1956 West 8 Street, Brooklyn Property Information

Condition

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

0 Open ECB violations 3 on record • 2004–2011

Address

Primary address: 1956 West 8 Street, Brooklyn

Borough: Brooklyn

Zip code: 11223

Block: 07080

Lot: 0030

BBL: 3070800030

Unified address ID: 3070800030

Land use and zoning

Land use: One & Two Family Buildings

Zoning: R5B (Residential)

Lot type: Inside

Lot area: 1,950 sq ft

Lot dimensions: 19 ft x 100 ft

Built FAR: 0.54

Max residential FAR: 1.5

Max facility FAR: 2

School district: 21

Building

Building class: Two Family Dwellings - Converted from One Family (B3)

Year built: 1925

Last altered: 1925

Floors: 2

Total units: 2

Residential units: 2

Building area: 1,056 sq ft

Building dimensions: 16 ft x 33 ft

Basement: Below grade full basement

Owner: FUNG, (AS TRUSTEE), KAI SUN

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19

Tax class: 1 - 3 Unit Residence

Market value: $956,000

Total assessment: $27,022

Land assessment: $5,625

Exempt total: $16,771

Assessment owner: FUNG, KWOK HING

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood Gravesend

District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated 5 days 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

Updated 1 minute ago

Subway

N W

Avenue U

N 6 min N 11 min N 22 min

N W

Kings Hwy

N 4 min N 12 min N 20 min

25 Av

D 1 min D 27 min D 28 min

Bus

AVENUE U/W 8 ST

40.596370, -73.979331

AVENUE U/W 8 ST

40.596283, -73.979251

AVENUE U/W 10 ST

40.596109, -73.981686

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Activity

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

2025

Sale Dec 1, 2025 $0

Changed hands

1956 WEST 8TH STREET
Sale Dec 1, 2025 $0

Changed hands

1956 WEST 8TH STREET

2011

ECB violation Apr 20, 2011 $250

CLASS - 3

ZONING NON CONFORMING REGARDING SIZE AND LOCATION AND REQUIREMENT OPENOFF-STREET SPACES IN R5B ZONING DISTRICT NOTE:F...

2010

ECB violation May 4, 2010 $0

CLASS - 3

WORK W/O PERMIT. ILLEGAL WORK NOTED: AT FRONT OF PROPERTY, THE RENEWED, EXISTING (SHARING) CURB CUT (FOR EXISTING REA...

2004

ECB violation Jan 9, 2004 $250

Non-Hazardous

WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT: WORK NOTED: FRONT OF GARAGE HAS BEEN EXTENDED APPROX 5'X7'7 WOOD FRAME CONSTRUCTION. REMEDY: O...