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971 56 Street, Brooklyn

BIN 3139588BBL 3056800055Block 5680 · Lot 55Built 20044 storiesGoogle Maps & Street View ↗Tax & zoning on NYC.gov ↗
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971 56 Street at a glance

971 56 Street, Brooklyn has 8 open city records on file, none of them Class C, and no balance recorded as due on OATH/ECB summonses. No marshal evictions are on record for this building. It last sold on Jun 29, 2020 for $1,700,000. The most recent record is dated May 8, 2026.

Open Class C
0
Immediately hazardous — click to see them
Open Class B
2
Hazardous — click to see them
Open Class A
6
Non-hazardous — click to see them
Fines due
$0.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Open per unit
3.50
4 residential units · NYC average 0.31
Evictions
0
No marshal evictions on record
Permits on file
16
Construction permits filed with DOB
Last activity
May 8, 2026
HPD record

Health score for 971 56 Street

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

A
Health score · Sep 11, 2026
Scored from all 46 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 2
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 971 56 Street

46 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 971 56 Street

No balance is recorded as due across the 5 summonses below, out of $7,100.00 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 971 56 Street
014150767POct 10, 2024RECORDKEEPINGSep 2, 2025Found in violation
492994Nov 5, 2004FAILURE TO PROVIDE PROTECTION AT SITE OF EXCAVATION. OPEN TRENCH 22'X 10'X 8'DEEP. REMEDY: STOP ALL WORK, MUST PROVIDE PROTECTION FOR EXCA- VATION, NO INSPECTION GIVING.Jan 10, 2005Defaulted (did not respond)
0134592251Jan 11, 2004CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS EQUIPMENT STORED ON STREET W O PERMITMay 27, 2004Defaulted (did not respond)
492913Nov 28, 2003FAILURE TO REMOVE GLASS. UPON INSP AT ABOVE PROPERTY DEMOLITION WAS IN PROGRESS NO GLASS AT REAR HAS BEEN REMOVED. REMEDY: REMOVE GLASS AS PER CODEJan 12, 2004Found in violation
492914Nov 28, 2003FAILURE TO POST CONTRACTOR'S SIGN. UPON INSP AT ABOVE DEMO WAS IN PROGRESS AND NO CONTRACTOR'S SIGN WAS POSTED. REMEDY: PROVIDE CONTRACTOR'S SIGN AS PER CODEJan 12, 2004Found in violation

Ownership history for 971 56 Street

Every deed the City Register has recorded against this building’s tax lot (BBL 3056800055), 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 971 56 Street
Jun 29, 2020Jul 2, 2020$1,700,000Light World International Kings, CORP.Chen, Yong Zhi, Dong, Yun E., Jiang, Dian Pin, Lin, Guang MinDeedView ↗
Jan 11, 2006Jan 26, 2006$1,267,207Jiang, Dian Pin, Dong, Yun E, Lin, Guang Min, Chen, Yong ZhiU.S. Lau Fai R.E. Trading INC.Deed (other)View ↗
Mar 17, 2004May 17, 2004U.S. Lau Fai R.E. Trading INC.Liu, Zhong MingCorrection deedView ↗
Aug 18, 2003Sep 27, 2003$342,000U.S. Lau R.E. Trading INC.Liu, Zhong MingDeedView ↗
Nov 4, 2002Dec 2, 2002Liu, Zhong MingLiu, Zhong Ming, Huang, Yu LiDeedView ↗
May 6, 2002Jun 5, 2002Liu, Zhong Ming, Huang, Yu LiBasso, Anna, Basso, AlfredDeedView ↗

Financing record for 971 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 971 56 Street
Jul 3, 2025Satisfaction of mortgageCathay BankView ↗
Jan 26, 2021Satisfaction of mortgageAbacus Federal Savings BankView ↗
Jun 29, 2020Assignment of leases and rents$700,000Cathay BankView ↗
Jun 29, 2020Mortgage$700,000Cathay BankView ↗
Feb 14, 2020Satisfaction of mortgageAbacus Federal Savings BankView ↗
Jan 31, 2006Satisfaction of mortgageAbacus Federal Savings BankView ↗
Jan 11, 2006Mortgage$600,000Abacus Federal Savings BankView ↗
Aug 18, 2003Mortgage$100,000Abacus Federal Savings BankView ↗
Jun 3, 2003Satisfaction of mortgageJpmorgan Chase BankView ↗
Oct 31, 2002Mortgage$175,000Jpmorgan Chase BankView ↗
Mar 31, 1998Satisfaction of mortgageHousehold Finance Realty Corporation Of New YorkView ↗
Mortgage$57,750Household Finance Realty Corporation Of New YorkView ↗
Satisfaction of mortgageGreen Point Savs BankView ↗

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