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237 Buffalo Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 01381 • Lot 0011 • Zip: 11213

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 237 Buffalo Avenue, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11213
Block: 01381
Lot: 0011
BBL: 3013810011
Unified address ID: 3013810011

Land use and zoning

Land use: Multi-Family Walk-Up Buildings
Zoning: R6 (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 2,000 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 20 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 2.29
Max residential FAR: 2.43
Max facility FAR: 4.8
School district: 17

Building

Building class: Walk-up Apartments - Five to Six Families (C2)
Year built: 2023
Last altered: 2023
Floors: 4
Total units: 6
Residential units: 6
Building area: 4,584 sq ft
Building dimensions: 20 ft x 59 ft
Basement: None/No Basement
Owner: 565 CHRISTOPHER AVE LLC

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: All Others
Market value: $186,000
Total assessment: $83,700
Land assessment: $83,700
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: RE INVESTORS 126 LLC

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.

Activity

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

2025

  1. ECB violation Dec 15, 2025 $2,500

    CLASS - 2

    RESIDENCE CONVERTED MAINTAINED OR OCCUPIED AS A DWELLING FOR MORE THAN THE LEGALLY NUMBER OF FAMILIES AUTHORIZED BY T...

  2. ECB violation Dec 15, 2025 $0

    CLASS - 2

    WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. ELECTRICAL WORK NOTED. ATOI OF THE CELLAR LEVEL, I OBSERVED NEWLY INSTALLED ELECTRICAL FOR THE...

  3. ECB violation Dec 15, 2025 $625

    CLASS - 2

    WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. ALTERATION WORK NOTED. AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION OF THE CELLAR LEVEL, I OBSERVED A PARTITION W...

  4. ECB violation Dec 15, 2025 $0

    CLASS - 2

    WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. PLUMBING WORK NOTED. AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION OF THE CELLAR LEVEL, I OBSERVED NEWLY INSTALLED...

2023

  1. DOB filing Dec 12, 2023 $0

    New Building

    I AM SUBSEQUENT APPLICANT FOR THE PL AND MH WORK TYPES.

  2. DOB filing Nov 24, 2023 $0

    Alteration Type III

    BPP FILED FOR 20 FEET FRONTAGE IN CONJUNCTION WITH NB#321713507

  3. DOB filing Aug 7, 2023 $0

    Alteration Type III

    INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION. S...

  4. DOB filing Jul 25, 2023 $1,000

    Alteration Type II

    INSTALLATION OF AUTOMATIC SMOKE/HEAT/CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTION AND SPRINKLER FIRE ALARM SYSTEM. FILED IN CONJUNCTION ...

2022

  1. Permit issued Oct 5, 2022

    PL / PL

    PLBG INC

  2. Permit issued Sep 22, 2022

    NB

    STELLAR INDUSTRIES INC

  3. ECB violation Sep 16, 2022 $3,125

    CLASS - 2

    TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT ON SITE-EXPIRED PERMIT.AT TIME OF INSPECTION,I OBSERVED THE CONSTRUCTION FENCE ON SI...

  4. ECB violation Sep 13, 2022 $0

    CLASS - 2

    AT TIME OF INSPECTION, I OBSERVED INACTIVE JOBSITE WITH TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENTS- FENCE IN PLACE AT EXP#-1 W...

  5. DOB violation Apr 13, 2022

    AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE

    FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

  6. DOB NOW filing Mar 29, 2022 $5,000

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

2021

  1. Permit issued Dec 14, 2021

    NB

    STELLAR INDUSTRIES INC

  2. Sale Nov 3, 2021 $550,000

    Changed hands

    237 BUFFALO AVENUE

  3. DOB NOW filing Oct 13, 2021 $1,000

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

2019

  1. Permit issued May 8, 2019

    NB

    TECHKIN ENTERPRISE INC

  2. DOB NOW filing Mar 19, 2019 $1,000

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

2018

  1. DOB filing Aug 1, 2018 $1,000

    Alteration Type II

    HEREWITH FILING HYDRAULICALLY DESIGNED SPRINKLER SYSTEM. FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH NEW BUILDING, BIS # 321713507.

  2. DOB filing May 17, 2018 $40,000

    Alteration Type II

    SOE PLANS FILE AS ALT 2 DOC 1 IN CONJUNCTION OF NEW BUILDING JOB # 321713507

2017

  1. Sale May 24, 2017 $330,000

    Changed hands

    237 BUFFALO AVENUE

  2. Sale May 15, 2017 $124,734

    Changed hands

    237 BUFFALO AVENUE

2016

  1. Permit issued Apr 1, 2016

    EQ / EQ

    GRANITE ENVIRONMENTAL SER

2015

  1. DOB violation Dec 30, 2015

    AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE

    FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

  2. Permit issued Nov 19, 2015

    DM

    GRANITE ENVIRONMENTAL SER

  3. DOB violation Oct 21, 2015

    AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE

    FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

  4. DOB violation Oct 7, 2015

    AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE

    FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

  5. DOB violation Jul 20, 2015

    IMEGNCY-IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY ANYTHINGOPTIONAL

  6. DOB violation Jul 20, 2015

    EGNCY-EMERGENCY NONE

2007

  1. Sale May 15, 2007 $200,000

    Changed hands

    237 BUFFALO AVE

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

1

Registration Contracts

Contact information from multiple dwelling registrations

IndividualOwner
AVIRAM CHEN
145-05 JAMAICA AVE,
Jamaica, NY, 11435
SiteManager
AVIRAM CHEN
2

Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
237 BUFFALO AVE LLC
AVIRAM CHEN
Owner
RE INVESTORS 126 LLC
SHARON COHEN
Owner
GRANITE SHEPHERD AVE
THOMAS TOLENTINO
Owner
RE INVESTORS 126 LLC
SHARON COHEN
Owner
RE INVESTORS 126LLC
SHARON COHEN
Owner
HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEVELOPME
NYC HPD REPRESENTATIVE
Owner
HOUSING P & D
HPD NYC
Owner
7173 LOTT CORP
DINA KRAUSZ
3

Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
RELIABLE ENTERPRISES INC
WESTFIELD, NJ, 07090
Owner
1130 FTELEY AVE LLC
BAYSIDE, NY, 11361
Owner
DIAMOND HOMES
BRIARWOOD, NY, 11435
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
946 MIDWAY
WOODMERE, NY, 11598
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
1981 MARCUS AVENUE
SUITE 110
LAKE SUCCESS, NY, 11042
GRANTEE/BUYER
946 MIDWAY
WOODMERE, NY, 11598
GRANTOR/SELLER
11 HICKORY DRIVE
GREAT NECK, NY, 11021
PARTY 1
867 FATHER CAPODANNO BLVD.
STATEN ISLAND, NY, 10305
SECURED PARTY
101 BARCLAY STREET, 4W
NEW YORK, NY, 10286
GRANTOR/SELLER
156 WEST 56TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10019
GRANTEE/BUYER
11 HICKORY DRIVE
GREAT NECK, NY, 11023
GRANTOR/SELLER
335 PARK PLACE
BROOKLYN, NY, 11238
GRANTEE/BUYER
156 WEST 56TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10019

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner