936 56th Street, Brooklyn

Name: 936 56th Street
Address: 936 56th Street, Brooklyn, NY, US

Two-family · built c. 1925 · Block 5687, Lot 22.

Building permits

Alteration, filed Aug 27, 2025, estimated cost $17K, described as “Installation of Solar panels on existing roof structure, No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
Alteration, filed Jul 29, 2025, estimated cost $20K, described as “Remedy VIOLATION#39152794R. Remove 8 feet cmu fence wall and restore to 5 feet wall fence at rear yard only. No change in use egress or occupancy under this application.”
Alteration, filed Dec 9, 2024, estimated cost $17K, described as “Installation of heavy-duty sidewalk shed for exterior repairs as per plans. No change in use occupancy or egress under this application. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter 33 of the 2022 NYC building code.”
Alteration, filed Aug 27, 2024, estimated cost $30K, described as “File construction fence work type. Install construction wood fence at osp only.”
Alteration, filed Jul 10, 2024, estimated cost $30K, described as “Remedy ecb VIOLATION#34532239K, 34612061M. Renovation of an existing building at cellar only. Remove partition walls and doors at cellar. No change in use egress or occupancy under this application.”
Alteration, filed Dec 1, 2021, estimated cost $200K, described as “File foundation and structural work types in conjunction with alt-1 application JOB#B00481153-I1.”
Major Renovation — Enlargement, filed Mar 9, 2021, estimated cost $980K, 3 units added, 4 stories, described as “Enlargement on a 2 story building. Obtain 5 family c of o.”

R6: floor area ratio 0.80 built, 2.43 allowed by base zoning.

Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.

Open-market sales since 2016, from the Department of Finance’s sales files.