# 159 Bay 40th Street, Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, NY 11214 BBL 3068800014 · Block 6880 · Lot 14 · BIN 3186260 Canonical page: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/159-bay-40th-street-3068800014 Last updated: 2026-10-31 · Open-item counts as of 2026-11-10 ## Summary 159 Bay 40th Street (Brooklyn, NY 11214; tax lot BBL 3068800014) is a two-family home (building class B1: two-family home, brick), built around 1930, on a 1,933 sq ft lot zoned R5. City tax records list the owner as MICHAEL CHIN. The Department of Finance's final market value for tax year 2027 is $1,265,000. As of November 10, 2026 (limited by DOB Job Application Filings (BIS); other open-item sources were confirmed later), NYC Open Data shows no open DOB jobs, active DOB or DOB NOW safety violations, active ECB violations, open HPD violations or unpaid OATH tickets for this lot. There were seven 311 requests in the past 12 months and no HPD complaints since 2019. (Source: NYC Open Data — DOB, HPD, OATH, DOF, DCP and ACRIS datasets — compiled by NYC Property Facts.) How to cite: NYC Property Facts, “159 Bay 40th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11214 (BBL 3068800014)”, data as of 2026-11-10, https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/159-bay-40th-street-3068800014. Source: NYC Open Data. ## Neighborhood Bensonhurst: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/neighborhoods/bensonhurst - Open HPD violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/neighborhoods/bensonhurst/open-hpd-violations - Active DOB violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/neighborhoods/bensonhurst/active-dob-violations - Active ECB violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/neighborhoods/bensonhurst/active-ecb-violations - Open DOB jobs: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/neighborhoods/bensonhurst/open-dob-jobs - Unpaid OATH tickets: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/neighborhoods/bensonhurst/unpaid-oath-tickets ## ZIP Brooklyn 11214: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11214 ## Nearby properties Ordered by map distance among lots on this street within 40 house numbers and on this tax block within 15 lot numbers. - 161 Bay 40th Street (21 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/161-bay-40th-street-3068800013 - 157 Bay 40th Street (26 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/157-bay-40th-street-3068800015 - 163 Bay 40th Street (40 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/163-bay-40th-street-3068800012 - 153 Bay 40th Street (50 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/153-bay-40th-street-3068800016 - 165 Bay 40th Street (60 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/165-bay-40th-street-3068800011 - 151 Bay 40th Street (70 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/151-bay-40th-street-3068800017 - 2533 Bath Avenue (120 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/2533-bath-avenue-3068800006 - 2529 Bath Avenue (120 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/2529-bath-avenue-3068800007 ## Open items | Item | Count | |---|---| | Open DOB jobs (permit issued, not signed off) | 0 | | Active DOB violations (BIS) | 0 | | Active DOB safety violations (DOB NOW) | 0 | | Active ECB violations | 0 | | Open HPD violations | 0 | | OATH tickets with unpaid balance | 0 | | Active vacate orders | 0 | ## Lot & building - Owner of record: MICHAEL CHIN - Building class: B1 – Two-family home, brick - Year built: 1930 - Floors: 2 - Units: 2 residential / 2 total - Lot area: 1,933 sq ft · Building area: 1,680 sq ft - Zoning: R5 - Source: PLUTO (Dept. of City Planning) (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/64uk-42ks), city dataset updated 2026-08-24; last loaded 2026-11-12 ## Tax assessment - Tax year 2027 (final roll): market value $1,265,000, assessed value $75,900, tax class 1 - Source: DOF Property Valuation and Assessment Data (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/8y4t-faws) ## Sales & deeds (ACRIS) Deeds recorded with the City Register. amount 0 usually means a non-market transfer. lots_in_deed > 1 means the price covers several lots. | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2011-02-25 | recorded (DEED, LE) | DEED, LE dated 2011-02-25 from CHIN, RAYMOND; CHIN, SIU PARK; CHIN, KEVIN to CHIN, MICHAEL, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1983-09-13 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1983-09-13 from CHIN, SIU PARK to CHIN, RAYMOND; CHIN, KEVIN; CHIN, SIU PARK, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1977-01-10 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1977-01-10 from OMERO JOSEPH; OMERO FRANCES to CHIN SIU P; CHIN MAI L, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1971-10-12 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1971-10-12 from OMERO MICHAEL to OMERO JOSEPH; OMERO FRANCES, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | ## Open DOB jobs and recent work permits A DOB "job" is an application to do construction work. status "open" = a permit was issued but DOB has no record of final sign-off. Work permits are listed with type "work_permit" and their DOB permit status (they are not counted as open items). No records found. ## Open violations (DOB, DOB NOW safety, ECB, HPD) status "open" = DOB violation category is ACTIVE, DOB NOW safety violation status is Active, ECB violation status is ACTIVE, or HPD violation status is Open. Dismissed, cured, waived and disputed-successfully safety violations are not open. No records found. ## DOB safety violations (DOB NOW) Active means the published violation status is Active. Dismissed, cured, waived, disputed successfully and pending dismissal are not open items. No records found. Source: DOB Safety Violations (DOB NOW) (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Building/DOB-Safety-Violations/855j-jady), city dataset updated 2026-11-11; last loaded 2026-11-11 ## OATH tickets with unpaid balance or pending status "open" = balance due > $0 after a decision (cases awaiting a hearing are "pending"). default=true means the respondent did not appear. No records found. ## Complaints (HPD since 2019, 311 last 12 months) Complaints are reports, not violations. status mirrors the published complaint / request status. | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2026-02-09 | closed (Closed) | 311 request to NYPD: Blocked Driveway – No Access. | erm2-nwe9 | | 2026-02-08 | closed (Closed) | 311 request to NYPD: Blocked Driveway – No Access. | erm2-nwe9 | | 2026-02-08 | closed (Closed) | 311 request to NYPD: Blocked Driveway – No Access. | erm2-nwe9 | | 2026-02-08 | closed (Closed) | 311 request to NYPD: Blocked Driveway – No Access. | erm2-nwe9 | | 2026-02-08 | closed (Closed) | 311 request to NYPD: Blocked Driveway – No Access. | erm2-nwe9 | | 2026-02-08 | closed (Closed) | 311 request to NYPD: Blocked Driveway – No Access. | erm2-nwe9 | | 2026-01-27 | closed (Closed) | 311 request to NYPD: Blocked Driveway – No Access. | erm2-nwe9 | ## Owners & contacts Owner of record comes from city tax records (PLUTO) and can lag behind recent sales. | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2026-08-24 | current | City tax records (PLUTO) list the owner as MICHAEL CHIN. | 64uk-42ks | | 2011-02-25 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, LE, 2011-02-25). | 636b-3b5g | --- Independent site. 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