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197 East 59 Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 04731 • Lot 0015 • Zip: 11203

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 197 East 59 Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11203
Block: 04731
Lot: 0015
BBL: 3047310015
Unified address ID: 3047310015

Land use and zoning

Land use: One & Two Family Buildings
Zoning: R5 (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 2,650 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 26 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 0.71
Max residential FAR: 1.5
Max facility FAR: 2
School district: 18

Building

Building class: Two Family Dwellings - Converted from One Family (B3)
Year built: 1940
Last altered: 1940
Floors: 1
Total units: 2
Residential units: 2
Building area: 1,891 sq ft
Building dimensions: 23 ft x 47 ft
Basement: Above grade full basement
Owner: HIPPOLYTE, JERMENE

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 1 - 3 Unit Residence
Market value: $688,000
Total assessment: $25,878
Land assessment: $9,215
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: WILLIAMS, ALEXANDER

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 Jul 29, 2025

    Class B

    HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 2nd S...

2024

  1. HPD violation Aug 29, 2024

    Class B

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

2020

  1. Permit issued Sep 1, 2020

    EW / OT

    IMPACT BUILDERS CORP

  2. DOB filing Sep 1, 2020 $30,000

    Alteration Type II

    INSTALLATION OF SOLAR PANEL TO EXISTING ROOF. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY, OR EGRESS. NO CHANGE IN BULK

2018

  1. Sale Jun 26, 2018 $620,000

    Changed hands

    197 EAST 59TH STREET

2005

  1. Sale Oct 5, 2005 $435,000

    Changed hands

    197 EAST 59 STREET

2004

  1. ECB violation May 18, 2004 $0

    Non-Hazardous

    WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT.WORK NOTED:HAVING CONVERTED GARAGE INTO HABITABLE SPACE.GARAGE DOOR REMOVED BRICK WALL CONSTRUC...

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
JERMENE HIPPOLYTE
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

MORTGAGOR
59 REMSEN AVE
BROOKLYN, NY, 11212
MORTGAGOR
59 REMSEN AVE
BROOKLYN, NY, 11212
MORTGAGEE
1 HOME CAMPUS
DES MOINES, IA, 50328
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
1901 E VOORHEES STREET
SUITE C
DANVILLE, IL, 61834
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
1 HOME CAMPUS
DES MOINES, IA, 50328
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
PO BOX 2026
FLINT, MI, 48501
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
PO BOX 2026
FLINT, MI, 48501
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner