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537 East 5 Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 05374 • Lot 0066 • Zip: 11218

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 537 East 5 Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11218
Block: 05374
Lot: 0066
BBL: 3053740066
Unified address ID: 3053740066

Land use and zoning

Land use: Multi-Family Walk-Up Buildings
Zoning: R5 (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 2,441 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 26 ft x 93 ft
Built FAR: 1.44
Max residential FAR: 1.5
Max facility FAR: 2
School district: 20

Building

Building class: Walk-up Apartments - Four Families (C3)
Year built: 1930
Last altered: 1930
Floors: 2
Total units: 4
Residential units: 4
Building area: 3,520 sq ft
Building dimensions: 22 ft x 80 ft
Basement: Unknown
Owner: HERBST, LISA M

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 4, 5, or 6 Units
Market value: $676,000
Total assessment: $75,972
Land assessment: $25,511
Exempt total: $2,450
Assessment owner: HERBST, BENZION

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood Kensington
District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated 5 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.

2025

  1. ECB violation Dec 29, 2025 $1,250

    CLASS - 2

    ATOI, OBSERVED AT EXP. 2, SPLIT AC UNIT WITH DISCONNECT BOX ATTACHED TO FACADE BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND FLOOR LEVELS. THER...

  2. HPD violation Nov 24, 2025

    Class I

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

2024

  1. HPD violation Dec 4, 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. HPD violation Nov 28, 2023

    Class I

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

2022

  1. HPD violation Nov 17, 2022

    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 Nov 8, 2019

    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 Nov 8, 2019

    Class I

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

2013

  1. Sale Jul 31, 2013 $0

    Changed hands

    537 EAST 5TH STREET

2006

  1. Sale May 15, 2006 $0

    Changed hands

    537 EAST 5TH 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
BENZION HERBST
537 E 5TH STREET 1R
BROOKLYN, NY, 11218
SiteManager
BENZION HERBST
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
780 DELTA DRIVE
MONROE, LA, 71203
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
780 DELTA DRIVE
MONROE, LA, 71203
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
2329 NOSTRAND AVENUE
BROOKLYN, NY, 11210
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
P.O. BOX 2026
FLINT, MI, 485012026
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
16 EAST 34TH STREET
SUITE 1201
NEW YORK, NY, 10016
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
2329 NOSTRAND AVENUE
BROOKLYN, NY, 11210
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
P.O. BOX 2026
FLINT, MI, 485012026

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner