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498 Chester Street, Brooklyn

BIN 3082593BBL 3036130034Block 3613 · Lot 34Built 19302 storiesGoogle Maps & Street View ↗Tax & zoning on NYC.gov ↗
$2,400.00 recorded as due
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498 Chester Street at a glance

498 Chester Street, Brooklyn has 53 open city records on file, none of them Class C, and $2,400.00 recorded as due on OATH/ECB summonses. No marshal evictions are on record for this building. Its last recorded ownership transfer was Apr 4, 2005 (no consideration recorded). The most recent record is dated Nov 14, 2025.

Open Class C
0
Immediately hazardous — click to see them
Open Class B
49
Hazardous — click to see them
Open Class A
4
Non-hazardous — click to see them
Fines due
$2,400.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Open per unit
56.00
1 residential units · NYC average 0.31
Evictions
0
No marshal evictions on record
Permits on file
1
Construction permits filed with DOB
Last activity
Nov 14, 2025
DOB record

Health score for 498 Chester Street

A composite of the public indicators below. How it is scored.

B
Health score · Sep 11, 2026
Scored from all 78 public records for this building
Scored from city records as published, which lag reality by a day or two, and closed violations rest on owner self-certification. A grade summarizes the public record, not the building itself. Full methodology · report a problem
Open Class C violations
Immediately hazardous, uncertified
This building 0
Open Class B violations
Hazardous
This building 49
Heat & hot water records
Violations and complaints, last 24 months
This building 0
Unpaid penalties
OATH/ECB summonses with balance due
This building $2,400
Bedbug filings with infestations
Annual LL69 filings on record
This building 0
Tenant litigation
Open HP actions in Housing Court
This building 0
Active vacate order
HPD or FDNY order to vacate, still in effect
This building No

Record timeline for 498 Chester Street

78 records on file, every agency interleaved. Class A, B and C are HPD’s hazard tiers: C is immediately hazardous, A and B explained here.

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OATH / ECB summonses & fines at 498 Chester Street

$2,400.00 is recorded as due across the 18 summonses below, out of $8,540.00 in penalties imposed. Balances are as the city publishes them; a settlement or write-off that never reached the dataset will not show here. New to these? How an OATH summons becomes a penalty, explained.

OATH and ECB summonses for 498 Chester Street
048398428NApr 24, 2024FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETJul 23, 2024Defaulted (did not respond)
014049805KJan 30, 2023INSPECTION AND TESTINGMar 21, 2023Defaulted (did not respond)
011796193ZJul 28, 2021AFFIDAVITS, DESIGN INSTALLATION DOCUMENTS, AND OTHER DOCUMENTATIONSep 14, 2021Defaulted (did not respond)
0211115897May 26, 2020DIRTY AREAOct 30, 2020Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
040117495ZDec 27, 2018FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETJan 29, 2019Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
0203435596Apr 27, 2018FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETJun 15, 2018Pending
0192393374Dec 5, 2016STORAGE OF RECEPTACLESJan 13, 2017Defaulted (did not respond)
044380006MAug 14, 2016UNCOVERED RECEPTACLES 1ST OFFENSESep 14, 2016Pending
044760110RAug 13, 2016DIRTY AREASep 14, 2016Pending
011145931MMay 29, 2013ELECTRICAL HAZARDSJul 16, 2013Found in violation$1,800.00
011183637ZSep 21, 2011ELECTRICAL HAZARDSJan 24, 2012Written off
011183638KAug 10, 2011PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS AND FIRE HOSESJan 3, 2012Found in violation
040471305KMar 23, 2008STORAGE OF RECEPTACLESApr 23, 2008Defaulted (did not respond)
0159589650Mar 19, 2008DIRTY SIDEWALK DIRTY AREAApr 25, 2008Defaulted (did not respond)
0158422395Mar 2, 2007FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETApr 4, 2007Pending
0153757084Jul 6, 2006LOOSE RUBBISHAug 9, 2006Pending
034511605ZJun 27, 2006PLUMBING FIXTURE S NOT PROPERLY TRAPPED AND OR VENTED.Aug 14, 2006Found in violation
591791Jun 27, 2006WASH BASIN & HAIR SINK NOT PROPER TRAPPED OR VENT NO HOT WATER TO EITHER FIXTURE. PLUMBING FIXTURE NOT PROPERLY TRAPPED & OR VENTED.PROPERLYTRAP OR VENT FIXTUREAug 14, 2006Found in violation

Ownership history for 498 Chester Street

Every deed the City Register has recorded against this building’s tax lot (BBL 3036130034), newest first. A price is the consideration stated on the deed; transfers between related parties, into an LLC, or by a referee often record none, shown as “—”. Each row links to the document in ACRIS.

Recorded deeds for 498 Chester Street
Apr 4, 2005Apr 26, 2005Swain, Ruthie, Middleton, OriebellGordon, JanieDeedView ↗
Aug 30, 1990Aug 30, 1990Gordon, JanieGordon, Leonard GDeedView ↗
Oct 10, 1978Oct 10, 1978Gordon LeonardNewchester Realty CORPDeedView ↗

Financing record for 498 Chester Street

Mortgages recorded against this building’s tax lot, with the satisfactions that paid them off and the assignments that moved them between lenders, from the City Register (ACRIS). A satisfaction usually records no amount, shown as “—”.

Recorded financing documents for 498 Chester Street
Jul 7, 2005Satisfaction of mortgageSterling Resources, LTDView ↗
Oct 27, 1978Mortgage assignmentBayer MaxView ↗
Oct 10, 1978MortgageNew Chester Realty CORPView ↗
Mortgage assignmentBank Of BaltimoreView ↗
Mortgage assignmentOld Stone Credit CORPView ↗
Mortgage$5,600Sterling Resources LTDView ↗
Satisfaction of mortgageWestminster Realty CORPView ↗

Lender names are as recorded; the current holder of a loan can differ if a later assignment was never recorded.