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655 56 Street, Sunset Park, Brooklyn: Violations and Building Information
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About 655 56 Street
655 56 Street is a five- or six-family walk-up in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, built in 1924, with 6 apartments, on 3 floors. The lot is 2,504 sq ft, zoned R6B.
- Building type
- Five- or six-family walk-up (class C2)
- Year built
- 1924
- Apartments
- 6
- Floors
- 3
- Building floor area
- 4,680 sq ft
- Lot area
- 2,504 sq ft
- Zoning
- R6B
- Floor area ratio
- 1.87 built of 2.00 allowed
- Programmes and lists
- Rent-stabilised units
- BBL
- 3008330056
From the city’s tax-lot records (DCP PLUTO), DOF, HPD, DOB and HUD programme lists. Zoning map for this lot.
NYC rules that apply here
Based on the building’s size, age and type. These apply whether or not anything is open.
- Rent-stabilised unitsThe DOF property tax bill lists rent-stabilised units in this building. Every stabilised unit must be registered with DHCR each year, with the rent roll. Increases follow the Rent Guidelines Board; leases, renewals and riders use the required forms.
- HPD registration every yearRequired for every residential building with 3 or more apartments, between May 21 and September 1. Without it, an owner cannot bring a nonpayment case or certify corrected violations. Read the guide
- Lead-paint rules (Local Law 1)Built before 1960, so paint in the apartments is presumed to be lead-based: annual notices, turnover work, XRF testing and ten years of records. Read the guide
- Annual window-guard noticeEach January every tenant gets the window-guard notice; guards go on every window of an apartment where a child 10 or younger lives. Read the guide
- Heat and hot waterHeat season runs October 1 to May 31 (68°F by day when it is below 55°F outside, 62°F at night); hot water at 120°F all year. Read the guide
- Gas piping inspection every four years (Local Law 152)Every building except one- and two-family homes; the year depends on the community district. Read the guide
- Natural gas alarms by January 1, 2027Every apartment in a building with gas service needs a natural gas alarm (Local Law 157 of 2016, deadline set by Local Law 102 of 2025). Read the guide
How NYC violations are cleared
HPD violations
Housing code violations in three classes: C (immediately hazardous, such as no heat or lead paint), B (hazardous) and A (non-hazardous). Each is closed by correcting the condition and certifying the correction to HPD within its deadline.
HPD violation classes and how to clear themDOB violations and ECB summonses
Building code items such as boilers, elevators, gas piping and facades. DOB violations block permits and Certificates of Occupancy until dismissed; ECB summonses also carry a hearing and a penalty.
How to remove a DOB violationOther OATH summonses
Sanitation, environmental, health and fire-code summonses are heard at OATH. Each has a hearing date, and a missed hearing becomes a default at the maximum penalty.
OATH / ECB hearing guideWant it handled? Brooklyn violation removal · HPD violation removal · DOB and ECB violation removal · Property management in Sunset Park
Other buildings on this block
Source: NYC Open Data, compiled by Bulwark and last refreshed 10/24/2026. Records can lag the agencies’ own systems by a day or more. Owner and registration contact details are not shown on this page.
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