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855 56 Street, Brooklyn

BIN 3139529BBL 3056790057Block 5679 · Lot 57Built 19242 storiesGoogle Maps & Street View ↗Tax & zoning on NYC.gov ↗
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855 56 Street at a glance

855 56 Street, Brooklyn has 19 open city records on file, 1 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. Its last recorded ownership transfer was Apr 8, 2016 (no consideration recorded). The most recent record is dated Jun 4, 2026.

Open Class C
1
Immediately hazardous — click to see them
Open Class B
14
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
4.75
4 residential units · NYC average 0.31
Evictions
0
No marshal evictions on record
Permits on file
4
Construction permits filed with DOB
Last activity
Jun 4, 2026
Bedbugs record

Health score for 855 56 Street

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

C
Health score · Sep 11, 2026
Scored from all 55 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 1
Open Class B violations
Hazardous
This building 14
Heat & hot water records
Violations and complaints, last 24 months
This building 0
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 855 56 Street

55 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 855 56 Street

No balance is recorded as due across the 4 summonses below, out of $1,275.00 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 855 56 Street
042015073YOct 27, 2014ILLEGAL PLACEMENT POSTERS STICKERS ON WINDSHIELDS WIPERS ON VEHICLESMar 12, 2015Found in violation
040582875YApr 19, 2011MAINTAINING RECEPTACLESMay 20, 2011Pending
386509Feb 20, 2003WORK W/O A PERMIT : WORK NOTED : ERECTED INTERIOR WALL PARTITION IN CELLAR CREATING ROOM KIT, 2PC BATHROOM BEDROOM'S LIVINGROOM AT VARIOUS LOCATION IN CELLAR REMEDY : OBTAIN A PERMIT MAKE SITE SAFEApr 7, 2003Found in violation
0123019344Jun 9, 2001FAILURE TO SWEEP 18 INCHES FROM CURBFeb 28, 2002Pending

Ownership history for 855 56 Street

Every deed the City Register has recorded against this building’s tax lot (BBL 3056790057), 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 855 56 Street
Apr 8, 2016May 17, 2016Lu, Tony, Lu, Wan Gang, Lu, Wan DeLu, Aka Jinshuang, Zhang, Chun Jin, Lu, Jin ShangDeedView ↗
Jun 3, 1999Nov 10, 1999Lu, Jin Shang, Zhang, Jin Chun855-56th Street Realty CORPDeedView ↗
Dec 3, 1998Mar 5, 1999855 56th Street Realty CorporationWoods, JohnDeedView ↗
Dec 3, 1998Mar 4, 1999Woods, JohnSvenevik, Solveig/Est Of, Johnson, Christopherm/ExecDeedView ↗
Apr 3, 1992Apr 9, 1992Svenevik, SolveigSvenevik, SolveigDeedView ↗
Aug 1, 1969Aug 1, 1969Svenevik Magne J, Svenevik Solvei GMulqueen John J, Mulqueen Anna LDeedView ↗

Financing record for 855 56 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 855 56 Street
Oct 11, 2007Satisfaction of mortgageHsbc Mortgage Corporation (Usa), Republic Consumer Lending Group, INCView ↗
Satisfaction of mortgageFlatbush Federal Savings & Loan AssocView ↗
Mortgage$160,000Republic Consumer Lending Group INCView ↗
Mortgage$240,000Flatbush Federal Savings & Loan AssociationView ↗

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