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2 Gelston Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 06051 • Lot 0028 • Zip: 11209

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 2 Gelston Avenue, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11209
Block: 06051
Lot: 0028
BBL: 3060510028
Unified address ID: 3060510028

Land use and zoning

Land use: Mixed Residential & Commercial Buildings
Zoning: C4-2A (Commercial)
Lot type: Corner
Lot area: 2,676 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 33 ft x 80 ft
Built FAR: 3.65
Max residential FAR: 3
Max commercial FAR: 3
Max facility FAR: 3
School district: 20

Building

Building class: Store Buildings - Predominant Retail with Other Uses (K4)
Year built: 1926
Last altered: 2020
Floors: 4
Total units: 5
Residential units: 2
Building area: 9,768 sq ft
Building dimensions: 33 ft x 74 ft
Basement: None/No Basement
Owner: BK 526/86 REALTY LLC

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: All Others
Market value: $1,790,000
Total assessment: $805,500
Land assessment: $150,750
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: BK 526/86 REALTY LLC

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood Fort Hamilton
District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated 3 days ago
Nearest station

About 4 minutes on foot · 268 m

  • Downtown Brooklyn 36 min 4 walking, 32 riding
  • Union Square 46 min 4 walking, 42 riding
  • Fulton Street 46 min 4 walking, 42 riding
  • Times Square 51 min 4 walking, 47 riding
  • Grand Central 56 min 4 walking, 52 riding
  • Penn Station 57 min 4 walking, 53 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.

2025

  1. HPD violation Dec 23, 2025

    Class B

    § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PUSH BAR AT BULK HEAD DOOR , 4th STORY

  2. HPD violation Dec 23, 2025

    Class B

    § 27-2005, 2007 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF COUCHES AT BULK HEAD , 4th STORY

  3. DOB NOW filing Nov 25, 2025 $296,000

    Alteration

    QA Failed

  4. DOB violation Nov 14, 2025

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

2024

  1. DOB violation Sep 23, 2024

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

2023

  1. HPD violation Nov 28, 2023

    Class I

    §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27...

  2. DOB violation Jun 30, 2023

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

  3. DOB violation Jun 30, 2023

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

  4. DOB violation Jun 20, 2023

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

  5. DOB violation Jun 20, 2023

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

2022

  1. ECB violation Jul 12, 2022 $1,250

    CLASS - 2

    FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH DOB REQUIREMENT FOR PERMIT SIGN OFF. RESPONDENT OBTAINED PERMIT #S 340757425,321110686 & 32104...

2020

  1. HPD violation Sep 30, 2020

    Class A

    § 27-2049 ADM CODE - POST AND MAINTAIN A STREET NUMBER ON THE FRONT OF THE DWELLING PLAINLY VISIBLE FROM THE SIDEWALK

  2. HPD violation Sep 30, 2020

    Class B

    § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC FLOOR TILE IN THE KITCHE...

  3. HPD violation Sep 30, 2020

    Class B

    § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR EAST WALL IN THE ...

  4. Permit issued Aug 24, 2020

    EW / OT

    NATIONAL RETAIL CONSTRUCT

  5. DOB filing Aug 24, 2020 $154,500

    Alteration Type II

    HEREBY FILING FOR TENANT BUILD OUT OF COMMERCIAL SPACE. NO CHANGE TO USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS. PL FILED UNDER DOB NOW ...

  6. ECB violation Apr 30, 2020 $0

    CLASS - 1

    FAILURE TO PROVIDE UNOBSTRUCTED EXIT PASSAGEWAY.NOTED:AT 4TH STORY APT4A PADLOCK INSTALLED AT WINDOW GATE TO FIRE ESC...

2016

  1. Permit issued Sep 7, 2016

    SG

    L.S. SIGN CO., INC

  2. Permit issued Sep 7, 2016

    SG

    L.S. SIGN CO., INC

2015

  1. DOB filing Jul 16, 2015 $4,194

    Alteration Type III

    ERECT NON-ADVERTISING NON-ILLUMINATED AWNING ON WALL. NO COPY. NOT WITHIN VIEW/200' OF ARTERIAL HIGHWAY OR PUBLIC PAR...

  2. DOB filing Jun 16, 2015 $8,155

    Alteration Type III

    ERECT NON-ADVERTISING NON-ILLUMINATED AWNING ON WALL. NO COPY. NOT WITHIN VIEW/200' OF ARTERIAL HIGHWAY OR PUBLIC PAR...

  3. Permit issued May 20, 2015

    PL / PL

    ORION PLUMBING & HTG CORP

  4. DOB filing May 20, 2015 $38,000

    Alteration Type II

    MODIFY MECHANICAL DUCTWORK. MODIFY PLUMBING FIXTURES AND RELATED PIPING AS SHOWN ON DRAWINGS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANG...

  5. Permit issued May 8, 2015

    EW / MH

    BRETON AVENIR CONSTRUCTIO

  6. Permit issued May 8, 2015

    EW / OT

    BRETON AVENIR CONSTRUCTIO

  7. DOB filing Jan 14, 2015 $281,964

    Alteration Type II

    PROPOSED RENOVATION AT EXISTING 4-STORY BUILDING WITH PARTITION, FINISHES, PLUMBING AND MECHANICAL WORK AS PER PLAN. ...

2013

  1. Sale Jul 18, 2013 $3,400,000

    Changed hands

    526 86TH STREET

2004

  1. DOB filing Oct 22, 2004 $3,000

    Alteration Type III

    INSTLL NON-ILLUMINATED SOREFRONT AWNING WITH LATTERING NO LARGER THAN 12 ', NOR MORE THAN 12 SQ. FT. IF COPY READING:...

1990

  1. ECB violation Jun 19, 1990 $1,000

    Hazardous

    4B, 36, 46A, 46B, 32, BOILER SEALED.

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

CorporateOwner
BK 526/86 Realty LLC
358 Fifth Avenue 704
New York, NY, 10001
Agent
The Jemstone Group LLC
358 Fifth Avenue 704
New York, NY, 10001
HeadOfficer
Joseph I Jemal
358 Fifth Avenue 704
New York, NY, 10001
Officer
Samuel I Jemal
358 Fifth Avenue 704
New York, NY, 10001
SiteManager
Samuel I Jemal
2

Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
BK 526/86 STREET LLC
JOSEPH JEMAL
Owner
BK 526/86 REALTY LLC
JOSEPH JEMAL
Owner
THE JEMSTONE GROUP
JOSEPH JEMAL
Owner
CENTUURY/CORTLANDT REALTY
KENNY DUBROW
Owner
CENTURY/CORTLANDT REALTY
KENNY DUBROW
Owner
526 86th Street LLC c/o Century
Kenneth Dubow
3

Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
BK 526/86 REALTY LLC
RUTHERFORD, NJ, 07070
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

PARTY TWO
C/O THE JEMSTONE GROUP LLC
358 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 1405
NEW YORK, NY, 10001
ASSIGNEE
680 FIFTH AVENUE, 7TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10019
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
C/O BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE
345 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10154
PARTY 1
C/O THE JEMSTONE GROUP LLC
358 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 1405
NEW YORK, NY, 10001
ASSIGNOR
1601 BRYAN STREET
DALLAS, TX, 75201
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
1601 BRYAN STREET
DALLAS, TX, 75201
ASSIGNEE
C/O BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE 345 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10154
ASSIGNOR
1601 BRYAN STREET
DALLAS, TX, 75201
ASSIGNEE
565 FIFTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10017
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
1601 BRYAN STREET
DALLAS, TX, 75201

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner