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537 E 55th St, Brooklyn, NY 11203

3beds

1,188sqft

SingleFamily

Built in 1940

2,199 Square Feet Lot

$704,000 Zestimate^®

$--/sqft

$4,555 Estimated rent

Home value

$704,000

$634,000 - $781,000

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What's special

Studio apartmentLarge living roomHard wood floors

Welcome to 537 East 55th St - This legal 1 family (brick) duplex- with walk in studio - 3 bedroom / 1.5 bath - is located in East Flatbush - Brooklyn! When entering you are welcomed with a large living room with hard wood floors that leads you to beautiful granite kitchen with lots of cabinet space and large dinning area. The second floor are 3 bedrooms with full bath. The ground floor has a studio apartment with full bath that leads to shared drive way. This property his great for someone looking for a first time home.

Facts & features

Interior

Bedrooms & bathrooms

Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 2
Full bathrooms: 1
1/2 bathrooms: 1

Heating

Other

Appliances

Included: Refrigerator

Features

Basement: Full

Interior area

Total interior livable area: 1,188 sqft

Property

Lot

Size: 2,199 sqft

Details

Parcel number: 047760090

Construction

Type & style

Home type: SingleFamily

Condition

Year built: 1940

Community & neighborhood

Location

Region: Brooklyn

Other

Other facts

Basement: Full
Detached/Attached: Det
Dining Room: Formal
Picture: Y
Wood Floors: Y
Fuel: Gas
Heat: Ha
Zone: 13
Finished Basement: Y
Driveway: Pty
Style: Duplex
# Fireplaces: 0
Dryer: 0
Washer: 0
Refrigerator: 2
# Kitchens: 2
County: Brooklyn

Price history

Date	Event	Price
8/26/2025	Sold	$1-100%
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10/20/2021	Sold	$630,000-2.9%$530/sqft
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5/5/2021	Listed for sale	$649,000-6.6%$546/sqft
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7/17/2019	Listing removed	$695,000$585/sqft
Source: Stuyvesant Heights Realty Corp #3145678 Report a problem
7/9/2019	Listed for sale	$695,000+52.7%$585/sqft
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9/9/2015	Sold	$455,000$383/sqft
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Public tax history

Year	Property taxes	Tax assessment
2025	$5,369 +4.7%	$42,120 +1%
2024	$5,127	$41,700 -12%
2023	--	$47,400 -6.4%
2022	--	$50,640 +29.4%
2021	--	$39,120 +19.6%
2020	$4,773 +6%	$32,700 +25.9%
2019	$4,503 +7.2%	$25,980 +29.4%
2018	$4,199 +2.6%	$20,071
2017	$4,091 +13.9%	$20,071 +0.8%
2016	$3,591	$19,917 +6%
2015	$3,591 +74%	$18,791 +6%
2014	$2,064	$17,728 +6%
2013	--	$16,726
2012	--	$16,726 +0.8%
2011	--	$16,598 +6%
2010	--	$15,660 +6%
2009	--	$14,774 +6%
2008	--	$13,939
2007	--	$13,939 +0.8%
2006	--	$13,832 +6%
2005	--	$13,050 +6%
2004	--	$12,312 +6%
2003	--	$11,616
2002	--	$11,616 +0.8%
2001	--	$11,527 +6%
2000	--	$10,875