139 20th Street, Brooklyn

Long-held South Slope walk-up with no open code violations, sitting on a block dominated by street parking and driveway access friction.

A small 6-unit walk-up in South Slope held by the Taveras family since 1987, currently registered under 139 20th Street Realty Corp. The building itself carries zero open code violations and no recent unit-level complaints, but curb activity on the surrounding block is dense. Three things to know:

Held by the same owner since 1987. Ana Taveras took ownership in October 1987 before transferring the title to her entity, 139 20th Street Realty Corp, in April 2010. The entity took out a $400K mortgage with Flushing Bank in March 2020. That almost four-decade single-family ownership trail usually points to a stable operation.

Curb space and driveway access dominate the surrounding block. Within three blocks, neighbors logged 99 illegal parking calls over the last 12 months, mostly for sidewalk blockages (46) and sign violations (31). Another 34 calls targeted blocked driveways, with 30 reporting full loss of access. It's short-term curb frustration rather than long-term vehicle storage.

Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:

• 35 traffic signal condition calls within three blocks, primarily focused on signal controllers
• 21 rodent and 21 unsanitary condition reports logged across the three-block radius in the last year
• 15 encampment requests logged across the surrounding neighborhood over the same period

139 20th Street is a 6-unit building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3006360059). This building is associated with 139 20th Street Realty Corp. Brix tracks 12 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

Built in 1920, this walk-up apartment building sits in Brooklyn and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.

Tenants have filed 8 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about plumbing.

What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:

• Plumbing: 6 complaints
• Appliance: 1 complaint
• General: 1 complaint

The most recent complaint on this building was filed August 1, 2024.

Conditions cited on open violations at this address:

• § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR ALL WALLS AND CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1R, 1st S
• § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD SUB FLOOR IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1R, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM
• § 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES GAS RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1R, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
• § 27-2026 ADM CODE REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WASHBASIN IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1R, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

The building last changed hands on March 31, 2020 for $400,000, according to recorded deeds.

Brix score: 28/100. View the Building Report on Brix.

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