Vincent Zhong files plans for 17 units in Borough Park
933 56th Street (Credit - Cyclomedia)
Vincent Zhong submitted a major alteration application to increase the size of a 2-unit, 2,915-square-foot home (R-3) at 933 56th Street in Borough Park, Brooklyn, to a 74-foot-tall, six-story multifamily building with 17 dwelling units in 14,939 square-feet. The plan was filed on May 7, 2026 and filed with the New York City Department of Buildings under job number B01398341. The project is described in the filing as: proposed vertical and horizontal expansion, [to create a] six-story building. The applicant is the Registered Architect Carlos DeFonseca of DeFonseca Architects. Vincent Zhong of Vincent Zhong submitted the plans.
933 56th Street
| wdt_ID | wdt_created_by | wdt_created_at | wdt_last_edited_by | wdt_last_edited_at | floor | comment | description | persons_permitted | occupancy_label | zoning_use | dwelling_units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | acris | 05/14/2026 11:23 AM | acris | 05/14/2026 11:23 AM | Cellar | ONE COMMUNITY CENTER | Community Hall | 73 | Assembly | ||
| 2 | acris | 05/14/2026 11:23 AM | acris | 05/14/2026 11:23 AM | 1 | ONE COMMUNITY CENTER | Community Hall | 74 | Assembly | ||
| 3 | acris | 05/14/2026 11:23 AM | acris | 05/14/2026 11:23 AM | 2 | 4 UNITS | Apartment | N/A | Residential | 4 | |
| 4 | acris | 05/14/2026 11:23 AM | acris | 05/14/2026 11:23 AM | 3 | 4 UNITS | Apartment | N/A | Residential | ||
| 5 | acris | 05/14/2026 11:23 AM | acris | 05/14/2026 11:23 AM | 4 | 3 UNITS | Apartment | N/A | Residential | 3 | |
| 6 | acris | 05/14/2026 11:23 AM | acris | 05/14/2026 11:23 AM | 5 | 3 UNITS | Apartment | N/A | Residential | 3 | |
| 7 | acris | 05/14/2026 11:23 AM | acris | 05/14/2026 11:23 AM | 6 | 2.5 UNITS | Apartment | N/A | Residential | 3 | |
| 8 | acris | 05/14/2026 11:23 AM | acris | 05/14/2026 11:23 AM | Penthouse - 1 | ACCESSORY TO UNIT BELOW | Apartment | N/A | Residential | 1 |
The neighborhood
In Borough Park, The bulk, or 25 percent of the 23.3 million square feet of commercial built space are specialty buildings, with mixed-use buildings next occupying 21 percent of the space. In sales, Borough Park has near average sales volume among other neighborhoods with $1.1 billion in sales volume in the last two years and is the 3rd highest in Brooklyn. For development, Borough Park has near average amount of major developments among other neighborhoods and is the 14th highest in Brooklyn. It had 1.5 million square feet of commercial and multi-family construction under development in the last two years, which represents 7 percent of the neighborhood’s built space. There were 41 pre-foreclosure suit filed among other development buildings in the past 12 months.
The block
On the tax block, there were two new building construction projects totaling 28,436 square feet. The largest is a 15-unit, 17,306 square-foot residential (R-2) building submitted by Yong Ming Mao with plans filed October 4, 2017 and it has not been permitted yet. The second largest is a 12-unit, 11,130 square-foot residential (R-2) building submitted by David Chan with plans filed April 11, 2018 and it has not been permitted yet.
The surrounding
Within a 400-foot radius of 933 56 street, PincusCo identified one commercial real estate item of interests occurred over the past 24 months.
It was a loan which Zheng, Xiu Gan borrowed $11.7 million from American Financial Network, Inc. Dba Orion Lending secured by the 5,016-square-foot, four-unit mixed-use building (S3) on 957 55th Street on February 3, 2026.
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