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1870 55 Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 05494 • Lot 0055 • Zip: 11204

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 1870 55 Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11204
Block: 05494
Lot: 0055
BBL: 3054940055
Unified address ID: 3054940055

Land use and zoning

Land use: One & Two Family Buildings
Zoning: R5 (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 2,258 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 20 ft x 112 ft
Built FAR: 0.72
Max residential FAR: 1.5
Max facility FAR: 2
School district: 21

Building

Building class: Two Family Dwellings - Converted from One Family (B3)
Year built: 1899
Last altered: 1899
Floors: 2
Total units: 2
Residential units: 2
Building area: 1,632 sq ft
Building dimensions: 16 ft x 51 ft
Basement: Below grade partial basement
Owner: MOSSBERG, NAFTALI

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 1 - 3 Unit Residence
Market value: $1,193,000
Total assessment: $32,246
Land assessment: $10,785
Exempt total: $1,460
Assessment owner: WACHS, LEAH

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood Borough Park
District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated 3 days ago
Nearest station
55 St D

About 4 minutes on foot · 278 m

  • Downtown Brooklyn 35 min 4 walking, 31 riding
  • Fulton Street 41 min 4 walking, 37 riding
  • Union Square 44 min 4 walking, 40 riding
  • Times Square 49 min 4 walking, 45 riding
  • Penn Station 51 min 4 walking, 47 riding
  • Grand Central 52 min 4 walking, 48 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. DOB NOW filing Apr 15, 2026 $163,200

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  2. ECB violation Apr 6, 2026 $2,500

    CLASS - 1

    ATOI OBSERVED SUPPORTED PIPE SCAFFOLD IN PLACE WITH A TARP WRAPPED AROUND IT WHICH IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE BUIL...

2021

  1. Sale May 21, 2021 $1,570,000

    Changed hands

    1870 55TH STREET

2013

  1. Permit issued Sep 11, 2013

    EW / OT

    AIG BUILDERS INC

  2. Permit issued Sep 11, 2013

    EQ / EQ

    AIG BUILDERS INC

  3. DOB filing Sep 11, 2013 $117,600

    Alteration Type II

    INTERIOR RENOVATION PARTITIONS,AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.

  4. Permit issued Sep 9, 2013

    EW / OT

    AIG BUILDERS INC

  5. Permit issued Jul 5, 2013

    EQ / EQ

    AIG BUILDERS INC

  6. Sale Apr 5, 2013 $910,000

    Changed hands

    1870 55TH STREET

Property Contacts

Contact information aggregated from multiple government sources

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Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
LEONARD AND LEAH WACHS
LEONARD AND LEA WACHS
3

Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
n/a
QUEENS, NY, 11373
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
55TH ST
BROOKLYN, NY, 11204
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
1 CITIZENS PLAZA
PROVIDENCE, RI, 02903
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
55TH ST
BROOKLYN, NY, 11204
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
P.O. BOX 2026
FLINT, MI, 48501
GRANTEE/BUYER
1546 57TH STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11219
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
5151 CORPORATE DR
TROY, MI, 48098

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner