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159 East 39 Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 04860 • Lot 0038 • Zip: 11203

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 159 East 39 Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11203
Block: 04860
Lot: 0038
BBL: 3048600038
Unified address ID: 3048600038

Land use and zoning

Land use: Multi-Family Walk-Up Buildings
Zoning: R5 (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 4,000 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 40 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 2.58
Max residential FAR: 1.5
Max facility FAR: 2
School district: 18

Building

Building class: Walk-up Apartments - Over Six Families Without Stores (C1)
Year built: 1931
Last altered: 1931
Floors: 4
Total units: 12
Residential units: 12
Building area: 10,336 sq ft
Building dimensions: 40 ft x 78 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: L.R TOWNSEND, LLC

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: Apartments
Market value: $727,000
Total assessment: $327,150
Land assessment: $108,000
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: L.R TOWNSEND, LLC

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...

  2. DOB violation Jun 20, 2023

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

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...

2018

  1. DOB violation Apr 6, 2018

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT

2017

  1. DOB violation Feb 24, 2017

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2015 INSPECTION REPORT

2011

  1. DOB violation Dec 13, 2011

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT

  2. DOB violation Oct 24, 2011

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

2009

  1. DOB violation Dec 31, 2009

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

  2. Sale Jul 29, 2009 $0

    Changed hands

    159 EAST 39TH STREET

2006

  1. ECB violation Feb 8, 2006 $0

    Hazardous

    FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG. DEFECT IS: AT RIGHT SIDE OF THE BLDG CONCRETE RETAINING WALL APPROX. 40' LONG X 8' HIGH & 3...

1997

  1. Permit issued Jul 10, 1997

    EW / FB

    A.R.FUELS INC

  2. Permit issued Jul 10, 1997

    EW / BL

    A.R.FUELS INC

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

CorporateOwner
L.R.TOWNSEND LLC
115 BUCKINGHAM RD
BROOKLYN, NY, 11226
Agent
PATRICK JAMES
115 EAST 16TH STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11226
HeadOfficer
PATRICK L JAMES
115 EAST 16TH STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11226
SiteManager
TUSSAINT LAMONT
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

ASSIGNEE
80 ASPEN COURT
LAKEWOOD, NJ, 08701
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
C/O KOVEN & KRAUSZ, 358 FIFTH AVE, SUITE 301
NEW YORK, NY, 10001
SECURED PARTY
101 BARCLAY STREET 4TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10286
PARTY 1
1 CENTRE STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10007
PARTY 2
101 BARCLAY STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10286
PARTY 2
NYCTL 1998-2
101 BARCLAY STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10286
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
3218 AVENUE I
BROOKLYN, NY, 11210
PARTY ONE
159 EAST 39TH STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11203
PARTY TWO
15 CUTTERMILL ROAD
SUITE 226
GREAT NECK, NY, 11021
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
141- 19 73RD AVENUE
FLUSHING, NY, 11367

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner