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940 55 Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 05680 • Lot 0023 • Zip: 11219

Condition

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

0 Open HPD violations 4 on record • 2021–2025

Address

Primary address: 940 55 Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11219
Block: 05680
Lot: 0023
BBL: 3056800023
Unified address ID: 3056800023

Land use and zoning

Land use: Mixed Residential & Commercial Buildings
Zoning: R6 (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 1,803 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 18 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 2.75
Max residential FAR: 2.43
Max facility FAR: 4.8
School district: 20

Building

Building class: Residence - Multiple Use - Primarily Four Family with One Store or Office (S4)
Year built: 1915
Last altered: 1915
Floors: 4
Total units: 5
Residential units: 4
Building area: 4,965 sq ft
Building dimensions: 18 ft x 44 ft
Basement: None/No Basement
Owner: ZHU, XU KAI

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 1 - 3 Unit Residence
Market value: $1,390,000
Total assessment: $30,456
Land assessment: $8,019
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: ZHU, XU KAI

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood Borough Park
District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated about 13 hours 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

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Places nearby

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Activity

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

2025

  1. HPD violation Jun 6, 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 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 ...

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 ...

2021

  1. HPD violation Apr 6, 2021

    Class A

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

2020

  1. DOB filing Feb 25, 2020 $150,000

    Alteration Type I

    PROPOSED VERTICAL & HORIZONTAL EXTENSION ON EXISTING 2-STORY BRICK BUILDING. CONVERT EXISTING 1-FAMILY DWELLING T...

2019

  1. DOB filing Dec 10, 2019 $50,000

    Alteration Type II

    FILE SPRINKLER WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT-1 JOB#321380812

  2. DOB filing Nov 21, 2019 $50,000

    Alteration Type II

    INSTALLATION OF AUTOMATIC SMOKE/HEAT/CO DETECTION AND SPRINKLER SYSTEM.

  3. Permit issued Nov 18, 2019

    EW / SP

    S & S PLUMBING CORP

  4. DOB filing Aug 16, 2019 $8,000

    Alteration Type II

    FILE BOILER WORK TYPE IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT-1 JOB # 321380812.

  5. Permit issued May 23, 2019

    PL / PL

    CATMAN PLUMBING INC

  6. Permit issued Apr 15, 2019

    AL

    OZ BOSPH CONSTRUCTION COR

2018

  1. Permit issued Dec 19, 2018

    EW / BL

    CATMAN PLUMBING INC

  2. Permit issued Jul 23, 2018

    EW / SP

    S & S PLUMBING CORP

  3. DOB NOW filing Jun 25, 2018 $7,000

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

  4. Permit issued May 22, 2018

    PL / PL

    CATMAN PLUMBING INC

2017

  1. DOB filing Feb 14, 2017 $1,000

    Alteration Type II

    INSTALLATION OF MANUAL, AUTOMATIC SMOKE DETECTION AND SPRINKLER FIRE ALARM SYSTEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT-1 JOB#32138...

2007

  1. Sale Jun 12, 2007 $0

    Changed hands

    940 55TH STREET

2005

  1. Sale Jan 31, 2005 $570,000

    Changed hands

    940 55TH

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
XuKai Zhu
940 55th St
Brooklyn, NY, 11219
Registration Contract
SiteManager
Xukai Zhu
Registration Contract
Lessee
xukai zhu
940 55th St
Brooklyn, NY, 11219
Registration Contract
2

Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
N/A
XUKAI ZHU
DOB Filing 02/25/2020
3

Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
GUL & G CONTRACTING INC
STONY BROOK, NY, 11790
DOB NOW 06/25/2018
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

MORTGAGER/BORROWER
LIU, YUN QING
940 55TH STREET, UNIT 940
BROOKLYN, NY, 11219
ACRIS 01/24/2020
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
HSBC MORTGAGE CORPORATION (USA)
1901 E VOORHEES ST
DANVILLE, IL, 61834
ACRIS 01/24/2020
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS INC
1901 E VOORHEES ST
DANVILLE, IL, 61834
ACRIS 01/24/2020
PARTY 1
KENSINGTON VANGUARD NATIONAL LAND SERVICES LLC
39 WEST 37TH STREET, SEVENTH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10018
ACRIS 12/15/2015
PARTY ONE
ZHU, XU KAI
940 55TH STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11219
ACRIS 12/14/2015
GRANTEE/BUYER
ZHU, XU KAI
865 59TH STREET, #2F
BROOKLYN, NY, 11220
ACRIS 06/12/2007
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
FAGAN, KAREN L
ACRIS 02/26/2005
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
FAGAN, RICHARD T
ACRIS 02/26/2005
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK
ACRIS 02/26/2005
GRANTEE/BUYER
LIU, YUNQING
865 59TH STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11220
ACRIS 01/31/2005

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
ZHU, XU KAI
Assessment Roll
PLUTO Owner
ZHU, XU KAI
PLUTO