2556 Benson Avenue, Brooklyn Property Information

Address

Primary address: 2556 Benson Avenue, Brooklyn

Borough: Brooklyn

Zip code: 11214

Block: 06881

Lot: 0044

BBL: 3068810044

Unified address ID: 3068810044

Land use and zoning

Land use: One & Two Family Buildings

Zoning: R5 (Residential)

Lot type: Inside

Lot area: 1,933 sq ft

Lot dimensions: 19 ft x 100 ft

Built FAR: 1.3

Max residential FAR: 1.5

Max facility FAR: 2

School district: 21

Flood hazard: In the 2015 preliminary FEMA flood hazard area

Building

Building class: Two Family Dwellings - Brick (B1)

Year built: 1935

Last altered: 1935

Floors: 2

Total units: 2

Residential units: 2

Building area: 2,508 sq ft

Building dimensions: 19 ft x 48 ft

Basement: Above grade full basement

Owner: LEE, JOHNNY

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19

Tax class: 1 - 3 Unit Residence

Market value: $955,000

Total assessment: $32,246

Land assessment: $6,415

Exempt total: $0

Assessment owner: LI, YU MEI

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood Gravesend

District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated 1 day ago

Nearest station

Avenue U N W

About 7 minutes on foot · 442 m

Downtown Brooklyn 47 min 7 walking, 40 riding
Union Square 51 min 7 walking, 44 riding
Fulton Street 53 min 7 walking, 46 riding
Times Square 56 min 7 walking, 49 riding
Grand Central 62 min 7 walking, 55 riding
Penn Station 63 min 7 walking, 56 riding

Around this address

Transit and places within 0.5 miles of the lot.

Getting out

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Subway

25 Av

D 3 min D 4 min D 14 min

Bus

25 AV/BENSON AV

40.596462, -73.988603

25 AV/BENSON AV

40.595998, -73.989302

86 ST/STILLWELL AV

40.596732, -73.985361

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Activity

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

2026

Sale May 6, 2026 $0

Changed hands

2556 BENSON AVE

2016

Sale Jan 27, 2016 $900,700

Changed hands

2556 BENSON AVENUE

2009

Sale Aug 20, 2009 $633,000

Changed hands

2556 BENSON AVE

2007

Sale Mar 5, 2007 $0

Changed hands

2556 BENSON AVENUE

Property Contacts

Contact information aggregated from multiple government sources

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

GRANTEE/BUYER

YU MEI LI, AS TRUSTEE

2556 BENSON AVENUE

BROOKLYN, NY, 11214

GRANTOR/SELLER

LI, YU MEI

2556 BENSON AVENUE

BROOKLYN, NY, 11214

GRANTEE/BUYER

YU MEI LI TRUST

2556 BENSON AVENUE

BROOKLYN, NY, 11214

GRANTOR/SELLER

LEE, JOHNNY

2556 BENSON AVENUE

BROOKLYN, NY, 11214

MORTGAGER/BORROWER

CHIU, CHUNE YING

MORTGAGEE/LENDER

FIRST AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL BANK

GRANTEE/BUYER

LEE, JOHNNY

32 MONROE STREET APT #BL-5

NEW YORK, NY, 10002

MORTGAGEE/LENDER

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

1111 POLARIS PARKWAY

COLUMBUS, OH, 43240

GRANTEE/BUYER

LI, YU MEI

32 MONROE STREET APT #BL-5

NEW YORK, NY, 10002

GRANTOR/SELLER

DRYER, LOIS

2556 BENSON AVENUE

BROOKLYN, NY, 11214

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner

LI, YU MEI

PLUTO Owner

LEE, JOHNNY

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