# 656 20th Street, Kensington, Brooklyn, NY 11218 BBL 3052640036 · Block 5264 · Lot 36 · BIN 3328320, 3328319 Canonical page: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/656-20th-street-3052640036 Last updated: 2026-10-31 · Open-item counts as of 2026-11-10 Also recorded as: 650 20 St ## Summary 656 20th Street (Brooklyn, NY 11218; tax lot BBL 3052640036) is a garage or parking property (building class G1: garage, gas station or parking (subtype G1)), built around 1931, on a 2,100 sq ft lot zoned R5. City tax records list the owner as RICHARD W GUTEKUNST JR. The Department of Finance's final market value for tax year 2027 is $120,000. As of November 10, 2026 (limited by DOB Job Application Filings (BIS); other open-item sources were confirmed later), NYC Open Data shows two active DOB safety violations (DOB NOW). 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, “656 20th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11218 (BBL 3052640036)”, data as of 2026-11-10, https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/656-20th-street-3052640036. Source: NYC Open Data. ## Neighborhood Kensington: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11218 - Open HPD violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11218/open-hpd-violations - Active DOB violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11218/active-dob-violations - Active ECB violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11218/active-ecb-violations - Open DOB jobs: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11218/open-dob-jobs - Unpaid OATH tickets: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11218/unpaid-oath-tickets - Active vacate orders: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11218/active-vacate-orders ## ZIP Brooklyn 11218: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11218 ## Nearby properties Ordered by map distance among lots on this street within 40 house numbers and on this tax block within 15 lot numbers. - 648 20th Street (73 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/648-20th-street-3052640034 - 665 20th Street (91 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/665-20th-street-3052650005 - 644 20th Street (93 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/644-20th-street-3052640033 - 642 20th Street (109 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/642-20th-street-3052640032 - 640 20th Street (125 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/640-20th-street-3052640031 - 663 20th Street (137 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/663-20th-street-3052650006 - 229 Vanderbilt Street (25 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/229-vanderbilt-street-3052640037 - 227 Vanderbilt Street (52 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/227-vanderbilt-street-3052640038 ## Open items | Item | Count | |---|---| | Open DOB jobs (permit issued, not signed off) | 0 | | Active DOB violations (BIS) | 0 | | Active DOB safety violations (DOB NOW) | 2 | | Active ECB violations | 0 | | Open HPD violations | 0 | | OATH tickets with unpaid balance | 0 | | Active vacate orders | 0 | ## Lot & building - Owner of record: RICHARD W GUTEKUNST JR - Building class: G1 – Garage, gas station or parking (subtype G1) - Year built: 1931 - Floors: 1 - Units: 0 residential / 1 total - Lot area: 2,100 sq ft · Building area: 1,000 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 2026-11-12 ## Tax assessment - Tax year 2027 (final roll): market value $120,000, assessed value $54,000, tax class 4 - 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 | |---|---|---|---| | 1998-01-31 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1998-01-31 from GUTEKUNST, VIRGINIAE; GUTEKUNST, RICHARD W to GUTEKUNST, RICHARD WJR, no price stated ($0) for a deed covering 2 lots. | 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 | |---|---|---|---| | 2025-09-18 | open (Active) | DOB NOW safety violation (Gas Piping - LL152), type FTF-PL-PER, NOD-FTF-PL-PER-202206-0099307: Cycle 1, Sub-cycle B (premises is in Community District 7). Active. | 855j-jady | | 2025-09-18 | open (Active) | DOB NOW safety violation (Gas Piping - LL152), type FTF-PL-PER, NOD-FTF-PL-PER-202206-0099306: Cycle 1, Sub-cycle B (premises is in Community District 7). Active. | 855j-jady | ## 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. | Issued | Status | Type | Device | Number | Remarks | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 2025-09-18 | open (Active) | FTF-PL-PER | Gas Piping - LL152 | NOD-FTF-PL-PER-202206-0099307 | Cycle 1, Sub-cycle B (premises is in Community District 7) | | 2025-09-18 | open (Active) | FTF-PL-PER | Gas Piping - LL152 | NOD-FTF-PL-PER-202206-0099306 | Cycle 1, Sub-cycle B (premises is in Community District 7) | 0 resolved or not active. Full list: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/api/v1/property/3052640036/violations?type=dob_safety_violation Source: DOB Safety Violations (DOB NOW) (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Building/DOB-Safety-Violations/855j-jady), city dataset updated 2026-11-11; last loaded 2026-11-11 ## 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 | |---|---|---|---| | 2026-10-27 | closed (Closed) | 311 request to NYPD: Illegal Parking – Blocked Crosswalk. | erm2-nwe9 | | 2026-07-07 | closed (Closed) | 311 request to DOT: Street Sign - Damaged – One Way. | 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 RICHARD W GUTEKUNST JR. | 64uk-42ks | | 1998-01-31 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 1998-01-31). | 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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