1959 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 2 on record • 2008–2017

Address

Primary address: 1959 West 8 Street, Brooklyn

Borough: Brooklyn

Zip code: 11223

Block: 07081

Lot: 0064

BBL: 3070810064

Unified address ID: 3070810064

Land use and zoning

Land use: One & Two Family Buildings

Zoning: R5B (Residential)

Lot type: Inside

Lot area: 1,609 sq ft

Lot dimensions: 19 ft x 82 ft

Built FAR: 0.58

Max residential FAR: 1.5

Max facility FAR: 2

School district: 21

Building

Building class: One Family Dwellings - Miscellaneous (A9)

Year built: 1930

Last altered: 1930

Floors: 2

Total units: 1

Residential units: 1

Building area: 928 sq ft

Building dimensions: 16 ft x 25 ft

Basement: Below grade full basement

Owner: PIK LING CHAN

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19

Tax class: 1 - 3 Unit Residence

Market value: $807,000

Total assessment: $20,062

Land assessment: $3,605

Exempt total: $1,460

Assessment owner: PIK LING CHAN

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 less than a minute ago

Subway

N W

Avenue U

N 2 min N 7 min N 17 min

N W

Kings Hwy

N 4 min N 4 min N 18 min

25 Av

D 14 min D 17 min D 20 min

Bus

AVENUE U/W 8 ST

40.596370, -73.979331

AVENUE U/W 8 ST

40.596283, -73.979251

AVENUE U/W 5 ST

40.596633, -73.976904

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Activity

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

2026

Sale Apr 20, 2026 $0

Changed hands

1959 WEST 8 STREET

2017

ECB violation Apr 21, 2017 $0

CLASS - 2

WORK WITHOUT PERMIT.NOTE:CURB CUT BETWEEN TWO BUILDINGS,BUILDING NUMBER 1959 AND 1955 IN FRONT OF PREMISES.REM:OBTAIN...

2008

ECB violation Aug 28, 2008 $0

CLASS - 3

SEC.ZR25-633 ZONING NON CONFORMING REGARDING PROHIBITION OF CURB CUT IN CERTAIN DISTRICT (R5B) NOTE AT FRONT OF PROPE...