A three-unit townhouse on Nelson Street with a thin building file and neighborhood commercial activity nearby.
A three-unit Brooklyn townhouse that traded for $2.9M in 2022 after holding the same family ownership since 1991. The building itself carries no open code violations, so the practical underwriting rests on how neighborhood commercial operations and street infrastructure impact daily living. Three things to know:
Food establishment activity on the block creates potential riser and window drift. Within three blocks, city records show 13 food establishment calls over the last 12 months. Kitchen venting, food storage, and exhaust from nearby dining spots often drift into upper-floor residential windows or shared risers in small turn-of-the-century buildings.
A 2022 deed transfer ended three decades of single ownership. The property changed hands in August 2022 after 31 years under a single owner. Long-term holdings like this usually mean fewer administrative filings, but you will want to confirm how recent updates to plumbing and heating systems were handled during the turnover.
Street-level parking calls concentrate on surrounding curbs. City systems logged 117 illegal parking complaints within three blocks over the past year, driven by posted sign violations and blocked hydrants. The activity signals frequent loading and short-stay vehicle turnover on surrounding curbs.
Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:
165 Nelson Street is a 3-unit building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3003770040). This building is associated with Steiner, Todd. Brix does not yet have a current violation read for this property (not enough recent data), along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.
Built in 1901, this walk-up apartment building sits in Brooklyn and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.
The building last changed hands on May 18, 2023 for $400,000, according to recorded deeds.
Brix score: 100/100. View the Building Report on Brix.
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