTEE/BUYER
279 EAST 55TH STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11203
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner