561 53rd Street, Brooklyn

A Sunset Park three-family home where street-level parking friction, block sound, and commercial kitchen venting shape the surroundings.

A three-family Sunset Park house built in 1910, where the building itself has a minimal filing record while the surrounding street carries noticeable activity. For a small residential property, underwriting comes down to shared physical systems and surrounding block dynamics. Three things to know:

Curb space and driveway access see persistent street-level friction. 134 illegal-parking calls were logged within three blocks over the last 12 months, driven primarily by blocked hydrants (44 calls) and improper permit use (20 calls) rather than abandoned cars. Another 93 blocked-driveway complaints in the same radius show double-parking and short-errand drop-offs are common along the strip.

Loud music and outdoor gatherings carry through the surrounding area. 107 residential noise calls and 97 street-noise complaints were logged within three blocks over the past year, dominated by loud music and party gatherings (57 sidewalk calls, 88 residential calls).

Commercial kitchen exhaust and food odors surface on neighboring parcels. 5 food-establishment calls were logged within three blocks over the past 12 months. Kitchen venting and commercial food odor from nearby retail storefronts can drift into residential windows or travel through shared shafts depending on layout.

Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:

• 16 paint and plaster complaints logged within three blocks over the last 12 months.
• 14 water leak reports filed within three blocks over the past year.
• 20 graffiti calls logged within three blocks in the last 12 months.

561 53rd Street is a 3-unit building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3008080047). This building is associated with Norberto Suarez. 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 1910, 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 August 3, 1995 for $171,000, according to recorded deeds.

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

See every NYC building owned by Norberto Suarez on the landlord portfolio page.