A long-held 1874 single-family home where street-level parking disputes and nearby commercial air/noise calls mark the block profile.
A single-family 1874 townhouse that has been held by the same family since 1980, with a deed transfer to family members in December 2024. As a single private residence, the house generates virtually no internal filings, leaving the primary texture on the block outside. Three things to underwrite:
Decades of single-family ownership keep the house record thin. Deed transfers show the property was purchased in 1980 by Ernie Flinoil Jackson and transferred to family in December 2024. Decades of single-family hold mean you are evaluating private mechanical care and family stewardship rather than multi-family management operations.
Parking misuse and commercial noise drive street activity nearby. Within three blocks of the house, street-level activity is heavy: 1,199 illegal parking calls over the last year—mostly parking permit misuse (520) and blocked bike lanes (269)—along with 94 commercial noise reports. While the house itself carries no shared-hall friction, double-parking and delivery enforcement shape the curb.
Commercial venting and air-quality calls pop up on surrounding blocks. Over the past year, the surrounding three blocks logged 6 food establishment complaints and 5 indoor air quality reports, alongside 94 commercial noise calls. In dense low-rise blocks, commercial kitchen exhaust and HVAC odors can drift into open windows or yards depending on wind and rear-yard setbacks.
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556 Bergen Street is a single-family home in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3011430049). This building is associated with Edwin, John F. 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 1874, this single-family home sits in Brooklyn and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.
Tenants have filed 1 HPD complaint 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 November 11, 2025.
The building last changed hands on December 24, 2024, according to recorded deeds.
Brix score: 83/100. View the Building Report on Brix.
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