533 59th Street, Brooklyn

A turn-of-the-century Sunset Park two-family house held by the same family for over fifty years.

A Sunset Park two-family frame house built in 1899 that has stayed in the Hanley family across generations, passing down through estate transfers and intrafamily deeds since 1973. Operational code records on the building itself are unverified, so the underwriting focus shifts to the family history and the surrounding block activity. Three things to know:

The Hanley family has held title since 1973. Title filings show the property passing from Catherine McCormack to Ann and Peter Hanley in 1973, with subsequent transfers to Peter B., Peter M., and Anthony Hanley through 2016. That level of multi-generational continuity means you are dealing with a long-held family asset rather than a turn-and-burn investor.

Curb and driveway friction define the immediate block. Street activity within three blocks is heavily dominated by parking friction. Over the last year, the surrounding area saw 362 illegal parking reports—247 of them specifically for blocked hydrants—alongside 68 blocked driveway calls. Commercial vehicles parking overnight and blocked curbs are a constant feature of this stretch.

Late-night residential noise clusters nearby. The three blocks around the house logged 79 residential noise calls over the past 12 months, driven mainly by loud music and parties (48 calls) and banging (24 calls). Street-level noise calls add another 36 reports to the immediate surroundings.

Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:

• Within three blocks, 17 vendor enforcement calls and 15 derelict vehicle reports were logged over the past 12 months.
• Nearby residential code calls include 30 unsanitary condition reports and 18 plumbing calls over the past year.

533 59th Street is a two-family home in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3008560063). This building is associated with Hanely, Peter M. 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 two-family home 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 24, 2017 for $585,000, according to recorded deeds.

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

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