# 541 Christopher Avenue, Brownsville, Brooklyn, NY 11212 BBL 3038560117 · Block 3856 · Lot 117 · BIN 3085878 Canonical page: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/541-christopher-avenue-3038560117 Last updated: 2026-10-31 · Open-item counts as of 2026-11-10 ## Summary 541 Christopher Avenue (Brooklyn, NY 11212; tax lot BBL 3038560117) is a one-family home (building class A5: one-family home, attached or semi-detached), built around 1986, on a 1,800 sq ft lot zoned R6. City tax records list the owner as GERDES, DANIEL; per ACRIS, a deed to this owner dated January 10, 2017 lists a price of $400,000. The Department of Finance's final market value for tax year 2027 is $610,000. As of November 10, 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, “541 Christopher Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11212 (BBL 3038560117)”, data as of 2026-11-10, https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/541-christopher-avenue-3038560117. Source: NYC Open Data. ## Neighborhood Brownsville: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11212 - Open HPD violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11212/open-hpd-violations - Active DOB violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11212/active-dob-violations - Active ECB violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11212/active-ecb-violations - Open DOB jobs: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11212/open-dob-jobs - Unpaid OATH tickets: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11212/unpaid-oath-tickets ## ZIP Brooklyn 11212: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11212 ## 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 Christopher Avenue (17 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/543-christopher-avenue-3038560116 - 539 Christopher Avenue (22 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/539-christopher-avenue-3038560118 - 545 Christopher Avenue (36 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/545-christopher-avenue-3038560115 - 547 Christopher Avenue (53 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/547-christopher-avenue-3038560114 - 549 Christopher Avenue (71 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/549-christopher-avenue-3038560113 - 551 Christopher Avenue (90 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/551-christopher-avenue-3038560112 - 768 Sackman Street (112 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/768-sackman-street-3038560120 - 770 Sackman Street (122 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/770-sackman-street-3038560121 ## 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: GERDES, DANIEL - Building class: A5 – One-family home, attached or semi-detached - Year built: 1986 - Floors: 2 - Units: 1 residential / 1 total - Lot area: 1,800 sq ft · Building area: 1,134 sq ft - Zoning: R6 - Source: PLUTO (Dept. of City Planning) (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/64uk-42ks), city dataset updated 2026-08-24; last loaded 2026-11-10 ## Tax assessment - Tax year 2027 (final roll): market value $610,000, assessed value $36,600, 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 | |---|---|---|---| | 2017-01-10 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 2017-01-10 from STEELE, KWESI K to GERDES, DANIEL, stated price $400,000. | bnx9-e6tj | | 2005-02-15 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 2005-02-15 from SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT to STEELE, KWESI K, stated price $243,540. | bnx9-e6tj | | 2003-07-10 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 2003-07-10 from KERN, ROBERT P REFE to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA SUCC IN INTEREST TO HOM, stated price $184,974.69. | bnx9-e6tj | | 2003-07-10 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 2003-07-10 from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK to SECRETARY OF URBAN HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENT, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1999-10-25 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1999-10-25 from VILLETTE, MARIE; VILLETTE, GERARD to MCGRIFF, ANDREW; JONES, JEFFERY; WILLIAMS, EBONY, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1986-06-23 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1986-06-23 from EAST BKLYN CH/SPONS/COMM to VILLETTE, GERARD; VILLETTE, MARIE, 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 2026-11-09; last loaded 2026-11-10 ## 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 | |---|---|---|---| | 2026-08-17 | closed (Closed) | 311 request to DSNY: Derelict Vehicles – Derelict Vehicles. | 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 GERDES, DANIEL. | 64uk-42ks | | 2017-01-10 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 2017-01-10). | 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. JSON: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/api/v1/property/3038560117