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255 Amherst Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 08739 • Lot 0096 • Zip: 11235

Condition

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

1 Open ECB violations 1 on record • 2026

Address

Primary address: 255 Amherst Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11235
Block: 08739
Lot: 0096
BBL: 3087390096
Unified address ID: 3087390096

Land use and zoning

Land use: One & Two Family Buildings
Zoning: R3-1 (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 4,000 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 40 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 0.51
Max residential FAR: 0.75
Max facility FAR: 1
School district: 22
Flood hazard: In the 2015 preliminary FEMA flood hazard area

Building

Building class: Two Family Dwellings - Converted from One Family (B3)
Year built: 1930
Last altered: 1930
Floors: 2
Total units: 2
Residential units: 2
Building area: 2,034 sq ft
Building dimensions: 27 ft x 31 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: SHYKNEVSKY, JOSEPH

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 1 - 3 Unit Residence
Market value: $1,465,000
Total assessment: $52,585
Land assessment: $16,260
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: JOSEPH SHYKNEVSKY A/K

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood Manhattan Beach
District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated 4 days ago
Nearest station
Sheepshead Bay B Q

About 20 minutes on foot · 1,364 m

  • Downtown Brooklyn 54 min 20 walking, 34 riding
  • Fulton Street 60 min 20 walking, 40 riding
  • Union Square 61 min 20 walking, 41 riding
  • Times Square 65 min 20 walking, 45 riding
  • Grand Central 70 min 20 walking, 50 riding
  • Penn Station 70 min 20 walking, 50 riding

Around this address

Transit and places within 0.5 miles of the lot.

Getting out

Updated 1 minute ago
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Places nearby

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Activity

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

2026

  1. ECB violation Jul 29, 2026 $1,250

    CLASS - 2

    FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER . NOTED : AT TIME OF INSPECTION,OBSERVED AT EXPOSURE 2 AT ROOF ...

2019

  1. Sale Dec 3, 2019 $0

    Changed hands

    255 AMHERST

2005

  1. Sale Mar 8, 2005 $0

    Changed hands

    255 AMHERST STREET

Property Contacts

Contact information aggregated from multiple government sources

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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
LEHMAN BROTHERS BANK, FSB
P.O. BOX 2026
FLINT, MI, 485012026
ACRIS 06/26/2023
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.
11819 MIAMI ST.
SUITE 100
OMAHA, NE, 68164
ACRIS 06/26/2023
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.
P.O. BOX 2026
FLINT, MI, 485012026
ACRIS 06/26/2023
GRANTEE/BUYER
SHYKNEVSKY, JOSEPH
255 AMHERST STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11235
ACRIS 12/03/2019
GRANTOR/SELLER
BEKKER, POLINA
140 KENSINGTON STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11235
ACRIS 12/03/2019
GRANTOR/SELLER
SHYKNEVSKY, JOSEPH
255 AMHERST STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11235
ACRIS 12/03/2019
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
101 NORTH PHILLIPS AVENUE
SOUX FALLS, SD, 57104
ACRIS 02/21/2012
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEM, INC.
1901 VOORHIES STREET, SUITE C
DANVILLE, IL, 61834
ACRIS 02/21/2012
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
HSBC MORTGAGE CORPORATION (USA)
ACRIS 03/15/2005
GRANTEE/BUYER
BEKKER, POLINA
140 KENSINGTON STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11235
ACRIS 03/08/2005

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
JOSEPH SHYKNEVSKY A/K
Assessment Roll
PLUTO Owner
SHYKNEVSKY, JOSEPH
PLUTO