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903 59 Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 05701 • Lot 0070 • Zip: 11219

Condition

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

0 Open ECB violations 7 on record • 2014–2022

Address

Primary address: 903 59 Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11219
Block: 05701
Lot: 0070
BBL: 3057010070
Unified address ID: 3057010070

Land use and zoning

Land use: Mixed Residential & Commercial Buildings
Zoning: R6 (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 2,300 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 23 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 2.62
Max residential FAR: 2.43
Max facility FAR: 4.8
School district: 20

Building

Building class: Residence - Multiple Use - Primarily Five to Six Family with One Store or Office (S5)
Year built: 1925
Last altered: 2001
Floors: 4.5
Total units: 6
Residential units: 5
Building area: 6,022 sq ft
Building dimensions: 23 ft x 63 ft
Basement: None/No Basement
Owner: CHEN, KAI

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 1 - 3 Unit Residence
Market value: $1,515,000
Total assessment: $37,977
Land assessment: $10,829
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: CHEN, KAI

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.

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. Sale Apr 24, 2025 $0

    Changed hands

    903 59 STREET

  2. Sale Apr 24, 2025 $0

    Changed hands

    903 59 STREET

2022

  1. ECB violation Apr 29, 2022 $625

    CLASS - 2

    WORK W/O PERMIT.NOTED:AT FRONT 1ST FLOOR LEVEL BANNER/POSTER SIGN WORKING "MODELING ACTING TRAINING CENTER" APROX H=1...

2021

  1. ECB violation Dec 8, 2021 $0

    CLASS - 1

    PROPERTY OWNER ACTING AS OUTDOOR ADVERTISING CO FAILURE TO OBTAIN OAC REG# WHILE ENGAGING IN OUTDOOR ADVERTISING BIZ....

  2. ECB violation Dec 8, 2021 $0

    CLASS - 1

    OUTDOOR ADVERTISING CO SIGN PROHIBITED IN RZONE.(MODELING CENTER,ETC) REMOVE ILLEGAL SIGN

  3. ECB violation Dec 8, 2021 $0

    CLASS - 1

    OUTDOOR ADVETISING CO SIGN DOESNT BEAR DECAL BEARING UL CLASSIFICATIONMARK OR DATE OF SIGN'S ERECTION.(MODELING CENTE...

  4. ECB violation Dec 8, 2021 $0

    CLASS - 1

    OUTDOOR ADVERTISING CO SIGN ON DISPLAY W/O PERMIT.(MODELING CENTER,ETC) REMOVE ILLEGAL SIGN

2020

  1. DOB filing Aug 24, 2020 $450,000

    Alteration Type I

    VERTICAL EXTENSION. INSTALL NEW PLUMBING FIXTURES. OBTAIN A NEW C OF O.

2019

  1. DOB filing Jul 18, 2019 $27,000

    Alteration Type II

    TO FILE SPRINKLER "SP" WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT-1 JOB# 321043642.

  2. DOB filing Mar 27, 2019 $1,000

    Alteration Type II

    MANUAL AMD AUTOMATIC SMOKE DETECTION AND SPRINKLER FIRE ALARM SYSTEM UTILIZING RESIDENTIAL BASE BUILDING FIRE ALARM C...

  3. DOB filing Mar 27, 2019 $1,000

    Alteration Type II

    AUTOMATIC SMOKE/HEAT/CO DETECTION AND SPRINKLER FIRE ALARM IN CONJUNCTION WITH NB #321043642.

  4. DOB filing Feb 15, 2019 $13,000

    Alteration Type II

    TO FILE BOILER "BL" WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT-1 APPLICATION JOB 321043642.

2018

  1. Permit issued Aug 28, 2018

    EW / SP

    S & S PLUMBING CORP

  2. Permit issued Jul 23, 2018

    EW / BL

    CATMAN PLUMBING INC

  3. DOB NOW filing May 4, 2018 $6,000

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

  4. Permit issued Apr 3, 2018

    PL / PL

    CATMAN PLUMBING INC

  5. Permit issued Mar 29, 2018

    AL

    T&S HOME IMPROVEMENT INC

  6. Permit issued Mar 28, 2018

    FO

    T&S HOME IMPROVEMENT INC

  7. Permit issued Mar 28, 2018

    FO

    T&S HOME IMPROVEMENT INC

2017

  1. DOB filing Mar 29, 2017 $0

    Alteration Type III

    TO FILE BPP IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT-1 APPLICATION JOB# 321043642.

2014

  1. ECB violation Oct 16, 2014 $57,000

    CLASS - 1

    RESIDENCE ALTERED FOR OCCUPANCY AS A DWELLING FROM(1)TO(2)FAMILIES TO(4)OR MORE FAMILIES.NOTED;DEPT OF BLDG RECORD IN...

  2. Sale Jan 28, 2014 $990,000

    Changed hands

    903 59TH 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

2

Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
N/A
KAI CHEN
DOB Filing 08/24/2020
Owner
NA
KAI CHEN
DOB Filing 07/18/2019
3

Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
GUL & G CONTRACTING INC
STONY BROOK, NY, 11790
DOB NOW 05/04/2018
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

GRANTEE/BUYER
CHEN, KAI
903 59TH STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11219
ACRIS 04/24/2025
GRANTOR/SELLER
CHEN, KAI
903 59TH STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11219
ACRIS 04/24/2025
GRANTEE/BUYER
DONG, HUIFANG
903 59TH STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11219
ACRIS 04/24/2025
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
CHEN, MARRIED MAN, KAI
ACRIS 04/30/2024
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
HANOVER COMMUNITY BANK
ACRIS 04/30/2024
PARTY 1
SUMMIT ASSOCIATES
633 THIRD AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10017
ACRIS 05/20/2016
GRANTOR/SELLER
CHAN, KWONG TAT
903 59TH STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11219
ACRIS 01/28/2014
GRANTOR/SELLER
TANG, MEI XIA CHEN
903 59TH STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11219
ACRIS 01/28/2014
GRANTOR/SELLER
CHEN, MAY
903 59TH STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11219
ACRIS 01/28/2014
GRANTOR/SELLER
CHEN, MEI FANG
903 59TH STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11219
ACRIS 01/28/2014

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
CHEN, KAI
Assessment Roll
PLUTO Owner
CHEN, KAI
PLUTO