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956 56 Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 05687 • Lot 0030 • Zip: 11219

Condition

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

0 Open ECB violations 1 on record • 2003

Address

Primary address: 956 56 Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11219
Block: 05687
Lot: 0030
BBL: 3056870030
Unified address ID: 3056870030

Land use and zoning

Land use: One & Two Family Buildings
Zoning: R6 (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 2,329 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 23 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 0.8
Max residential FAR: 2.43
Max facility FAR: 4.8
School district: 20

Building

Building class: Two Family Dwellings - Brick (B1)
Year built: 1925
Last altered: 1925
Floors: 2
Total units: 2
Residential units: 2
Building area: 1,856 sq ft
Building dimensions: 19 ft x 55 ft
Basement: Above grade full basement
Owner: ZHU, WEN

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 1 - 3 Unit Residence
Market value: $1,088,000
Total assessment: $39,736
Land assessment: $15,631
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: ZHAO CHEN

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood Borough Park
District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated 4 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

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Subway
Ferry
Bus

Places nearby

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Activity

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

2025

  1. DOB filing Aug 26, 2025 $14,500

    Alteration Type II

    To install interior partitions and plumbing fixture in cellar, first and second floor, no change in use egress and oc...

  2. Sale Jul 31, 2025 $1,930,000

    Changed hands

    956 56 STREET

  3. Sale Jul 31, 2025 $1,930,000

    Changed hands

    956 56 STREET

  4. DOB NOW filing May 15, 2025 $7,500

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

2003

  1. ECB violation Jul 2, 2003 $0

    Non-Hazardous

    WORK DOES NOT CONFORM TO APPROVED PLAN ALT #301535453. DEFECT NOTED: CELLAR TWO 3 PC BATHROOM STAIRWAY A FRONT OF HOU...

  2. Permit issued May 20, 2003

    EW / OT

    THE EDGE DESIGN GROUP INC

Property Contacts

Contact information aggregated from multiple government sources

2

Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
N/A
Zhao Chan
DOB Filing 08/26/2025
3

Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
N/A
Jamaica, NY, 11435
DOB NOW 05/15/2025
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

MORTGAGER/BORROWER
CHEN, ZHAO
ACRIS 08/28/2025
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
METRO CITY BANK
ACRIS 08/28/2025
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
LU, DUAN FEI
ACRIS 08/28/2025
GRANTEE/BUYER
ZHU, WEN
956 56TH STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11219
ACRIS 07/31/2025
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MERS
P.O. BOX 2026
FLINT, MI, 485012026
ACRIS 07/31/2025
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
ZHU, WEN
834 59TH STREET 1
BROOKLYN, NY, 11220
ACRIS 07/31/2025
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
HSBC MORTGAGE CORPORATION USA
1901 E VOORHEES ST SUITE C
DANVILLE, IL, 61834
ACRIS 04/12/2019
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS INC
1901 E VOORHEES ST SUITE C
DANVILLE, IL, 61834
ACRIS 04/12/2019
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
HSBC BANK USA NA
1901 E VOORHEES ST SUITE C
DANVILLE, IL, 61834
ACRIS 04/12/2019
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
HSBC BANK USA, N.A.
3300 S.W. 34TH AVENUE, SUITE 101
OCALA, FL, 34474
ACRIS 08/29/2011

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
ZHAO CHEN
Assessment Roll
PLUTO Owner
ZHU, WEN
PLUTO