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540 East 5 Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 05373 • Lot 0033 • Zip: 11218

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 540 East 5 Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11218
Block: 05373
Lot: 0033
BBL: 3053730033
Unified address ID: 3053730033

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: 0.85
Max residential FAR: 1.5
Max facility FAR: 2
School district: 20

Building

Building class: Walk-up Apartments - Three Families (C0)
Year built: 1925
Last altered: 1925
Floors: 2.5
Total units: 3
Residential units: 3
Building area: 2,548 sq ft
Building dimensions: 22 ft x 45 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: DEMBITZER, BENZION

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 1 - 3 Unit Residence
Market value: $1,320,000
Total assessment: $35,830
Land assessment: $12,052
Exempt total: $1,460
Assessment owner: FRIED DOV

Neighborhood

The area this lot falls inside, and the commute Hoodkit measures from it.

Neighborhood Kensington
District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated 4 days ago
Nearest station
Ditmas Av F FX

About 7 minutes on foot · 469 m

  • Downtown Brooklyn 28 min 7 walking, 21 riding
  • Fulton Street 36 min 7 walking, 29 riding
  • Union Square 45 min 7 walking, 38 riding
  • Penn Station 48 min 7 walking, 41 riding
  • Times Square 49 min 7 walking, 42 riding
  • Grand Central 51 min 7 walking, 44 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 ...

  2. DOB NOW filing Mar 4, 2026 $200

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  3. DOB NOW filing Feb 10, 2026 $104,118

    Alteration

    Objections

2025

  1. DOB NOW filing Nov 27, 2025 $104,118

    Alteration

    Objections

  2. ECB violation Nov 18, 2025 $10,000

    CLASS - 1

    ATOI OBSERVED REAR YARD HAS BEEN FURTHER EXCAVATED. FRAME COLUMN HAS BEEN CREATED AT NEAREST CORNER TO THE PROPERTY W...

  3. ECB violation Nov 18, 2025 $1,250

    CLASS - 2

    ATOI OBSERVED A TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION PLYWOOD FENCE INSTALLED AT SIDE YARD APPROX 6FT WIDE BY 8FT HIGH. NO PERMIT FO...

  4. ECB violation Oct 27, 2025 $2,530

    CLASS - 1

    ATOI OBSERVED THROUGH ADJACENT PROPERTY, EXCAVATION WORK AT REAR YARD OF ABOVE PREMISES, APRX. 13 FT DEEP, EXTENDING ...

  5. Sale Apr 24, 2025 $1,854,000

    Changed hands

    540 EAST 5 STREET

  6. Sale Apr 24, 2025 $1,854,000

    Changed hands

    540 EAST 5 STREET

2024

  1. HPD violation Nov 27, 2024

    Class I

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

2023

  1. Sale Sep 1, 2023 $0

    Changed hands

    540 EAST 5TH STREET

  2. HPD violation Mar 22, 2023

    Class A

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

  3. Sale Mar 14, 2023 $0

    Changed hands

    540 EAST 5TH

2022

  1. HPD violation Nov 9, 2022

    Class I

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

2021

  1. ECB violation Jun 21, 2021 $1,250

    CLASS - 2

    VIOLATION OF PARKING REGULATIONS IN A RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.NOTE AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED A VEHICLE CHEVY PLATE#...

  2. 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 ...

2018

  1. HPD violation Oct 16, 2018

    Class I

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

2004

  1. ECB violation Apr 24, 2004 $0

    Hazardous

    WORK WIHTOUT A PERMIT WORK NOTED CUT APPROXIMATE 8 LINEAR FEET OF CURBAT STREET FRONTAGE AND APPROXIMATE 22 FEET OF C...

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
CHAYA FRIED
540 EAST 5TH STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11218
Agent
DOV FRIED
540 EAST 5TH STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11218
SiteManager
DOV FRIED
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Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
PR
BROOKLYN, NY, 11228
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
540 EAST 5 STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11218
GRANTEE/BUYER
540 EAST 5 STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11218
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
540 EAST 5 STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11218
GRANTEE/BUYER
540 EAST 5 STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11218
GRANTEE/BUYER
540 EAST 5TH STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11218
GRANTEE/BUYER
540 EAST 5TH STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11218
GRANTEE/BUYER
540 EAST 5TH STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11218
GRANTOR/SELLER
540 EAST 5TH STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11218
GRANTEE/BUYER
540 EAST 5TH STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11218
GRANTOR/SELLER
540 EAST 5TH STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11218

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner