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253 Ralph Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 01513 • Lot 0005 • Zip: 11233

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 253 Ralph Avenue, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11233
Block: 01513
Lot: 0005
BBL: 3015130005
Unified address ID: 3015130005

Land use and zoning

Land use: Mixed Residential & Commercial Buildings
Zoning: R6B (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 1,500 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 20 ft x 75 ft
Built FAR: 2.39
Max residential FAR: 2
Max facility FAR: 2
School district: 16

Building

Building class: Residence - Multiple Use - Single or Multiple Dwelling with Stores or Offices (S9)
Year built: 1910
Last altered: 1910
Floors: 3
Total units: 4
Residential units: 2
Building area: 3,588 sq ft
Building dimensions: 20 ft x 55 ft
Basement: Unknown
Owner: 253 RALPH AVENUE, LLC

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 4, 5, or 6 Units
Market value: $480,000
Total assessment: $30,074
Land assessment: $10,776
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: MEGA RALPH CORP.

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood Bedford-Stuyvesant
District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated 4 days ago
Nearest station

About 13 minutes on foot · 874 m

  • Downtown Brooklyn 31 min 13 walking, 18 riding
  • Fulton Street 36 min 13 walking, 23 riding
  • Union Square 37 min 13 walking, 24 riding
  • Grand Central 44 min 13 walking, 31 riding
  • Times Square 47 min 13 walking, 34 riding
  • Penn Station 48 min 13 walking, 35 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. HPD violation Apr 28, 2026

    Class A

    § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQ FT AT ALL WALLS ...

  2. HPD violation Apr 28, 2026

    Class B

    § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK AT SKYLIGHT AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STORY

  3. HPD violation Apr 28, 2026

    Class A

    § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd S...

  4. HPD violation Apr 28, 2026

    Class A

    § 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE FLUSHING APPARATUS AND MAINTAIN SAME SO AS TO FLUSH EFFECTIVELY THE WATER CLOSET IN THE...

  5. HPD violation Apr 28, 2026

    Class A

    § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE 4...

2023

  1. HPD violation Nov 28, 2023

    Class I

    §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27...

  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 Apr 25, 2023

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

2022

  1. ECB violation Mar 16, 2022 $625

    CLASS - 2

    FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A CODE COMPLAINT MANNER. OBSERVE NUMEROUS CRACKS AT EXTERIOR WALL AT EXPOSURE 3 OF TH...

2019

  1. Sale Jun 19, 2019 $0

    Changed hands

    253 RALPH AVENUE

2018

  1. DOB violation Apr 6, 2018

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT

2017

  1. DOB violation Feb 24, 2017

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2015 INSPECTION REPORT

2013

  1. DOB violation Mar 1, 2013

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2011 INSPECTION REPORT

2007

  1. Sale Dec 12, 2007 $680,000

    Changed hands

    253 RALPH AVE

2006

  1. Sale Oct 12, 2006 $250,000

    Changed hands

    253 RALPH AVENUE

1989

  1. ECB violation Jan 25, 1989 $150

    Hazardous

    INSTALL METAL SCREEWS AT BREECHING SECTIONS. TRI-COCK CORRODED. REPLACE BAROMETRIC PAMPER FUMES. CLEAN STACK OF SOOT ...

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

CorporateOwner
253 RALPH AVENUE LLC
253 RALPH
Brooklyn, NY, 11233
Agent
GILBERT ELLIS
253 RALPH AVENUE
Brooklyn, NY, 11233
HeadOfficer
GILBERT ELLIS
253 RALPH AVENUE
Brooklyn, NY, 11233
SiteManager
GILBERT ELLIS
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
1418 SAINT MARKS AVENUE
BROOKLYN, NY, 11233
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
79-17 METROPOLITAN AVENUE
MIDDLE VILLAGE, NY, 11379
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
253 RALPH AVENUE
BROOKLYN, NY, 11233
ASSIGNEE
79-17 METROPOLITAN AVE
MIDDLE VILLAGE, NY, 11379
GRANTEE/BUYER
253 RALPH AVENUE
BROOKLYN, NY, 11233
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
1345 AVENUE OF AMERICAS, 46TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 101052200
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
275 GROVE STREET, STE. 2-400
AUBURNDALE, MA, 02466
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 46TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10105

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner