New York City  »  11203  »  E 51st St  »  557 E 51st St

557 East 51st Street, Brooklyn, NY 11203 - Property report

Also known as: 557 E 51st St

Property image for 557 East 51st Street, Brooklyn, NY 11203
static Mapbox map

Property type

Miscellaneous Two Family (B9)

Year built

1960

Lot sq. ft.

2,000

Sale price

$740,000

General information

Unlock this property report with a free account

Access up-to-date information from property owner names to sales history, deeds, tax info, mortgages, development data, planimetric maps and more.

Address
Primary address
557 East 51st Street
ZIP code
11203
Neighborhood
East Flatbush
Borough
Brooklyn
Block & lot
04736-0063

Owner

Find out who owns 557 East 51st Street, Brooklyn, NY 11203. Uncover corporate and individual owners with a free account.

Building
Property type
Miscellaneous Two Family (B9)
Building sq. ft.
2,625
Building dimensions
20 ft x 45 ft
Buildings on lot
1
Stories
2
Year built
1960
Building material
C Blck + Brick
Exterior wall
Brick/Masonary
Basement
4
Garage type
Basement Garage
Sales
Sale date
07/08/2026
Sale price
$740,000
Tax
Tax year
2026-2027
Property tax
$6,778
Tax class
Floor area ratio (FAR)
Commercial FAR
Residential FAR
Buildable area
Zoning & Use
Zoning
Qualified opportunity zone
Residential units
2
Residential sq. ft.
Commercial units
0
Office sq. ft.
Retail sq. ft.
Lot
Frontage(s)
East 51 Street (narrow)
Nearest wide street
Tilden Avenue
Distance to wide street
Lot dimensions
20 ft x 100 ft
Lot sq. ft.
2,000

Area overview

Walk score
91 /100.  Walker's Paradise
Transit score
72 /100.  Excellent Transit
Bike score
59 /100.  Bikeable
School district
18
Community district
17
Closest police station
1.23 Miles
Closest fire station
0.17 Miles

View more such as transportation, nearby schools and risk designations.

Ownership

Ownership information for 557 East 51st Street, Brooklyn, NY

Unlock full ownership info — get contact details, including phone numbers and emails for owners and the real people behind LLCs.

Property owner name
Registered owner
Source
Deed
Owner contact information
Phone number
Owner address
Documents

Sales history for 557 East 51st Street, Brooklyn, NY 11203

Sale date Sale price Buyer name Seller name
07/08/2026 $740,000 XXXXX, XXXXXXXX X XXX XXXXXX, XXXXXX X XXXXXX X XXXXXX-XXXXX, XXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXX XX XXXXXXX XXXXXX

*Most recent sale on record for this property.

More about New York City property records.

Title documents

Date Type Amount Party 1 Party 2
07/13/2026 - R
07/08/2026 - D		 Mortgage
(2026070900070002)		 XXXXX XXXXXXXX X XXXX
07/13/2026 - R
07/08/2026 - D		 Deed
(2026070900070001)		 XXXXXX X XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXX X
02/02/1998 - R Satisfaction of Mortgage
(3130005929313)		 XXXXXX XXXXXXX
10/14/1970 - R Assignment, Mortgage
(37030044001881)		 XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
04/02/1970 - R Mortgage
(37030040300165)		 XXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXX
04/02/1970 - R Deed
(37030040300163)		 XXXXXXX XXXXX (XXXXXXXX) XXXXXX XXXXX

*Most recent recorded documents on file for this property.

R: Recorded date
D: Document date

Tax

Property taxes for 557 East 51st Street, Brooklyn, NY

Property tax data includes tax amount, market value and assessed value, exemptions, abatements and assessment history.

Current property tax
Tax year
2025-2026
Property tax
$6,778
Municipal exemptions
Recent tax assessments
Market value
$1,146,000
Assessed value
$68,760

More about New York City property taxes

Assessment history

See the assessment and property tax history, including the evolution of the total tax rate and corresponding property tax amount.

