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968 54 Street, Brooklyn

BIN 3139204BBL 3056730035Block 5673 · Lot 35Built 19303 storiesGoogle Maps & Street View ↗Tax & zoning on NYC.gov ↗
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968 54 Street at a glance

968 54 Street, Brooklyn has 45 open city records on file, 4 of them Class C (immediately hazardous), and no balance recorded as due on OATH/ECB summonses. No marshal evictions are on record for this building. It last sold on Jul 20, 2011 for $810,000. The most recent record is dated Mar 19, 2026.

Open Class C
4
Immediately hazardous — click to see them
Open Class B
37
Hazardous — click to see them
Open Class A
4
Non-hazardous — click to see them
Fines due
$0.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Open per unit
7.50
6 residential units · NYC average 0.31
Evictions
0
No marshal evictions on record
Permits on file
6
Construction permits filed with DOB
Last activity
Mar 19, 2026
Bedbugs record

Health score for 968 54 Street

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

F
Health score · Sep 11, 2026
Scored from the 300 most recent of 337 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 4
Open Class B violations
Hazardous
This building 37
Heat & hot water records
Violations and complaints, last 24 months
This building 10
Unpaid penalties
OATH/ECB summonses with balance due
This building $0
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 968 54 Street

Showing the 300 most recent of 337 records; the CSV has the full history. 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 968 54 Street

No balance is recorded as due across the 3 summonses below, out of $250.00 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 968 54 Street
047639562MJul 17, 2023IMPROPER DISPOSAL--BEDDING 1ST OCCURRENCEOct 16, 2023Pending
040495206LNov 2, 2009MAINTAINING RECEPTACLESDec 4, 2009Pending
040371074YFeb 8, 2008MAINTAINING RECEPTACLESMar 13, 2008Pending

Ownership history for 968 54 Street

Every deed the City Register has recorded against this building’s tax lot (BBL 3056730035), 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 968 54 Street
Jul 20, 2011Aug 1, 2011$810,000Zheng, Xin Min, Chen, Yu ZhunKaufman, Eli, Kaufman, JuliusDeedView ↗
Jul 1, 2004Aug 11, 2004$550,000Kaufman, Eli, Kaufman, JuliusPeterkin, Helen, Peterkin, GregoryDeed (other)View ↗
Aug 12, 1997Sep 30, 1997Peterkin, Helen, Peterkin, GregorySmutko, LuziaDeedView ↗

Financing record for 968 54 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 968 54 Street
Dec 13, 2019Satisfaction of mortgageCathay BankView ↗
Jul 20, 2011Assignment of leases and rents$400,000Cathy BankView ↗
Jul 20, 2011Mortgage$400,000Cathy BankView ↗
Jul 20, 2004Satisfaction of mortgageEmigrant Funding CorporationView ↗
Jul 1, 2004Mortgage$320,000Commerce Bank, N.A.View ↗
Jul 1, 2004Assignment of leases and rentsKaufman, Eli, Kaufman, JuliusView ↗
Mortgage$250,000Emigrant Funding CorporationView ↗
Mortgage assignmentEmigrant Funding CorporationView ↗
Satisfaction of mortgageBay Ridge Savings BankView ↗

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