# 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 2026-11-08 ## Summary 2159 65th Street (Brooklyn, NY 11204; tax lot BBL 3055500045) is a 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 November 8, 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 2026-11-08, https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/2159-65th-street-3055500045. 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 11204: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11204 ## Nearby properties Ordered by map distance among lots on this street within 40 house numbers and on this tax block within 15 lot numbers. - 2161 65th Street (23 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/2161-65th-street-3055500044 - 2155 65th Street (24 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/2155-65th-street-3055500046 - 2165 65th Street (47 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/2165-65th-street-3055500043 - 2153 65th Street (48 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/2153-65th-street-3055500047 - 2167 65th Street (71 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/2167-65th-street-3055500042 - 2149 65th Street (73 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/2149-65th-street-3055500048 - 2172 64th Street (140 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/2172-64th-street-3055500030 - 2174 64th Street (157 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/2174-64th-street-3055500031 ## 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), city dataset updated 2026-08-24; last loaded 2026-11-08 ## 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 (violation status ACTIVE; hearing status WRITTEN OFF; certification 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. Violation status (DOB): active (open; not resolved in DOB records). Hearing/penalty status: penalty written off (the city stopped trying to collect the fine; this does not mean the condition was corrected). Certification of correction: no compliance recorded. | 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 | --- Independent site. 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