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837 East 55 Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 07973 • Lot 0030 • Zip: 11234

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 837 East 55 Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11234
Block: 07973
Lot: 0030
BBL: 3079730030
Unified address ID: 3079730030

Land use and zoning

Land use: One & Two Family Buildings
Zoning: R5 (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 2,100 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 21 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 0.87
Max residential FAR: 1.5
Max facility FAR: 2
School district: 18

Building

Building class: Two Family Dwellings - Brick (B1)
Year built: 1960
Last altered: 1960
Floors: 2
Total units: 2
Residential units: 2
Building area: 1,830 sq ft
Building dimensions: 21 ft x 45 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: SMITH, MOSES

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 1 - 3 Unit Residence
Market value: $631,000
Total assessment: $27,576
Land assessment: $7,735
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: SMITH, MOSES

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood East Flatbush
District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated 7 days ago
Nearest station

About 22 minutes on foot · 1,521 m

  • Downtown Brooklyn 45 min 22 walking, 23 riding
  • Fulton Street 51 min 22 walking, 29 riding
  • Penn Station 60 min 22 walking, 38 riding
  • Times Square 61 min 22 walking, 39 riding
  • Union Square 61 min 22 walking, 39 riding
  • Grand Central 64 min 22 walking, 42 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.

2026

  1. HPD violation Jan 12, 2026

    Class B

    § 27-2045(B)(1)(B) HMC, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON ...

2025

  1. HPD violation Dec 31, 2025

    Class I

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

  2. HPD violation Dec 31, 2025

    Class C

    § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF SCALDING HOT WATER ABOVE 130 DEGREES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT ...

2021

  1. DOB violation Nov 24, 2021

    AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE

    FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

  2. ECB violation Sep 1, 2021 $0

    CLASS - 1

    FAILURE TO NOTIFY THE DEPT. PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF EARTHWORK.NOTE:AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION AT PROPOSED 4 STORY...

2015

  1. Sale Jan 30, 2015 $520,000

    Changed hands

    837 EAST 55TH STREET

Property Contacts

Contact information aggregated from multiple government sources

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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

PARTY 2
475 CROSSPOINT PKWY
GETZVILLE, NY, 14068
PARTY 1
837 EAST 55TH STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11234
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
837 EAST 55TH STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11234
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
2488 E 81ST STREET, SUITE 700
TULSA, OK, 74137
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
1901 E. VOORHEES STREET
SUITE C
DANVILLE, IL, 61834
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
1901 E. VOORHEES STREET
SUITE C
DANVILLE, IL, 61834
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
30-50 WHITESTONE EXPRESSWAY
SUITE 305
FLUSHING, NY, 11354
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
P.O. BOX 2026
FLINT, MI, 48501

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner