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257 Avenue U, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 07102 • Lot 0044 • Zip: 11223

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 257 Avenue U, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11223
Block: 07102
Lot: 0044
BBL: 3071020044
Unified address ID: 3071020044

Land use and zoning

Land use: Mixed Residential & Commercial Buildings
Zoning: R5B (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 1,976 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 20 ft x 96 ft
Built FAR: 1.3
Max residential FAR: 1.5
Max facility FAR: 2
School district: 21

Building

Building class: Residence - Multiple Use - Primarily Two Family with One Store or Office (S2)
Year built: 1931
Last altered: 1931
Floors: 2
Total units: 3
Residential units: 2
Building area: 2,560 sq ft
Building dimensions: 20 ft x 64 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: 397 FIFTH AVE, LLC

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 1 - 3 Unit Residence
Market value: $880,000
Total assessment: $28,512
Land assessment: $6,998
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: 397 FIFTH AVE, LLC

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood Gravesend
District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated 3 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.

Activity

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

2025

  1. 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. DOB violation Jun 30, 2023

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

  2. DOB violation Jun 30, 2023

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

  3. DOB violation Jun 20, 2023

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 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

2014

  1. Sale Oct 3, 2014 $0

    Changed hands

    257 AVENUE U

2004

  1. ECB violation Aug 17, 2004 $180

    Non-Hazardous

    B4A 50A (50A) HOLES OVER BOILER EXPOSED WOOD BEAM NEED TO BE SEALED.

2003

  1. Permit issued Dec 3, 2003

    EW / FP

    MASTER FIRE PREVENTION SYSTEM

  2. DOB filing Dec 3, 2003 $3,000

    Alteration Type II

    Upgrade exist. fire suppression system, as shown on plan. No change in use, occupancy, or egress.

  3. Permit issued Oct 30, 2003

    EW / BL

    MR.PLUMBER INC

  4. Permit issued Oct 30, 2003

    PL / PL

    MR.PLUMBER INC

  5. DOB filing Oct 30, 2003 $9,000

    Alteration Type II

    INSTALLATION OF THREE (3) HOT WATER HEATERS & THREE (3) GAS FIRED GAS FIRED BOILERS. NO CHANGE TO EGRESS, USE OR ...

  6. Sale Apr 30, 2003 $450,000

    Changed hands

    257 AVENUE U

1991

  1. Permit issued Oct 24, 1991

    EW / FP

    ALL BORO FIRE AND SAFETY EQUIP.

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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Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
Joe's Bar and Grill
Patrice Nocella
Owner
397 FIFTH LLC
ELLEN CAPPA
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

SECURED PARTY
101 BARCLAY STREET
7E
NEW YORK, NY, 10286
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
157 BAY 43RD STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11214
ASSIGNEE
8542 EGRET MEADOW LANE
WEST PALM BEACH, FL, 33412
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
263 AVENUE S
BROOKLYN, NY, 11223
PARTY 1
1 CENTRE STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10007
PARTY 2
101 BARCLAY STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10286
ASSIGNEE
581 MAIN STREET #810
WOODBRIDGE, NJ, 07095
GRANTOR/SELLER
1514 86TH STRET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11228
GRANTEE/BUYER
1514 86TH STRET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11228
MORTGAGEE/LENDER

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner