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234-238 Front Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 00055 • Lot 0025 • Zip: 11201

Condition

What the city currently has open against this building, counted from its own records.

0 Open DOB violations 1 on record • 2016

Address

Primary address: 234-238 Front Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11201
Block: 00055
Lot: 0025
BBL: 3000550025
Unified address ID: 3000550025

Land use and zoning

Land use: Public Facilities & Institutions
Zoning: R6A (Residential)
Ownership: Fully tax-exempt property
Lot type: Corner
Lot area: 10,000 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 100 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 0.27
Max residential FAR: 3
Max facility FAR: 3
School district: 13

Building

Building class: Churches, Synagogues, etc. - Miscellaneous (M9)
Year built: 1988
Last altered: 1988
Floors: 1
Total units: 1
Residential units: 0
Building area: 2,729 sq ft
Building dimensions: 30 ft x 50 ft
Basement: None/No Basement
Owner: JAMES C P &CHOU-IN WANG

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: All Others
Market value: $1,308,000
Total assessment: $588,600
Land assessment: $189,000
Exempt total: $588,600
Assessment owner: JAMES C P &CHOU-IN WA

Neighborhood

The area this lot falls inside, and the commute Hoodkit measures from it.

Neighborhood Vinegar Hill
District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated 3 days ago
Nearest station
York St F FX

About 6 minutes on foot · 368 m

  • Downtown Brooklyn 11 min 6 walking, 5 riding
  • Fulton Street 20 min 6 walking, 14 riding
  • Union Square 25 min 6 walking, 19 riding
  • Grand Central 31 min 6 walking, 25 riding
  • Penn Station 31 min 6 walking, 25 riding
  • Times Square 32 min 6 walking, 26 riding

Around this address

Transit and places within 0.5 miles of the lot.

Getting out

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Places nearby

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Activity

Sales, filings, permits and violations from every dataset, in one order.

2026

  1. DOB NOW filing Feb 11, 2026 $10,000

    Alteration

    Approved

2016

  1. DOB violation Jul 3, 2016

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

    DUE TO VEHICLE IMPACTING THE BUILDING

Property Contacts

Contact information aggregated from multiple government sources

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Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
PR
NEW YORK, NY, 10002
DOB NOW 02/11/2026
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

GRANTEE/BUYER
JAMES C P &CHOU-IN WANG
24 MARKET ST
NY, NY, 00000
ACRIS 09/12/1989
GRANTOR/SELLER
GREAT FRONT REALTY CORP
24 MARKET ST
NY, NY, 00000
ACRIS 09/12/1989
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
218 FRONT ST REALTYCORP
00000
ACRIS 05/15/1984
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
NEW Y C COMMCAL DVLPT CP
00000
ACRIS 11/21/1983
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
NEW Y C INDUS DVLP CP
00000
ACRIS 11/21/1983
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
218 FRONT ST. RLTY CORP
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ACRIS 11/21/1983
GRANTOR/SELLER
SCHIFFMAN, LESTER
00000
ACRIS 10/29/1983
GRANTEE/BUYER
GREAT FRONT REALTY CO
00000
ACRIS 10/29/1983
GRANTOR/SELLER
SCHIFFMAN, IRWIN EXEC/OF
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ACRIS 10/29/1983
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
218 FRONT STREET RLTY CORP
ACRIS 05/29/1974

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
JAMES C P &CHOU-IN WA
Assessment Roll
PLUTO Owner
JAMES C P &CHOU-IN WANG
PLUTO