601 5th Street, Brooklyn

    A long-held Park Slope single-family townhouse where the real story lives in the surrounding block.

    A single-family Park Slope townhouse built in 1908 that stayed in one family's hands for over 50 years before trading in 2022. Because it operates as a private home, the building generates almost no city paperwork. Three things to know:

    Decades of family ownership ended with a 2022 sale. The long-time owners transferred title into a family trust in 2018 before selling for $3.475M in January 2022. Single-family homes don't trigger multi-family reporting requirements, so verifying mechanical upgrades falls entirely on structural inspections.

    Prospect Park activity dominates the surrounding block's public file. Within three blocks, city calls center heavily on park life: 376 animal-in-a-park calls in the last year (mostly off-leash dogs) and 453 park maintenance reports. It's Prospect Park neighborhood energy right at the doorstep.

    Parking turnover is tight along the park edge. 209 illegal parking complaints were filed within three blocks over the last 12 months, with posted sign violations accounting for nearly half of them. Curb space is heavily contested around the park perimeter.

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    601 5th Street is a single-family home in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3010830051). This building is associated with Gallagher, Caitlin. 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 1908, this single-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 October 12, 2023, according to recorded deeds.

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

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