Tax year Market value Assessed value Taxable amount Tax rate Base tax Property tax Y-o-Y change
2025/26 $872,000 $52,320 $33,898 19.843% $6,726 $6,726 +9.30%
2024/25 $1,026,000 $61,560 $30,639 20.085% $6,423 $6,154 +6.49%
2023/24 $948,000 $56,880 $28,772 20.085% $6,060 $5,779 +5.37%
2022/23 $776,000 $46,560 $27,004 20.309% $5,781 $5,484 +1.65%
2021/22 $619,000 $37,140 $27,024 19.963% $5,682 $5,395 -4.48%
2020/21 $721,000 $43,260 $26,838 21.045% $5,945 $5,648 +5.68%
2019/20 $660,000 $39,600 $25,249 21.167% $5,641 $5,344 +7.88%
2018/19 $637,000 $38,220 $23,683 20.919% $5,260 $4,954 +9.23%
2017/18 $576,000 $34,560 $22,250 20.385% $4,835 $4,536 +2.34%
2016/17 $573,000 $34,380 $22,170 19.991% $4,742 $4,432 +3.21%
Permits

Permit information for 557 East 51st Street, Brooklyn, NY

No recently recorded permits for this property.

More about New York City property records

Violations

HPD Violations

No recently recorded violations for this property.

Neighborhood

Rugby, Remsen Village residential market stats

Access a detailed real estate market overview of Rugby, Remsen Village so you can assess current trends, home values, types of properties sold and transaction volume. View the median home sale price in Rugby, Remsen Village and compare it to other neighborhoods in Brooklyn.

Median sale price

—

Median price/sq. ft.

—

Brooklyn median sale price

$899,000

6% Y-o-Y

Check out recently sold homes in Brooklyn and see how their prices compare.

Risk

Create a free account to unlock expanded risk information, such as crime incidents in the area, tsunami and landslides risks, or its location relative to FEMA flood zones and the Coastal Barriers Resources System Area (COBRA).

FEMA flood zones

Property location map
FEMA flood zones
X

Hurricane evacuation zones

Property location map
Hurricane evacuation zones
6

Subway & traffic

Closest station
Nostrand Ave & Beverly Rd at SE Corner
Station lines
2-5
Distance (miles)
1.07
View subway map

Access the detailed traffic volume map for 557 East 51st Street, Brooklyn, NY 11203 to see estimated average daily traffic on streets surrounding the property as well as the types of properties in its vicinity. View daily traffic map

Schools

Nearest elementary schools

Name Rating Att. zoned Type Grade range No of students Distance (miles)
P.S. 244 Richard R Green 7 Yes Public PK, K-5 344 0.17
P.S. 244 Richard R Green 7 Yes Public PK, K-5 344 0.17
Learning Dynamics Academy NR No Private PK, K-7 0 0.08
Learning Dynamics Academy NR No Private PK, K-7 0 0.08
Parkway Elementary School NR No Private PK-K 6 0.20
Parkway Elementary School NR No Private PK-K 6 0.20
Parkway Elementary & Preschool NR No Private PK, K-8 0 0.24
P.S. 208 Elsa Ebeling 7 No Public PK, K-5 266 0.39
P.S. 208 Elsa Ebeling 7 No Public PK, K-5 266 0.39
P.S. 135 Sheldon A Brookner 5 No Public PK, K-5 308 0.43
Nearest middle schools

Name Rating Att. zoned Type Grade range No of students Distance (miles)
Is 285 Meyer Levin 6 Yes Public 6-8 552 0.42
Learning Dynamics Academy NR No Private PK, K-7 0 0.08
BROOKLYN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING ACADEMY 7 No Public 6-8 350 0.17
Parkway Elementary & Preschool NR No Private PK, K-8 0 0.24
Excelsior Elementary School NR No Private 6-12 131 0.42
Ebenezer Preparatory School NR No Private PK-8 92 0.44
St Catherine Genoa-St Therese Lisieu NR No Private PK-8 199 0.53
Middle School Of Marketing And Legal Studies NR No Public 6-8 132 0.75
Middle School of Media Law and Fine Arts (The) 4 No Public 6-8 180 0.75
Kings Collegiate Charter School 6 No Charter K-12 1,215 0.75
Nearest high schools

