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797 East 56 Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 07974 • Lot 0024 • Zip: 11234

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 797 East 56 Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11234
Block: 07974
Lot: 0024
BBL: 3079740024
Unified address ID: 3079740024

Land use and zoning

Land use: One & Two Family Buildings
Zoning: R5 (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 2,000 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 20 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 1.23
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: 3
Total units: 2
Residential units: 2
Building area: 2,460 sq ft
Building dimensions: 20 ft x 39 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: SMITH, OLIVE

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 1 - 3 Unit Residence
Market value: $696,000
Total assessment: $31,320
Land assessment: $7,560
Exempt total: $1,460
Assessment owner: SUTTON SIMEON

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood East Flatbush
District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated 3 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. DOB NOW filing Feb 2, 2026 $22,000

    Alteration

    Approved

2025

  1. DOB NOW filing Oct 16, 2025 $22,000

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

  2. DOB NOW filing Oct 16, 2025 $61,000

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  3. ECB violation Aug 15, 2025 $0

    CLASS - 1

    AS PER PREVIOUS REQUEST FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION ISSUED ON 11/19/2024, BY BADGE 3123 ,FOR WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. AT TIME...

2024

  1. DOB violation Nov 21, 2024

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

    WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT: ATOI, THE CELLAR LEVEL OBSERVED CONVERTED TO A LIVABLE SPACE. FULL HGT PARTITIONS INSTALLED SU...

2021

  1. Sale Jun 11, 2021 $0

    Changed hands

    797 EAST 56 STREET

Property Contacts

Contact information aggregated from multiple government sources

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Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
N/A
WEST HEMPSTEAD, NY, 11552
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

GRANTEE/BUYER
797 EAST 56 STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11234
GRANTOR/SELLER
797 EAST 56 STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11234
GRANTOR/SELLER
797 EAST 56 STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11234
GRANTOR/SELLER
797 EAST 56 STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11234
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner