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237 East 55 Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 04703 • Lot 0069 • Zip: 11203

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 237 East 55 Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11203
Block: 04703
Lot: 0069
BBL: 3047030069
Unified address ID: 3047030069

Land use and zoning

Land use: Multi-Family Walk-Up Buildings
Zoning: R5 (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 2,717 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 27 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 1.27
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: 3,440 sq ft
Building dimensions: 21 ft x 80 ft
Basement: Unknown
Owner: SAMUEL, GERSHWIN

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 4, 5, or 6 Units
Market value: $551,000
Total assessment: $90,064
Land assessment: $10,788
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: SAMUEL, GERSHWIN

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.

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 ...

2024

  1. HPD violation Jul 1, 2024

    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...

  2. HPD violation Jul 1, 2024

    Class B

    § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE PROOF SELF CLOSING DOOR LEADING TO CELLAR FROM...

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 ...

  2. HPD violation Apr 8, 2021

    Class I

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

2019

  1. HPD violation Oct 30, 2019

    Class I

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

2007

  1. Sale Aug 1, 2007 $0

    Changed hands

    237 EAST 55TH STREET

  2. Sale Aug 1, 2007 $565,000

    Changed hands

    237 EAST 55TH STREET

2005

  1. ECB violation Feb 8, 2005 $0

    Non-Hazardous

    WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT: WORK NOTED: IN BASEMENT 5 ROOMS PARTION LAYOUT SHEET ROCK WITH 3 PIECE BATHROOM. KITCHEN STOVE...

2004

  1. Sale Nov 23, 2004 $0

    Changed hands

    237 EAST 55 STREET

  2. Sale Feb 20, 2004 $475,000

    Changed hands

    237 EAST 55 STREET

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
GERSHWIN SAMUEL
5310 CHURCH AVE
Brooklyn, NY, 11203
SiteManager
GERSHWIN SAMUEL
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
7255 BAYMEADOWS WAY
JACKSONVILLE, FL, 32256
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
P.O. BOX 2026
FLINT, MI, 485012026
GRANTOR/SELLER
26 COURT STREET
SUITE 1700
BROOKLYN, NY, 11242
GRANTOR/SELLER
26 COURT STREET
SUITE 1700
BROOKLYN, NY, 11242
GRANTEE/BUYER
5310 CHURCH AVENUE
BROOKLYN, NY, 11203
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
3154 GRAND AVENUE
BALDWIN, NY, 11510
GRANTEE/BUYER
237 EAST 55 STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11203
GRANTOR/SELLER
237 EAST 55 STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11203
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
80 CUTTERMILL ROAD
SUITE 408
GREAT NECK, NY, 11021
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
7105 CORPORATE DRIVE
PLANO, TX, 75024

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner