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823 56 Street, Brooklyn

BIN 3139539BBL 3056797501Block 5679 · Lot 7501Built 19206 storiesGoogle Maps & Street View ↗Tax & zoning on NYC.gov ↗
3 open Class C — see them ↓$36,300.00 recorded as due
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823 56 Street at a glance

823 56 Street, Brooklyn has 20 open city records on file, 3 of them Class C (immediately hazardous), and $36,300.00 recorded as due on OATH/ECB summonses. No marshal evictions are on record for this building. No recorded sale is on file for its lot. The most recent record is dated Jun 30, 2026.

Open Class C
3
Immediately hazardous — click to see them
Open Class B
16
Hazardous — click to see them
Open Class A
1
Non-hazardous — click to see them
Fines due
$36,300.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Evictions
0
No marshal evictions on record
Permits on file
19
Construction permits filed with DOB
Last activity
Jun 30, 2026
FDNY record

Health score for 823 56 Street

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

D
Health score · Sep 11, 2026
Scored from all 86 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 3
Open Class B violations
Hazardous
This building 16
Heat & hot water records
Violations and complaints, last 24 months
This building 0
Unpaid penalties
OATH/ECB summonses with balance due
This building $36,300
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 823 56 Street

86 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 823 56 Street

$36,300.00 is recorded as due across the 23 summonses below, out of $40,690.00 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 823 56 Street
039189916PMay 26, 2026OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY C OF O OR BUILDING DEPT RECORDSSep 2, 2026Pending$2,500.00
039189917RMay 26, 2026FAILURE TO PROVIDE UNOBSTRUCTED EXIT PASSAGEWAYSep 2, 2026Pending$2,500.00
1777370May 26, 2026OBSERVED EMERGENCY LIGHTS NOT WORKING WHEN TESTED AT TIME OF INSPECTION AT GROUND FLOOR LEVEL., REPAIR/REPLACE LIGHTINGSep 2, 2026Resolved$2,500.00
1777470May 26, 2026OBSERVED SLIDE BOLTS INSTALL ON ALL DOOR INTO ILLEGAL GAMBLING ESTABLISHMENT. CREATING HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR PEDESTRIANS FROM LOCATION AND FIRST RESPONDERS IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY., PROVIDE LEGAL HARDWARESep 2, 2026Resolved$2,500.00
1777466May 26, 2026OBSERVED SEVERAL ITEMS LEFT IN STAIRWELL, THAT LEADS TO CELLAR LEVEL OF BUILDING. THAT INCLUDES LADDER CHAIR AND GARBAGE BAGS, REMOVE OBSTRUCTIONSep 2, 2026Resolved$2,500.00
1777445May 26, 2026OBSERVED 1 FLOOR BEING USED AN ILLEGAL GAMBLING FACILITY WITH SLOT MACHINES AND MAHJONG TABLES. CONTRARY TO C OF O 320470655F WHICH INDICATES CELLAR FLOOR AND FIRST FLOOR TO BE USED AS DAY CARE., DISCONTINUE ILSep 2, 2026Pending$2,500.00
039189918ZMay 26, 2026FTM PER BC1008.1.8; 27-371; BC1008.1.9;BC1010.1.8;BC1010.1.9Sep 2, 2026Pending$2,500.00
1840632May 26, 2026OBSERVED EMERGENCY LIGHTS NOT WORKING WHEN TESTED AT TIME OF INSPECTION AT GROUND FLOOR LEVEL., REPAIR/REPLACE LIGHTINGSep 2, 2026Pending$2,500.00
1840633May 26, 2026OBSERVED 1 FLOOR BEING USED AN ILLEGAL GAMBLING FACILITY WITH SLOT MACHINES AND MAHJONG TABLES. CONTRARY TO C OF O 320470655F WHICH INDICATES CELLAR FLOOR AND FIRST FLOOR TO BE USED AS DAY CARE., DISCONTINUE ILSep 2, 2026Pending$2,500.00
039189915NMay 26, 2026FAIL TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER: ILLUMINATION FOR EXITSSep 2, 2026Pending$2,500.00
012170280ZAug 14, 2025FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS:FAIL TO PREVENT UNNECESSARY UNWARRANTED ALARMSSep 15, 2026Defaulted (did not respond)$5,000.00
012168319YJul 14, 2025FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS:FAIL TO PREVENT UNNECESSARY UNWARRANTED ALARMSSep 15, 2026Defaulted (did not respond)$5,000.00
012167076YJun 18, 2025FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS:FAIL TO PREVENT UNNECESSARY UNWARRANTED ALARMSAug 5, 2025Defaulted (did not respond)$1,000.00
048391659ZMay 22, 2024STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES PLACED OUT PRIOR TO 6PMAug 20, 2024Defaulted (did not respond)—
048137051RNov 30, 2023FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETFeb 29, 2024SETTL IN-VIO—
0205609755Feb 2, 2020STORAGE OF RECEPTACLESMar 6, 2020Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
035272994MJan 22, 2018OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY CERT OF OCCUP OR BUILDING DEPTMar 19, 2018Admitted the violation—
1236588Jan 22, 2018OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY COFO OR DOB RECORDS.OBSERVED 4TH FL RM MARKED AS#6 OCCUPIED AS A SINGLE RM OCCUPANCY.OBSERVED BED,CLOTING AND BELONGINGS INDSIDE ROOM AND AN ELECTRIC COOKTOP ON A SHELF UNIMar 19, 2018Admitted the violation—
1286459Oct 25, 2017OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE C OF O OR DOB RECORDS. OBSERVED THE 5TH FLR OCCUPPIED AS A BEAUTY/FACIAL SALON (OCCUPANCY USE GROUP 6). OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO C OF O# 320470655F ISSUED 12/22/16 WHICH IDec 11, 2017Defaulted (did not respond)—
035237402XOct 25, 2017OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY CERT OF OCCUP AND BUILDING DEPTDec 11, 2017Defaulted (did not respond)—
0173821973Sep 29, 2012DIRTY SIDEWALK/DIRTY AREAJan 17, 2013Defaulted (did not respond)—
040572034KApr 19, 2011MAINTAINING RECEPTACLESMay 20, 2011Pending—
040361501KSep 24, 2009FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETOct 27, 2009Pending—

Ownership history for 823 56 Street

Every deed the City Register has recorded against this building’s tax lot (BBL 3056797501), 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.

No deed for this lot appears in ACRIS, the City Register's index of recorded documents. Condominium units are recorded on their own lots and are not matched to buildings yet.