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853 56 Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 05679 • Lot 0058 • Zip: 11220

Condition

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

3 Open HPD violations Class A 1 Class I 2 10 on record • 2015–2026 0 Open ECB violations 2 on record • 2006

Address

Primary address: 853 56 Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11220
Block: 05679
Lot: 0058
BBL: 3056790058
Unified address ID: 3056790058

Land use and zoning

Land use: Multi-Family Walk-Up Buildings
Zoning: R6 (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 2,529 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 25 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 1.26
Max residential FAR: 2.43
Max facility FAR: 4.8
School district: 20

Building

Building class: Walk-up Apartments - Four Families (C3)
Year built: 1924
Last altered: 1924
Floors: 2
Total units: 4
Residential units: 4
Building area: 3,198 sq ft
Building dimensions: 20 ft x 78 ft
Basement: Unknown
Owner: CHEN, KONG WEN

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 4, 5, or 6 Units
Market value: $564,000
Total assessment: $109,757
Land assessment: $43,981
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: ZOU, SHU WEN

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood Borough Park
District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated 5 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.

Getting out

Updated 1 minute ago
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Ferry
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Places nearby

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Activity

Sales, filings, permits and violations from every dataset, in one order.

2026

  1. HPD violation May 1, 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 19, 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 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...

  2. HPD violation Apr 8, 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 Mar 20, 2023

    Class A

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

2022

  1. HPD violation Feb 22, 2022

    Class A

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

2009

  1. Sale Nov 10, 2009 $1,260,000

    Changed hands

    853 56TH STREET

2006

  1. ECB violation Sep 22, 2006 $0

    Hazardous

    WORK W/O PERMIT: NOTED: A CURB CUT APPROX 10' LONG WAS ILLEGALLY BUILT.AT FRONT EAST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY. REMEDY: OB...

  2. ECB violation Aug 26, 2006 $0

    Non-Hazardous

    WORK W/O A PERMIT NOTED:CURB LOWERED & CONCRETE RAMP INSTALLED CREATE A CURB CUT MEASURED 11FT LONG FENCE ERECTED WIT...

2005

  1. Permit issued Jun 8, 2005

    AL / OT

    KINGS ASSOCS INC

  2. DOB filing Jun 8, 2005 $12,000

    Alteration Type III

    ERECT MINOR WALL PARTITION ON 1ST AND 2N D FLOOR OF EXISTING 2 STORY RES BUILDING. RENEW KITCHEN COUNTER TOP AND CABI...

  3. Sale Jan 11, 2005 $550,000

    Changed hands

    853 56TH STREET

2003

  1. Sale Jul 25, 2003 $225,000

    Changed hands

    853 56 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

1

Registration Contracts

Contact information from multiple dwelling registrations

IndividualOwner
KONG WEN CHEN
853 56 STREET
Brooklyn, NY, 11220
Registration Contract
SiteManager
KONG WEN CHEN
Registration Contract
2

Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
NA
XIU ZHENG
DOB Filing 06/08/2005
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

MORTGAGER/BORROWER
CHEN, KONG WEN
ACRIS 01/10/2025
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
ABACUS FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
ACRIS 01/10/2025
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
ZOU, SHU WEN
ACRIS 01/10/2025
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
LAM-WONG, OI YAM
ACRIS 11/16/2009
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MERS AS NOMINEE FOR HSBC MORTGAGE CORPORATION (USA
ACRIS 11/16/2009
GRANTEE/BUYER
ZOU, SHU WEN
853 56TH STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11220
ACRIS 11/10/2009
GRANTEE/BUYER
CHEN, KONG WEN
853 56TH STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11220
ACRIS 11/10/2009
GRANTOR/SELLER
ZHENG, XIU GAN
C/O: LAW OFFICE OF DYLAN W. CHAN
401 BROADWAY, SUITE 302
NEW YORK, NY, 10013
ACRIS 11/10/2009
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
MORREALE, JOSEPH
ACRIS 01/20/2005
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
MORREALE, LILLIAN C
ACRIS 01/20/2005

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
ZOU, SHU WEN
Assessment Roll
PLUTO Owner
CHEN, KONG WEN
PLUTO