Name Rating Att. zoned Type Grade range No of students Distance (miles)
Cultural Academy For The Arts And Sciences 3 No Public 9-12 232 0.31
Kurt Hahn Expeditionary Learning School 1 No Public 9-12 152 0.31
It Takes A Village Academy 3 No Public 9-12 308 0.31
Excelsior Elementary School NR No Private 6-12 131 0.42
Nazareth Regional High School NR No Private 9-12 325 0.44
Nazareth Regional High School NR No Private 9-12 448 0.44
Kings Collegiate Charter School 6 No Charter K-12 1,215 0.75
Catherine Mc Auley High School NR No Private 9-12 185 0.91
Cristo Rey Brooklyn High School NR No Private 9-12 297 0.91
East Brooklyn Community High School 2 No Public 9-12 127 0.93

Data provided by GreatSchools.org © 2026. All rights reserved.

Neighbors for 557 East 51st Street, Brooklyn, NY

5206 Tilden Ave, Brooklyn 559 E 51st St, Brooklyn 5210 Tilden Ave, Brooklyn 561 E 51st St, Brooklyn 571 E 51st St, Brooklyn 5212 Tilden Ave, Brooklyn 5214 Tilden Ave, Brooklyn 5218 Tilden Ave, Brooklyn 5220 Tilden Ave, Brooklyn 565 E 51st St, Brooklyn 567 E 51st St, Brooklyn 5202 Tilden Ave, Brooklyn 5208 Tilden Ave, Brooklyn 5216 Tilden Ave, Brooklyn 579 E 51st St, Brooklyn 581 E 51st St, Brooklyn 5224 Tilden Ave, Brooklyn 573 E 51st St, Brooklyn 577 E 51st St, Brooklyn 569 E 51st St, Brooklyn

Nearby ZIP codes for 557 East 51st Street, Brooklyn, NY

11206, New York City, NY 11207, New York City, NY 11210, New York City, NY 11212, New York City, NY 11213, New York City, NY 11215, New York City, NY 11216, New York City, NY 11217, New York City, NY 11218, New York City, NY 11221, New York City, NY 11225, New York City, NY 11226, New York City, NY 11229, New York City, NY 11230, New York City, NY 11233, New York City, NY 11234, New York City, NY 11236, New York City, NY 11237, New York City, NY 11238, New York City, NY 11239, New York City, NY

Frequently asked questions

What is the year built for 557 East 51st Street, Brooklyn, NY 11203?

The development at 557 East 51st Street, Brooklyn, NY 11203 was built in 1960.

What is the total square footage of 557 East 51st Street, Brooklyn, NY 11203?

557 East 51st Street, Brooklyn, NY 11203 has a total of 2,625 square feet.

When was 557 East 51st Street, Brooklyn, NY 11203 last sold and what was the sale price?

557 East 51st Street, Brooklyn, NY 11203 was last sold on 07/08/2026 for $740,000.

What is the assessed value of 557 East 51st Street, Brooklyn, NY 11203?

557 East 51st Street, Brooklyn, NY 11203 is currently assessed at $68,760.

What are the property taxes for 557 East 51st Street, Brooklyn, NY 11203?

The property taxes for 557 East 51st Street, Brooklyn, NY 11203 total $6,777.

How many residential units does this building have?

This building has 2 residential unit(s).

Disclaimer

Copyright 2003-2026 by PropertyShark.com

All data comes from government sources. No attempt has been made to validate it. No attempt has been made to validate the accuracy of the programming of this website.

Do not rely on this report to support investment decisions. The only authoritative source for the information in this report is the government agencies from which the data was acquired.

Sign up for a free account