A Sunset Park walk-up under new management that carries open housing violations and heavy curb friction.
Sold in March 2023 for $2.96M to 606 56th St LLC after four decades of family-corp ownership under Serres Management. It's a 14-unit Sunset Park walk-up where maintenance items have lingered on the books. Three things to know:
Eleven open violations remain on file, including three immediately hazardous items. The building carries 11 open housing violations, including three Class C immediately hazardous orders. These cover missing or defective self-closing doors in Apartment C4, locked access to the cellar boiler room, and heat supply issues. There are also open Class B citations for kitchen mold and plaster decay.
Curb space and driveways within three blocks see heavy parking pressure. 260 illegal parking calls were filed within three blocks over the past year—mostly hydrants blocked by short-term parking rather than abandoned cars—alongside 80 blocked driveway calls. Street noise and double-parking friction are constant on this stretch.
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5601 6th Avenue is a 14-unit building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3008410010). This building is associated with 606 56th St LLC. Brix tracks 11 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.
Built in 1905, 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 55 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about heat/hot water.
What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:
The most recent complaint on this building was filed January 2, 2025.
Conditions cited on open violations at this address:
The building last changed hands on March 31, 2023 for $2,960,000, according to recorded deeds.
Brix score: 25/100. View the Building Report on Brix.
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Unit C4 at 5601 6th Avenue has 3 open violations.
Unit D-2 at 5601 6th Avenue has 3 open violations.
Unit C3 at 5601 6th Avenue has 2 open violations.
Unit 4B at 5601 6th Avenue has no open violations (3 past violations).
Unit 4D at 5601 6th Avenue has no open violations (2 past violations).
Unit 1A at 5601 6th Avenue has no open violations (5 past violations).
Unit 1B at 5601 6th Avenue has no open violations (16 past violations).
Unit A1 at 5601 6th Avenue has no open violations (1 past violation).
Unit A2 at 5601 6th Avenue has no open violations (4 past violations).
Unit B1 at 5601 6th Avenue has no open violations (2 past violations).
Unit B3 at 5601 6th Avenue has no open violations (3 past violations).
Unit B4 at 5601 6th Avenue has no open violations (9 past violations).
Unit C1 at 5601 6th Avenue has no open violations (12 past violations).
Unit D3 at 5601 6th Avenue has no open violations (3 past violations).
Unit D4 at 5601 6th Avenue has no open violations (4 past violations).
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