# 595 Powell Street, Brownsville, Brooklyn, NY 11212 BBL 3038480102 · Block 3848 · Lot 102 · BIN 3255261 Canonical page: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/595-powell-street-3038480102 Last updated: 2026-10-31 · Open-item counts as of 2026-11-09 ## Summary 595 Powell Street (Brooklyn, NY 11212; tax lot BBL 3038480102) is a one-family home (building class A5: one-family home, attached or semi-detached), built around 1987, on a 1,800 sq ft lot zoned R6. City tax records list the owner as WILLIE R SHIELDS. The Department of Finance's final market value for tax year 2027 is $575,000. As of November 9, 2026, NYC Open Data shows four open HPD violations. There were two 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, “595 Powell Street, Brooklyn, NY 11212 (BBL 3038480102)”, data as of 2026-11-09, https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/595-powell-street-3038480102. 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. - 593 Powell Street (17 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/593-powell-street-3038480103 - 597 Powell Street (18 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/597-powell-street-3038480101 - 591 Powell Street (36 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/591-powell-street-3038480104 - 599 Powell Street (44 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/599-powell-street-3038480100 - 589 Powell Street (54 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/589-powell-street-3038480105 - 587 Powell Street (72 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/587-powell-street-3038480106 ## 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 | 4 | | OATH tickets with unpaid balance | 0 | ## Lot & building - Owner of record: WILLIE R SHIELDS - Building class: A5 – One-family home, attached or semi-detached - Year built: 1987 - Floors: 2 - Units: 1 residential / 1 total - Lot area: 1,800 sq ft · Building area: 1,148 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 2026-11-09 ## Tax assessment - Tax year 2027 (final roll): market value $575,000, assessed value $34,500, 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 | |---|---|---|---| | 1987-10-13 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1987-10-13 from EAST BK CHURCHES SPONSOR to SHIELDS, LEANELLE; SHIELDS, WILLIE R, 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. | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2008-07-03 | open (Nov Sent Out) | HPD class C violation (Class C): § 27-2010,2011,2012 ADMIN. CODE: CLEANSE AND DISINFECT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AFTER REMOVING THE - WATER CELLAR THROUGHOUT.. Open — not recorded as corrected. | wvxf-dwi5 | | 2008-07-03 | open (Nov Sent Out) | HPD class C violation (Class C): § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF - CONCEAL WATER LEAK - AT CEILING CELLAR REAR.. Open — not recorded as corrected. | wvxf-dwi5 | | 2008-07-03 | open (Nov Sent Out) | HPD class C violation (Class C): § 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES 1ST STY. APT. 1 KITCHEN & BATHROOM.. Open — not recorded as corrected. | wvxf-dwi5 | | 2008-07-03 | open (Nov Sent Out) | HPD class C violation (Class C): § 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES 1ST STY. APT. 1 KITCHEN & BATHROOM.. Open — not recorded as corrected. | wvxf-dwi5 | ## 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 | |---|---|---|---| | 2026-05-26 | closed (Closed) | 311 request to DSNY: Dirty Condition – Trash. | erm2-nwe9 | | 2026-03-06 | closed (Closed) | 311 request to DOB: General Construction/Plumbing – Building - Vacant, Open And Unguarded. | 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 WILLIE R SHIELDS. | 64uk-42ks | | 1987-10-13 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 1987-10-13). | 636b-3b5g | | 1987-10-13 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 1987-10-13). | 636b-3b5g | --- Independent site. 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