# 539 78th Street, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, NY 11209 BBL 3059620070 · Block 5962 · Lot 70 · BIN 3383325, 3149936 Canonical page: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/539-78th-street-3059620070 Last updated: 2026-10-31 · Open-item counts as of 2026-11-09 ## Summary 539 78th Street (Brooklyn, NY 11209; tax lot BBL 3059620070) is a two-family home (building class B1: two-family home, brick), built around 1920, on a 3,500 sq ft lot zoned R4-1. City tax records list the owner as KHUU, HOWARD N; per ACRIS, a deed to this owner dated December 18, 2007 lists a price of $970,000. The Department of Finance's final market value for tax year 2027 is $1,596,000. As of November 9, 2026, 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 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, “539 78th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11209 (BBL 3059620070)”, data as of 2026-11-09, https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/539-78th-street-3059620070. Source: NYC Open Data. ## Neighborhood Bay Ridge: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11209 - Open HPD violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11209/open-hpd-violations - Active DOB violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11209/active-dob-violations - Active ECB violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11209/active-ecb-violations - Open DOB jobs: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11209/open-dob-jobs - Unpaid OATH tickets: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11209/unpaid-oath-tickets ## ZIP Brooklyn 11209: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11209 ## Nearby properties Ordered by map distance among lots on this street within 40 house numbers and on this tax block within 15 lot numbers. - 543 78th Street (26 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/543-78th-street-3059620069 - 535 78th Street (30 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/535-78th-street-3059620072 - 545 78th Street (47 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/545-78th-street-3059620068 - 533 78th Street (55 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/533-78th-street-3059620073 - 547 78th Street (67 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/547-78th-street-3059620067 - 529 78th Street (80 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/529-78th-street-3059620074 ## 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 | ## Lot & building - Owner of record: KHUU, HOWARD N - Building class: B1 – Two-family home, brick - Year built: 1920 - Floors: 2 - Units: 2 residential / 2 total - Lot area: 3,500 sq ft · Building area: 2,600 sq ft - Zoning: R4-1, BR - Source: PLUTO (Dept. of City Planning) (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/64uk-42ks), city dataset updated 2026-08-24; last loaded 2026-11-09 ## Tax assessment - Tax year 2027 (final roll): market value $1,596,000, assessed value $95,760, 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 | |---|---|---|---| | 2007-12-18 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 2007-12-18 from STOY, EDWIN; STOY, NICOLE to KHUU, MARY; KHUU, HOWARD N, stated price $970,000. | bnx9-e6tj | | 2004-04-06 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 2004-04-06 from AS SOLE HEIR & DIST OF MARTHA STOY, DECEASED,; AS SOLE HEIRS AT LAW & DISTRIBUTEES OF; AS SOLE HEIRS & DIST OF CATERINA CELICH, DECEASED; AS SOLE HEIR & DIST OF CATERINA CELICH , DECEASED,; AS SOLE HEIRS AT LAW AND DIST. MARTHA STOY; AS SOLE HEIRS & DIST OF MARTH STOY, DECEASED,; STOY, EDWIN; STOY, DANIEL; AS SOLE HEIR & DIST. OF CATERINA VLAH, DECEASED,; AKA CATERINA VLAH, DECEASED ,; STOY, ALEXIS; AKA CATERINA VLAH, DECEASED to STOY, EDWIN; STOY, NICOLE, 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 | |---|---|---|---| | 2008-01-17 | n/a (ISSUED (initial)) | BIS work permit for job 310073808: Plumbing / Plumbing. Issued 2008-01-17, expires 2009-01-16. | ipu4-2q9a | | 2007-12-24 | n/a (ISSUED (initial)) | BIS work permit for job 310073808: Equipment work / Other / general construction. Issued 2007-12-24, expires 2008-08-28. | ipu4-2q9a | ## 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 2026-11-09; last loaded 2026-11-09 ## 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 | |---|---|---|---| | 2025-12-05 | closed (Closed) | 311 request to NYPD: Illegal Parking – Blocked Hydrant. | 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 KHUU, HOWARD N. | 64uk-42ks | | 2007-12-18 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 2007-12-18). | 636b-3b5g | | 2007-12-18 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 2007-12-18). | 636b-3b5g | --- Independent site. Data from NYC Open Data; not affiliated with the City of New York. Not a title search or official record; verify with the issuing agency. 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