656 50th Street, Brooklyn

Four-unit Sunset Park walk-up where driveway blockages and nearby building-use complaints mark the surrounding streets.

A four-unit Sunset Park walk-up held under the same family name since Jin Yue You acquired it in 2002, then transferred to an LLC managed by Jin You in December 2020. Three things to know:

Blocked driveways dominate street life within three blocks. 206 blocked-driveway calls were logged within three blocks over the last 12 months, with 179 specifically citing full loss of access. Combined with 101 illegal-parking reports nearby, curb friction and blocked access dominate the immediate streetscape.

Surrounding blocks show a heavy pattern of illegal conversion reports. 61 building and use calls hit the three blocks surrounding the property over the last year. The cluster is led by 29 complaints alleging illegal residential conversions and 24 reporting conditions contrary to the Certificate of Occupancy.

Nearby food establishments trigger repeat air-quality and venting complaints. 7 food-establishment complaints were recorded within three blocks over the past year. Exhaust, grease traps, and venting issues from commercial kitchens can travel through light wells and shared risers into residential units.

Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:

• 51 residential noise complaints logged within three blocks over the last year
• 22 unsanitary condition reports filed within three blocks over the past 12 months
• 19 graffiti complaints recorded within three blocks over the last year

656 50th Street is a 4-unit building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3007930024). 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 1899, 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 December 18, 2020, according to recorded deeds.

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