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556 Howard Avenue

Brownsville & Ocean Hill, Brooklyn · Industrial & manufacturing · BBL 3014750062

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1Units
2Floors
6,700Building sq ft
4,024Lot sq ft
1921Year built
R6AZoning
1.67 of 3.00Built FAR
$1.67M · 2025Last sale
11DOB permits
0Open violations

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Sales history

RecordedDocumentAmount
2025-02-05Deed$1,672,500
2024-05-22Deed$3,775,000
2019-01-09Deednot recorded
2016-01-11Deed$3,400,000
2015-03-26Deed$4,000,000
1999-05-28Deednot recorded
1994-10-07Deednot recorded
1966-02-21Deednot recorded

Source: NYC ACRIS. A $0 amount means the deed records no consideration — common on estate, correction and in-family transfers, and not a sale price of zero.

Recent DOB permits

IssuedTypeWork
2026-05-21Renewal Permit Without ChangesConstruction Fence
2026-01-22Initial PermitSupported Scaffold
2026-01-14Initial PermitSidewalk Shed
2025-11-14Initial PermitPlumbing
2025-10-28Initial PermitStructural

Source: DOB NOW approved permits, which covers 2017 onward. 11 permits on file for this lot.

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Owner debt & loan position

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Who finances deals like this

The lenders with the most recorded industrial / warehouse mortgages in Brooklyn since 2021, from public ACRIS filings.

  1. Empire State Certified Development Corporation — 24 loans, typically $892K–$2.24M
  2. Nybdc Local Development Corporation — 22 loans, typically $985K–$3.21M
  3. Hm Lfc Two LLC — 7 loans, typically $1M–$11M
  4. G4 18289, LLC — 3 loans, typically $100K–$72M
  5. S3 Re Meserole St Funding LLC — 3 loans, typically $7.63M–$27.02M
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Compiled from NYC Open Data: PLUTO (lot and building attributes), ACRIS (deeds and mortgages), DOB NOW (permits) and HPD (violations). Public record, presented as recorded; Crezly does not warrant it. BBL 3014750062 · data refreshed 2026-08-14

Development & air rights

56% Underbuilt — built floor area as a share of the estimated as-of-right maximum

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Estimated from NYC PLUTO zoning data. This is not a zoning analysis — confirm with a zoning attorney or architect before relying on it. As-of-right only: excludes bonuses, air-rights transfers and variances.