# 53 7th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11217

BBL 3010590003 · Block 1059 · Lot 3 · BIN 3024419  
Canonical page: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/53-7th-avenue-3010590003  
Last updated: 2026-11-05 · Open-item counts as of 2026-11-05

## Summary

53 7th Avenue (Brooklyn, NY 11217; tax lot BBL 3010590003) is a 4-unit walk-up apartment building (building class C3: walk-up apartments, four families), built around 1872, on a 2,100 sq ft lot zoned R6A. City tax records list the owner as BAUSCH JACQUELINE F & STEVEN W LEFKOWITZ. The Department of Finance's final market value for tax year 2027 is $2,734,000. As of November 5, 2026, NYC Open Data shows three DOB jobs with a permit issued but no sign-off and one OATH ticket with an unpaid balance. There were three 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, “53 7th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11217 (BBL 3010590003)”, data as of 2026-11-05, https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/53-7th-avenue-3010590003. Source: NYC Open Data.

## Open items

| Item | Count |
|---|---|
| Open DOB jobs (permit issued, not signed off) | 3 |
| Active DOB violations | 0 |
| Active ECB violations | 0 |
| Open HPD violations | 0 |
| OATH tickets with unpaid balance | 1 |

## Lot & building

- Owner of record: BAUSCH JACQUELINE F & STEVEN W LEFKOWITZ
- Building class: C3 – Walk-up apartments, four families
- Year built: 1872
- Floors: 4
- Units: 4 residential / 4 total
- Lot area: 2,100 sq ft · Building area: 5,605 sq ft
- Zoning: R6A
- Source: PLUTO (Dept. of City Planning) (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/64uk-42ks), data as of 2026-11-05

## Tax assessment

- Tax year 2027 (final roll): market value $2,734,000, assessed value $1,230,300, tax class 2A
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-06-18 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1990-06-18 from HOPPER, GREGORY L; HOPPER, GREGORY/AKA to LEFKOWITZ, STEVEN W; BAUSCH, JACQUELINE F, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |
| 1987-05-28 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1987-05-28 from OLIVER, WILLIAM E; OLIVER, CAROL L to LEFKOWITZ, STEVEN; HOPPER, GREGORY; BAUSCH, JACQUELINE, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |
| 1979-02-08 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1979-02-08 from TUCKER CHARLES L to OLIVER CAROL; OLIVER WILLIAM E, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |
| 1978-12-28 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1978-12-28 from TUCKER CHARLES L; TUCKER JEAN A to TUCKER CHARLES L, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |
| 1975-05-19 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1975-05-19 from POPKIN MILDRED to TUCKER CHARLES L; TUCKER JEAN A, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |
| 1971-05-27 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1971-05-27 from BERMAN LARRY to POPKIN MILDRED, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |
| 1969-06-12 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1969-06-12 from LEBE MILTON REFEREE; CAROLEE HOMES INC DFTS ET AL to BERMAN LARRY, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |
| 1966-08-30 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1966-08-30 from LUIGGI ELBA to CAROLEE HOMES INC, 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).

| Date | Status | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-18 | open (Permit Entire) | DOB NOW job filing B01403447-I1 (Alteration): Permit Entire — permit issued, no sign-off on record. | w9ak-ipjd |
| 2026-05-15 | open (Permit Entire) | DOB NOW job filing B01403236-I1 (Alteration): Permit Entire — permit issued, no sign-off on record. | w9ak-ipjd |
| 2026-05-14 | open (Permit Entire) | DOB NOW job filing B01380941-I1 (Alteration): Permit Entire — permit issued, no sign-off on record. | w9ak-ipjd |
| 2026-10-28 | n/a (Permit Issued) | DOB NOW work permit for job B01380941-I1: Sidewalk Shed — INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF 2022 THE…. Issued 2026-10-28, expires 2026-12-22. | rbx6-tga4 |
| 2026-08-11 | n/a (Permit Issued) | DOB NOW work permit for job B01380941-I1: Sidewalk Shed — INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF 2022 THE…. Issued 2026-08-11, expires 2026-11-09. | rbx6-tga4 |
| 2026-05-19 | n/a (Permit Issued) | DOB NOW work permit for job B01403236-I1: General Construction — APPLICATION FILING TO RESTORE INCLUDING EXIST BROWN STONE FCADE SCRAP, STEPS, RESURFACING AND PAINTING EXISTING FACADE PER AS HISTORICAL RECORD AS PER LPC APPR…. Issued 2026-05-19, expires 2027-05-01. | rbx6-tga4 |
| 2026-05-18 | n/a (Permit Issued) | DOB NOW work permit for job B01403447-I1: Supported Scaffold — PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLANS. WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF 2022 THE NYC BUILDING CODE. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY, O…. Issued 2026-05-18, expires 2026-12-22. | rbx6-tga4 |
| 2026-05-14 | n/a (Permit Issued) | DOB NOW work permit for job B01380941-I1: Sidewalk Shed — INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF 2022 THE…. Issued 2026-05-14, expires 2026-08-12. | rbx6-tga4 |
| 2006-04-11 | n/a (ISSUED (initial)) | BIS work permit for job 302144908: Construction equipment (scaffold, fence, shed) / Construction equipment. Issued 2006-04-11, expires 2006-12-31. | ipu4-2q9a |

## Open violations (DOB, ECB, HPD)

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

No records found.

## 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-08 | open (DEFAULTED · DEFAULTED) | OATH ticket from Dep - Bureau Of Env. Complianc: IDLING OF MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINE MORE THAN THREE MINUTES 1ST OFF. Unpaid balance $1,100. Respondent defaulted (did not appear). | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-31 | closed (Closed) | 311 request to NYPD: Illegal Parking – Parking Permit Improper Use. | erm2-nwe9 |
| 2026-08-17 | closed (Closed) | 311 request to DOB: General Construction/Plumbing – Sidewalk Shed/Pipe Scafford - Inadequate Defective/None. | erm2-nwe9 |
| 2026-06-27 | closed (Closed) | 311 request to DEP: Noise – Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1). | 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 BAUSCH JACQUELINE F & STEVEN W LEFKOWITZ. | 64uk-42ks |
| 1990-06-18 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 1990-06-18). | 636b-3b5g |
| 1990-06-18 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 1990-06-18). | 636b-3b5g |
| 2026-10-07 | current_registration | HPD registration contact: SiteManager Steven Lefkowitz. | feu5-w2e2 |
| 2026-10-07 | current_registration | HPD registration contact: JointOwner Jacqueline Bausch, business city Brooklyn. | feu5-w2e2 |
| 2026-10-07 | current_registration | HPD registration contact: HeadOfficer Steven Lefkowitz, business city Brooklyn. | feu5-w2e2 |
| 2026-10-07 | current_registration | HPD registration contact: Agent Jacqueline Bausch, business city Brooklyn. | feu5-w2e2 |
| 2026-10-07 | current_registration | HPD registration contact: Officer Jacqueline Bausch, business city Brooklyn. | feu5-w2e2 |
| 2026-10-07 | current_registration | HPD registration contact: JointOwner Steven Lefkowitz, business city Brooklyn. | feu5-w2e2 |

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