521 56 Street
Brooklyn, NY 11220BBL 3-00832-0069Map
Owner of record: 521 Owners Corp
521 56 Street is a walk-up apartment building built in 1906 in Brooklyn, 11220. It has 6 residential units across 3 floors. The owner of record is 521 Owners Corp. HPD has recorded 10 housing violations here, most recently on June 6, 2025. 1 of the 10 most recent violations are still open. City tax records listed 6 rent-stabilized apartments here in 2024.
- HPD violations
- 10
- DOB violations
- 2
- ECB violations
- 1
- HPD complaints
- 1
What to know
No open immediately-hazardous violations among recent records.
Date of the most recent HPD inspection that found a problem.
No balance due on recent ECB violations.
Rent stabilization
Counts come from owners' rent-stabilization filings shown on NYC Department of Finance tax bills, as extracted by JustFix. They tell you a building has stabilized apartments, not which ones.
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Violations
Most recent first. Showing up to 50 per agency.
HPD housing violations · 10
- ANon-hazardous
File annual bedbug report in accordance with hpd rule as described on the back of this notice of violation or as described on hpds website, www.nyc.gov\hpd, search bed bugs.
Jun 6, 2025
Closed — Violation dismissed - IInformation / order
And is therefore subject to civil penalties, prohibited from certifying violations, and denied the right to recover possession of premises for nonpayment of rent until a valid registration statement is filed.
Nov 27, 2024
Closed — Violation dismissed - BHazardous
And dept. rules and regulations. remove the encumbrance obstructing egress from fire escapes consisting of house hold items at 2nd story balcony, stack at rear of building
Oct 21, 2024
Closed — Violation closed - BHazardous
And dept. rules and regulations. remove the encumbrance obstructing egress from fire escapes ..flower pots at 3rd sty balcony...at rear of the building .... at fire escape
Jan 3, 2024
Closed — Violation dismissed - ANon-hazardous
§ 53, 187, 231 m/d law and department rules and regulations. provide a shoe properly secured to bottom of string of dropladder at fire escape at rear of building
Apr 24, 2023
Closed — Violation closed - BHazardous
And dept. rules and regulations. remove the encumbrance obstructing egress from fire escapes household items, 3rd and 2nd story, stack at rear of building
Apr 24, 2023
Open — Not complied with - ANon-hazardous
File annual bedbug report in accordance with hpd rule as described on the back of this notice of violation or as described on hpds website, www.nyc.gov\hpd, search bed bugs.
Apr 6, 2021
Closed — Violation dismissed - BHazardous
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at west wall at public hall, 2nd story
Oct 25, 2018
Closed — Violation closed - BHazardous
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at east wall at public hall, 2nd story
Oct 25, 2018
Closed — Violation closed - BHazardous
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color west wall at public hall, 1st story
Oct 25, 2018
Closed — Violation closed
DOB building violations · 2
- Low pressure boiler boiler required
Violation issued-failure to file 2024 external low pressure inspection
Nov 14, 2025
Dob violation - active - Boilers boiler required
Ll6291-local law 62/91 - boilers boiler required
Aug 16, 1993
Dob violation - active
ECB violations · 1
- Class - 2
Oil suction pipe from buried tank is missing shutoff valve at the building wall/chimney base 1/2 full/hwh#3f is missing the safety discharge pipe;correct violation and submit the certificate of correction
Jun 9, 2023 · Penalty $310
Resolve
Complaints
- Heating
Heat related
Jan 10, 2007 · Apt BLDG
Close
Sales history
No recorded sales in our data
Building details
- Building type
- Walk-up apartment building (C2)
- Year built
- 1906
- Floors
- 3
- Residential units
- 6
- Building area
- 3,960 ft²
- Lot area
- 3,013 ft²
- Zoning
- R6B
- Community board
- 307
- Council district
- 38
- Block / lot
- 832 / 69
- Assessed value
- $490,500
- Landmark / historic district
- No
HPD registration #339201, last renewed Aug 18, 2025.
Questions about 521 56 Street
Who owns 521 56 Street?
The owner of record in NYC Department of City Planning PLUTO data is 521 Owners Corp.
Does 521 56 Street have violations?
Yes. NYC HPD has recorded 10 housing violations at this property.
Is 521 56 Street rent stabilized?
NYC Department of Finance tax bills listed 6 rent-stabilized units here in 2024 (about 100% of its 6 apartments). To confirm a specific apartment, request its rent history from NYS Homes and Community Renewal.
When was 521 56 Street built?
City records list 1906 as the year it was built.
How many apartments are in 521 56 Street?
It has 6 residential units.
Source: NYC Open Data (DCP PLUTO, HPD, DOB, ECB/OATH, DOF). Records can lag the city's systems. Data refreshed weekly.