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225-243 1 Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 00456 • Lot 0001 • Zip: 11215

Condition

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

0 Open ECB violations 2 on record • 2002–2003

Address

Primary address: 225-243 1 Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11215
Block: 00456
Lot: 0001
BBL: 3004560001
Unified address ID: 3004560001

Land use and zoning

Land use: Commercial & Office Buildings
Zoning: M1-4/R6B (Mixed Manufacturing & Residential)
Lot type: Corner
Lot area: 16,435 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 100 ft x 187 ft
Built FAR: 0.67
Max residential FAR: 2
Max commercial FAR: 2
Max facility FAR: 2
School district: 15

Building

Building class: Garages and Gasoline Stations - Car Wash or Lubritorium Facility (GW)
Year built: 1931
Last altered: 2003
Floors: 1
Total units: 1
Residential units: 0
Building area: 10,960 sq ft
Building dimensions: 100 ft x 159 ft
Basement: None/No Basement
Owner: VJN REAL ESTATE CORP

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: All Others
Market value: $1,453,000
Total assessment: $653,850
Land assessment: $295,650
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: VJN REAL ESTATE CORP

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood Gowanus
District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated 5 days ago
Nearest station
Smith-9 Sts F G

About 6 minutes on foot · 359 m

  • Downtown Brooklyn 16 min 6 walking, 10 riding
  • Fulton Street 24 min 6 walking, 18 riding
  • Union Square 33 min 6 walking, 27 riding
  • Penn Station 36 min 6 walking, 30 riding
  • Times Square 37 min 6 walking, 31 riding
  • Grand Central 39 min 6 walking, 33 riding

Around this address

Transit and places within 0.5 miles of the lot.

Getting out

Updated 1 minute ago
Subway
Railroad
Ferry
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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 Aug 13, 2026 $0

    New Building

    Plan Examiner Review

  2. DOB NOW filing Aug 12, 2026 $0

    New Building

    Plan Examiner Review

  3. DOB NOW filing Aug 12, 2026 $0

    New Building

    Plan Examiner Review

  4. DOB NOW filing Aug 11, 2026 $0

    New Building

    Plan Examiner Review

  5. DOB NOW filing Aug 11, 2026 $0

    New Building

    Plan Examiner Review

  6. DOB filing Jul 24, 2026 $0

    Alteration Type III

    BUILDERS PAVEMENT PLAN, 389 FEET, FILED IN OONJUNCTION WITH THE NB APPLICATION: B01409426-I1.

  7. DOB NOW filing Jul 20, 2026 $0

    New Building

    Plan Examiner Review

2016

  1. Permit issued Mar 3, 2016

    SG

    NATIONAL MAINTENANCE, INC

2008

  1. Permit issued Feb 8, 2008

    SG

    NEW YORK SIGN CONTRACTORS INC.

  2. Permit issued Feb 8, 2008

    AL / OT

    NEW YORK SIGN CONTRACTORS INC.

  3. Permit issued Feb 8, 2008

    SG

    NEW YORK SIGN CONTRACTORS INC.

  4. DOB filing Feb 8, 2008 $3,000

    Alteration Type III

    INSTALLATION OF A GROUND SIGN STRUCTURENO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY

2005

  1. DOB filing Sep 22, 2005 $100,000

    Alteration Type I

    Create cellar for work area and storage obtain new CO for Automobile laundries, Repairs, Lubritorium, Sales open or e...

  2. DOB filing Sep 22, 2005 $73,000

    Alteration Type II

    Enlarge area of the accessory waiting room and install approved type air conditioning unit on the roof. Install fixed...

  3. Permit issued Feb 3, 2005

    PL / PL

    ATLANTIS PLUMBING & HTG CORP

2004

  1. Permit issued Oct 26, 2004

    AL

    SLB CONTRACTING CORP

  2. DOB filing Jan 27, 2004 $7,000

    Alteration Type III

    GROUND STRUCTURE FOR ILLUMINATED NON ADVERTISING ACCESSORY SIGN NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY

2003

  1. ECB violation Jul 28, 2003 $800

    Hazardous

    WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. HAZARDOUS WORK NOTED: CREATED 3 OPENINGS APPROX 10' WIDE AND 5' HIGH IN EXTERIOR BRICK WALL ON...

2002

  1. ECB violation Jun 16, 2002 $500

    Non-Hazardous

    WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. WORK NOTED: SUT STRRET DURB CREATING A DRIVEWAY FOR OFF STREET PARKING FRONT YARD REMEDY; OBTA...

The most recent 6 events from each dataset, so no one source takes the axis. Each tab holds the full record.

Property Contacts

Contact information aggregated from multiple government sources

2

Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
294 LLC
JOSEPH VOGEL
DOB Filing 07/24/2026
Owner
GOLDEN TOUCH CAR WASH INC
MANAGIOUDIS KOSTAS
DOB Filing 02/08/2008
Owner
VJN Real Estate Corp.
Vincent Nicastri
DOB Filing 09/22/2005
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Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
294 LLC
LONG ISLAND CITY, NY, 11101
DOB NOW 08/13/2026
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

PARTY 1/GRANTOR
NICASTRO, LORRAINE
12 DARBY COURT
MANALAPAN, NJ, 07726
ACRIS 08/11/2023
PARTY 2/GRANTEE
NICASTRO, JOSEPH
12 DARBY COURT
MANALAPAN, NJ, 07726
ACRIS 08/11/2023
PARTY ONE
VJN REAL ESTATE CORP.
296 4TH AVE
BROOKLYN, NY, 112151819
ACRIS 11/15/2022
PARTY TWO
296 4TH LLC
C/O: LAW OFFICES OF DAVID J. FEIT, ESQ., PLLC
22 CORTLANDT STREET, SUITE 803
NEW YORK, NY, 10007
ACRIS 11/15/2022
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
VJN REAL ESTATE CORP
ACRIS 12/17/2002
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
GALLO, MARIANNE
ACRIS 12/17/2002
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
VJN REAL EST.CORP
296 4TH
BKLYN, NY, 00000
ACRIS 09/28/1989
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
ARON, ERNEST
00000
ACRIS 09/27/1989
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
GALLO, MARIANNE
00000
ACRIS 09/27/1989
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
GALLO, HECTOR A
00000
ACRIS 09/27/1989

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
VJN REAL ESTATE CORP
Assessment Roll
PLUTO Owner
VJN REAL ESTATE CORP
PLUTO