# 2159 65th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11204

BBL 3055500045 · Block 5550 · Lot 45 · BIN 3133712  
Canonical page: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/2159-65th-street-3055500045  
Last updated: 2026-10-31 · Open-item counts as of 2026-10-31

## Summary

2159 65th Street (Brooklyn, NY 11204; tax lot BBL 3055500045) is an one-family home (building class A5: one-family home, attached or semi-detached), built around 1925, on a 2,400 sq ft lot zoned R5. City tax records list the owner as LAU, ZHI CHAO. The Department of Finance's final market value for tax year 2027 is $1,178,000. As of October 31, 2026, NYC Open Data shows one active ECB violation. There was one 311 request 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, “2159 65th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11204 (BBL 3055500045)”, data as of 2026-10-31, https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/2159-65th-street-3055500045. Source: NYC Open Data.

## Open items

| Item | Count |
|---|---|
| Open DOB jobs (permit issued, not signed off) | 0 |
| Active DOB violations | 0 |
| Active ECB violations | 1 |
| Open HPD violations | 0 |
| OATH tickets with unpaid balance | 0 |

## Lot & building

- Owner of record: LAU, ZHI CHAO
- Building class: A5 – One-family home, attached or semi-detached
- Year built: 1925
- Floors: 2
- Units: 1 residential / 1 total
- Lot area: 2,400 sq ft · Building area: 1,640 sq ft
- Zoning: R5
- Source: PLUTO (Dept. of City Planning) (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/64uk-42ks), data as of 2026-10-31

## Tax assessment

- Tax year 2027 (final roll): market value $1,178,000, assessed value $70,680, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-02-15 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 2013-02-15 from LAU, YUET TONG; LAU, KAM FONG; LAU, XIAO ZHU to LAU, XIAO ZHU; LAU, XIAO JU; WONG, GLORIA; LAU, CANNA; LAU, ZHI CHAO; LAU, MARY, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |
| 2002-05-24 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 2002-05-24 from COLBERT, THOMAS J to LAU, XIAO ZHU; LAU, KAM FONG; LAU, YUET TONG, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |
| 1996-08-27 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1996-08-27 from NELSON, IRENE/EXEC; NELSON, NEWTON/EXECOF to COLBERT, THOMAS J, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |
| 1979-10-22 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1979-10-22 from ELLIS ROSE; NELSON BEATRICE to NELSON NEWTON, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |
| 1976-06-10 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1976-06-10 from NELSON ROSE to NELSON NEWTON; NELSON BEATRICE, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |
| 1974-04-11 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1974-04-11 from NEEDLEMAN IRENE; NELSON IRENE to NELSON ROSE, 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, ECB, HPD)

status "open" = DOB violation category is ACTIVE, ECB violation status is ACTIVE, or HPD violation status is Open.

| Date | Status | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-04-20 | open (WRITTEN OFF · NO COMPLIANCE RECORDED) | ECB (DOB) violation, non-hazardous: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE BUILDING DEPT RECORDS RARKING PAD CREATED IN FRONT PAD CURB CUT. AND ONE BROWN PLYMORTH N.Y.S LICENSE PLATE #N826LN PARKED ON PARKING PAD. (FORNT YARD) REMEDY: DISCONTI. Active. | 6bgk-3dad |

## 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.

| Date | Status | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-05 | pending (NEW ISSUANCE) | OATH ticket from Sanitation Others: IMPROPER RECEPTACLE FAILURE TO CONTAINERIZE - RESIDENTIAL 1ST. Hearing pending. | jz4z-kudi |

## Complaints (HPD since 2019, 311 last 12 months)

Complaints are reports, not violations. status mirrors the published complaint / request status.

| Date | Status | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-08 | closed (Closed) | 311 request to NYPD: Illegal Parking – Parking Permit Improper Use. | 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 LAU, ZHI CHAO. | 64uk-42ks |
| 2013-02-15 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 2013-02-15). | 636b-3b5g |
| 2013-02-15 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 2013-02-15). | 636b-3b5g |
| 2013-02-15 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 2013-02-15). | 636b-3b5g |
| 2013-02-15 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 2013-02-15). | 636b-3b5g |
| 2013-02-15 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 2013-02-15). | 636b-3b5g |
| 2013-02-15 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 2013-02-15). | 636b-3b5g |

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