539 Chester Street
Brooklyn · 11212 · BBL 3036140017 · look up another building
62 code violations written here, more than 9 in 10 buildings its size in 11212.
Most recent filing on this building: a violation, May 4, 2026
539 Chester Street is a multi-family walk-up in Brownsville, Brooklyn, ZIP 11212. City records date it to 1930 and count 4 apartments. The city's property file lists the owner of record as a private individual. Its total assessed value is $184K, for the 2026 tax year.
No DHCR registration is on file for this address, which is a gap in the record rather than an answer about your apartment. The state will send you your own rent history free, and it is the only binding answer on what you should be paying.
Know the month this building changes
Most buildings here are quiet. Two filings a year is normal, so most months there's nothing to report on 539 Chester Street and we'll say so. The point is the month we do
Taxes and assessed value for 539 Chester Street
The city's Department of Finance assessed this lot at $184K for the 2026 tax year. That works out to $46K per residential unit. Assessed value is what the city taxes, not what the building would sell for, and the two routinely differ by a wide margin. The bill itself turns on the tax class rate and on any exemptions or abatements attached to the lot, neither of which is published here.
No executed evictions at 539 Chester Street
No executed eviction is on record at 539 Chester Street in the citywide marshal file, which runs from April 2024.
Rent stabilization at 539 Chester Street
No DHCR rent-stabilization registration is on file for 539 Chester Street in the years PulseCities holds. Absence is not proof: an owner who stops registering leaves the same gap as a building that never had stabilized units. Checking your own apartment starts with the free rent history from the state. That is the only binding answer, and it takes time to come back. While you wait, you can get an email when the record here moves: a deed, an eviction, a permit or a violation filed on this building. How to check rent-stabilized status →
Open code violations at 539 Chester Street
HPD and DOB inspectors have written 62 violations against this building, of which 12 remain unresolved. That is more than 9 in 10 buildings its size in 11212. The most serious open grade here is immediately hazardous, with 6 open violations.
Classes run A (non-hazardous) to C (immediately hazardous); DOB class I carries a vacate order. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through October 10, 2026.
Violation history at 539 Chester Street
| Violation | Issued | Class |
|---|---|---|
| File annual bedbug report in accordance with hpd rule as described on the back of this notice of violation or…Nov Sent Out | May 4, 2026 | A |
| Abate the infestation consisting of mice in the entire apartmentNotice Of Issuance Sent To Tenant | Apr 7, 2025 | C |
| Repair the roof so that it will not leak over ceiling in the 4th room from eastNov Sent Out | Apr 7, 2025 | B |
| Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the ceiling in the 4th room fro…Nov Sent Out | Apr 7, 2025 | B |
| Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceramic floor tiles in the bathroomViolation Dismissed | Mar 21, 2025 | B |
| Abate the nuisance consisting of evidence of rats and all underlying causes creating the pest infestations, by…Notice Of Issuance Sent To Tenant | Mar 19, 2025 | C |
| Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the ceiling in the 2nd room fro…Violation Closed | Mar 19, 2025 | C |
| Repair the roof so that it will not leak at the ceiling in the 2nd room from east at northViolation Closed | Mar 19, 2025 | C |
The 8 most recent violations written against this building, newest first, 5 of them still open. Each row is the inspector's own wording with the statute citation removed. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through October 10, 2026.
311 complaint history at 539 Chester Street
1 complaints in the past 12 months
NYC 311 housing and building complaints logged for this address. Source: NYC 311, current through October 10, 2026.
How 539 Chester Street compares in 11212
PulseCities tracks 6,501 lots in 11212, of which 335 carry an executed eviction from the marshal record, which starts in April 2024, and 441 carry a deed from the shorter ACRIS window. 11212 scores 48.4 out of 100 for displacement pressure, 19 of 177 scored NYC ZIP codes. The full signal breakdown for Brownsville →
Other buildings on this block
The city's files carry a record for 5 other addresses on tax block 3614 in Brooklyn. They run in lot order, which is roughly the order you would walk them:
Questions about 539 Chester Street
Who owns 539 Chester Street?
The city's property file lists a private individual as the owner of record for 539 Chester Street. No deed for this lot appears in the ACRIS records PulseCities holds, so that name comes from the tax roll rather than from a recorded transfer.
Has 539 Chester Street changed hands recently?
No deed for 539 Chester Street appears in the ACRIS records PulseCities holds. That means no transfer has been published for this lot in the current window, not that the building has never been sold.
Have there been evictions at 539 Chester Street?
No executed eviction at 539 Chester Street appears in the NYC evictions dataset, which PulseCities holds from April 2024 forward. Executed evictions are the end of the process, so a building with none may still have active housing court cases.
Is 539 Chester Street rent stabilized?
No DHCR registration for 539 Chester Street appears in the years PulseCities holds. That is a gap in the registration record rather than an answer about any apartment, and the free rent history from NYS Homes and Community Renewal is what settles it.
What is 539 Chester Street assessed at for property taxes?
The Department of Finance assessed the lot at $184K for the 2026 tax year. That is the figure the city taxes rather than a sale price, and the bill depends on the tax class rate and on any exemptions on the lot.
What is the displacement risk around 539 Chester Street?
11212 (Brownsville) scores 48.4 out of 100 on the PulseCities displacement index. The score reads five ZIP-level signals: LLC acquisition rate, permit intensity, 311 complaint volume, executed evictions, and serious HPD violations. It describes the area around the building, not the building itself.
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Sourced from NYC public records: ACRIS deeds, DOB permits, the NYC evictions dataset, and 311. Records reflect what agencies have published and can lag events.