50 East 56 Street
Brooklyn · 11203 · BBL 3046420017 · look up another building
A company took title here in August 31, 2026, for a stated $725K.
Most recent filing on this building: a deed, August 31, 2026
50 East 56 Street is a one and two family building in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, ZIP 11203. City records date it to 2001 and count 2 apartments. The city's property file lists the owner of record as ARVEST BANK. Its total assessed value is $50K, 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.
Who owns 50 East 56 Street
The most recent recorded deed is dated Aug 31, 2026, transferring the lot to JA TAKEOVER LLC for a stated $725K. PulseCities holds 1 recorded deed for this lot. Deeds recorded through September 29, 2026, the most recent day the city has published.
A deed names a party of record. Stated consideration of $0 usually marks a transfer between related parties rather than a sale.
The November 1 report on this block
On the first of every month we email one page about tax block 4642 in Brooklyn, the block 50 East 56 Street is on. It lists what was filed there that month, then where the block stands. As of today, that part reads:
- 2 buildings changed hands in the last twelve months.
- 4 marshal evictions executed here in the last twelve months.
- The block holds 25 parcels and 106 residential units.
Anything filed on 50 East 56 Street itself comes the next morning.
Sales and ownership history at 50 East 56 Street
| Party recorded | Recorded | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Ja Takeover LLCDEED from ARVEST BANK | Aug 31, 2026 | $725K |
Deeds and assignments recorded in ACRIS, one row per document. Amount is the stated consideration; $0 often marks a non-arms-length transfer. An assignment moves a lender's paper and is not a sale. Source: NYC ACRIS, current through September 29, 2026.
Taxes and assessed value for 50 East 56 Street
The city's Department of Finance assessed this lot at $50K for the 2026 tax year. That works out to $25K 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.
3 marshal evictions at 50 East 56 Street
City marshals executed 3 evictions at 50 East 56 Street in the record PulseCities holds, the most recent on Jul 8, 2026. The first fell on Jul 8, 2026, so the filings span 0 days. That is more than 10 in 10 buildings its size in 11203. A deed was recorded 54 days after that eviction, the sequence PulseCities tracks citywide. Holding the marshal docket number or the court index number from one of these? Look up that case →
Marshal evictions at 50 East 56 Street
| Type | Executed | |
|---|---|---|
| Residentialdocket 159063 | Jul 8, 2026 | |
| Residentialdocket 159062 | Jul 8, 2026 | |
| Residentialdocket 158277 | Jul 8, 2026 |
Marshal-executed residential evictions from the NYC evictions dataset, past 12 months. Source: NYC marshal eviction records, current through October 9, 2026.
Rent stabilization at 50 East 56 Street
No DHCR rent-stabilization registration is on file for 50 East 56 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 50 East 56 Street
HPD and DOB inspectors have written 1 violation against this building, of which 1 remains unresolved. That is more than 9 in 10 buildings its size in 11203. The most serious open grade here is class I, immediately hazardous, with 1 open violation.
If you own or manage this building, violationscout.com shows what it takes to clear these, from the date each one has to be certified by to how a correction gets filed. It is a paid site, built by the same person as this one.
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 50 East 56 Street
| Violation | Issued | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Owner failed to file a valid registration statement with the department as required by adm code §27-2097 and i…Info Nov Sent Out | Nov 24, 2025 | I |
The 1 most recent violations written against this building, newest first, 1 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.
How 50 East 56 Street compares in 11203
PulseCities tracks 11,054 lots in 11203, of which 281 carry an executed eviction from the marshal record, which starts in April 2024, and 784 carry a deed from the shorter ACRIS window. This building is in that second group, which is 2.5% of the ZIP. 11203 scores 47.5 out of 100 for displacement pressure, 22 of 177 scored NYC ZIP codes. The full signal breakdown for East Flatbush →
Questions about 50 East 56 Street
Who owns 50 East 56 Street?
The most recent deed on file for 50 East 56 Street names JA TAKEOVER LLC. Deeds record the party that took title, which is often a holding company rather than the operator managing the building. That deed was recorded Aug 31, 2026.
How much did 50 East 56 Street sell for?
The most recent deed states a consideration of $725K, recorded Aug 31, 2026 in ACRIS. Stated consideration is what the parties filed, and it can differ from the economics of the deal.
Have there been evictions at 50 East 56 Street?
Yes. Three marshal-executed evictions at 50 East 56 Street appear in the NYC evictions dataset, the most recent on Jul 8, 2026. The dataset covers executed evictions only, so it undercounts housing court activity: cases that settle or end in a move-out never reach a marshal.
Is 50 East 56 Street rent stabilized?
No DHCR registration for 50 East 56 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 50 East 56 Street assessed at for property taxes?
The Department of Finance assessed the lot at $50K 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 50 East 56 Street?
11203 (East Flatbush) scores 47.5 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.