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498-516 Columbia Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 00579 • Lot 0003 • Zip: 11231

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 498-516 Columbia Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11231
Block: 00579
Lot: 0003
BBL: 3005790003
Unified address ID: 3005790003

Land use and zoning

Land use: Mixed Residential & Commercial Buildings
Zoning: R6 (Residential)
Lot type: Corner
Lot area: 57,263 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 200 ft x 345 ft
Built FAR: 5.39
Max residential FAR: 2.43
Max facility FAR: 4.8
School district: 15
Flood hazard: In the 2015 preliminary FEMA flood hazard area

Building

Building class: Elevator Apartments - Semi-Fireproof with Stores (D7)
Year built: 2025
Last altered: 2025
Floors: 9
Total units: 372
Residential units: 371
Building area: 308,833 sq ft
Basement: None/No Basement
Owner: RED HOOK BUILDING C LIHTC LLC

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood Red Hook
District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated 5 days ago
Nearest station

About 14 minutes on foot · 977 m

  • Downtown Brooklyn 24 min 14 walking, 10 riding
  • Fulton Street 32 min 14 walking, 18 riding
  • Union Square 41 min 14 walking, 27 riding
  • Penn Station 44 min 14 walking, 30 riding
  • Times Square 45 min 14 walking, 31 riding
  • Grand Central 47 min 14 walking, 33 riding

Around this address

Transit and places within 0.5 miles of the lot.

Activity

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

2026

  1. DOB filing Aug 5, 2026 $0

    Subdivision Condominiums

    PROPOSED TO SUBDIVIDE CONDOMINIUMS INTO 2 RESIDENTIAL UNITS. ON LOT FORMALLY KNOWN AS LOT 3 NOW KNOWN AS 1001 - 1002

  2. DOB NOW filing Jun 5, 2026 $0

    New Building

    Approved

  3. DOB NOW filing Jun 5, 2026 $47,901,143

    New Building

    Objections

  4. DOB NOW filing Mar 24, 2026 $0

    New Building

    Approved

  5. DOB NOW filing Mar 23, 2026 $47,901,143

    New Building

    Approved

  6. DOB NOW filing Mar 11, 2026 $0

    New Building

    Approved

  7. ECB violation Jan 27, 2026 $2,500

    CLASS - 1

    AT THE TIME OF MY INSPECTION OF AN ACTIVE SITE. I OBSERVED A TEMPORARY HIGH-VOLTAGE GENERATOR AT THE FRONT OF THE BUI...

  8. ECB violation Jan 27, 2026 $5,000

    CLASS - 1

    DURING MY INSPECTION OF AN ACTIVE, NEW 8-STORY BUILDING. I OBSERVED INADEQUATE SAFETY MEASURES; A TEMPORARY HIGH-VOLT...

  9. ECB violation Jan 24, 2026 $5,000

    CLASS - 2

    AT TIME OF INSPECTION, OF A NEW 8 STORY BUILDING OBSERVED. THE PUBLIC WALKWAY ADJACENT TO THE JOB SITE WAS FOUND TO B...

2025

  1. ECB violation Dec 6, 2025 $5,000

    CLASS - 2

    8 STORY NB, BUILDING FOOTPRINT SQ. FT 43043. OBSERVED NO CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY TAKIN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION....

  2. ECB violation Oct 13, 2025 $2,500

    CLASS - 2

    BC3303.3 8 STORY NB, BUILDING APPROXIMATELY 43043 SQFT WHICH REQUIRES 2 WATCHPERSONS . SITE CLOSED AND THERE WERE NO ...

  3. ECB violation Oct 8, 2025 $10,000

    CLASS - 1

    UPON REVIEW OF THE DEPARTMENT RECORD AS OF 10/4/25 CONTRACTOR FAILS TO NOTIFY / FILE ONLINE INCIDENT REPORT FOR INCID...

  4. DOB NOW filing Aug 12, 2025 $1

    Alteration

    Approved

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

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Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
RED HOOK BUILDING C LIHTC LLC
JOEL BRAVER
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Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
EXPRESS BUILDERS JB INC
SUFFERN, NY, 10901
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

PARTY 1
C/O ROYAL FARMS, INC.
420 MADISON AVENUE, SUITE 301
NEW YORK, NY, 10017
PARTY 1
C/O THE JERICHO PROJECT
245 WEST 29TH STREET, SUITE 902
NEW YORK, NY, 10001
PARTY 2
120 BROADWAY
2ND FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10271
PARTY 1
144 SPENCER STREET
SUITE 612
BROOKLYN, NY, 11205
PARTY 1
144 SPENCER STREET
SUITE 612
BROOKLYN, NY, 11205
PARTY 2
100 GOLD STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10038
GRANTEE/BUYER
144 SPENCER STREET
SUITE 612
BROOKLYN, NY, 11205
GRANTEE/BUYER
420 MADISON AVENUE
SUITE 301
NEW YORK, NY, 10017
GRANTOR/SELLER
C/O: EXPRESS BUILDERS
144 SPENCER STREET, UNIT 612
BROOKLYN, NY, 11205
GRANTEE/BUYER

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

PLUTO Owner