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254 New York Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 01248 • Lot 0081 • Zip: 11216

Condition

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

77 Open HPD violations Class A 5 Class B 38 Class C 34 212 on record • 2008–2026 11 Open DOB violations 11 on record • 1993–2025 1 Open ECB violations 1 on record • 2023 1 Open housing litigation 8 on record • 2012–2025

Address

Primary address: 254 New York Avenue, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11216
Block: 01248
Lot: 0081
BBL: 3012480081
Unified address ID: 3012480081

Land use and zoning

Land use: Multi-Family Walk-Up Buildings
Zoning: R6 (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 3,000 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 30 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 2.66
Max residential FAR: 2.43
Max facility FAR: 4.8
School district: 17

Building

Building class: Walk-up Apartments - Over Six Families Without Stores (C1)
Year built: 1904
Last altered: 1904
Floors: 4
Total units: 8
Residential units: 8
Building area: 7,984 sq ft
Building dimensions: 30 ft x 80 ft
Basement: None/No Basement
Owner: ELLIS DOREEN T

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 2B
Market value: $1,676,000
Total assessment: $97,255
Land assessment: $1,451
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: ELLIS DOREEN T

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood Crown Heights
District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated 4 days ago
Nearest station
Kingston Av 2 3 4 5

About 7 minutes on foot · 460 m

  • Downtown Brooklyn 27 min 7 walking, 20 riding
  • Fulton Street 32 min 7 walking, 25 riding
  • Union Square 41 min 7 walking, 34 riding
  • Penn Station 42 min 7 walking, 35 riding
  • Times Square 43 min 7 walking, 36 riding
  • Grand Central 45 min 7 walking, 38 riding

Around this address

Transit and places within 0.5 miles of the lot.

Getting out

Updated 1 minute ago
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Places nearby

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Activity

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

2026

  1. HPD violation Aug 13, 2026

    Class C

    § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CL...

  2. HPD violation Aug 13, 2026

    Class A

    § 27-2053 ADM CODE POST SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY BEARING NAME, ADDRESS INCLUDING APARTMENT NUMBER IF ANY, AND T...

  3. HPD violation Aug 13, 2026

    Class A

    § 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE ...

  4. HPD violation Aug 13, 2026

    Class C

    § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CL...

  5. HPD violation May 5, 2026

    Class A

    (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION ...

2025

  1. DOB violation Nov 14, 2025

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

  2. HPD violation Aug 26, 2025

    Class B

    § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... WEST WALL LESS THAN 10 SQ.FT. IN...

2023

  1. ECB violation Nov 24, 2023 $500

    CLASS - 3

    US BOILER 350,000BTU MODEL STMX-350 DATED 2023=IS INSTALLED WITHOUT A DOB PERMIT;CORRECT VIOLATION AND SUBMIT THE CER...

  2. DOB violation Jun 30, 2023

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

  3. DOB violation Jun 30, 2023

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

  4. DOB violation Jun 20, 2023

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

  5. DOB violation Jun 20, 2023

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

  6. DOB violation Apr 25, 2023

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

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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Registration Contracts

Contact information from multiple dwelling registrations

IndividualOwner
DOREEN ELLIS
254 NEW YORK AVENUE 1L
Brooklyn, NY, 11216
Registration Contract
SiteManager
DOREEN ELLIS
Registration Contract
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
THE REGISTERED NOTEHOLDERS OF RENAISSANCE
5720 PREMIER PARK DRIVE
WEST PALM DRIVE, FL, 33407
ACRIS 08/27/2025
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION
5720 PREMIER PARK DRIVE
WEST PALM BEACH, FL, 33407
ACRIS 08/27/2025
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
HSBC BANK USA, N.A.
5720 PREMIER PARK DRIVE
WEST PALM DRIVE, FL, 33407
ACRIS 08/27/2025
PARTY 1
NYC LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION
ACRIS 04/28/2021
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
DELTA FUNDING CORP
1901 E VOORHEES STREET
SUITE C
DANVILLE, IL, 61834
ACRIS 12/18/2015
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
HSBC BANK USA NA
1661 WORTHINGTON RD
WEST PLAM BEACH, FL, 33409
ACRIS 12/18/2015
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS
1901 E VOORHEES STREET
SUITE C
DANVILLE, IL, 61834
ACRIS 12/18/2015
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
DELTA FUNDING CORP.
1901 E VOORHEES STREET
SUITE C
DANVILLE, IL, 61834
ACRIS 04/02/2014
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
HSBC BANK USA
C/O OCWEN LOAN SERVICING LLC
1661 WORTHINGTON ROAD SUITE 100
WEST PALM BEACH, FL, 33409
ACRIS 04/02/2014
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
MERS
1000 WOODBURY ROAD
WOODBURY, NY, 11797
ACRIS 08/20/2009

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
ELLIS DOREEN T
Assessment Roll
PLUTO Owner
ELLIS DOREEN T
PLUTO