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895-897 Putnam Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 01648 • Lot 0060 • Zip: 11221

Condition

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

0 Open DOB violations 5 on record • 2008–2013 2 Open ECB violations 2 on record • 2005–2025

Address

Primary address: 895-897 Putnam Avenue, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11221
Block: 01648
Lot: 0060
BBL: 3016480060
Unified address ID: 3016480060

Land use and zoning

Land use: Public Facilities & Institutions
Zoning: R6B (Residential)
Ownership: Fully tax-exempt property
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 22,226 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 168 ft x 160 ft
Built FAR: 0.57
Max residential FAR: 2
Max facility FAR: 2
School district: 16

Building

Building class: Churches, Synagogues, etc. - Church, Synagogue, Chapel (M1)
Year built: 1931
Last altered: 1931
Floors: 2
Total units: 1
Residential units: 0
Building area: 12,753 sq ft
Building dimensions: 65 ft x 135 ft
Basement: None/No Basement
Owner: LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: All Others
Market value: $2,068,000
Total assessment: $930,600
Land assessment: $123,300
Exempt total: $930,600
Assessment owner: LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood Bedford-Stuyvesant
District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated 6 days ago
Nearest station
Myrtle-Willoughby Avs G

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.

Getting out

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Activity

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

2025

  1. DOB NOW filing Dec 11, 2025 $16,800

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

  2. DOB NOW filing Jul 24, 2025 $24,000

    Alteration

    Approved

  3. ECB violation Apr 14, 2025 $800

    CLASS - 2

    AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED ELECTRICAL WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT SIX A/C SPLIT UNITS INSTALLED WITH ELECTRICAL DISCONN...

2014

  1. DOB filing Oct 2, 2014 $0

    Alteration Type III

    NEW TEMPORARY CHAIN LINK FENCE WITH GATE FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH 800 MADISON STREET - 320576328. NO CHANGE IN USE, ...

2013

  1. DOB violation Mar 1, 2013

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2011 INSPECTION REPORT

2011

  1. DOB violation Dec 13, 2011

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT

2009

  1. DOB violation Dec 31, 2009

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

  2. DOB violation Jan 1, 2009

    LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED

2008

  1. DOB violation Jan 3, 2008

    LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED

2006

  1. Permit issued Mar 28, 2006

    PL / PL

    C JAMES PL & HTG INC

  2. Permit issued Mar 28, 2006

    EW / BL

    C JAMES PL & HTG INC

  3. DOB filing Mar 28, 2006 $31,700

    Alteration Type II

    REPLACE GAS BOILER. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS, OCCUPANCY OR USE UNDER THIS APPLICATION.

  4. Permit issued Jan 13, 2006

    EQ / EQ

    PHOENIX BRIDGING INC

  5. DOB filing Jan 13, 2006 $0

    Alteration Type III

    FILE APPLICATION TO INSTALL ABOUT 100 FEET HIGH PIPE SCAFFOLDING AS SHOWN ON THE PLAN FOR FACADE REPAIR. THERE WILL B...

  6. Permit issued Jan 9, 2006

    EQ / EQ

    PHOENIX BRIDGING, INC

  7. DOB filing Jan 9, 2006 $0

    Alteration Type III

    INSTALLATION OF 65' HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED. THE SIDEWALK SHED WILL CO PLY WITH LL33/91 AND PPN 9/99. NO CHANG E IN ...

2005

  1. Permit issued Jul 8, 2005

    EQ / EQ

    PHOENIX BRIDGING, INC

  2. Permit issued Jul 6, 2005

    EQ / EQ

    PHOENIX BRIDGING INC

  3. ECB violation Jun 24, 2005 $800

    Hazardous

    WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT:WORK NOTED:HAVING ERECTED A CONSTRUCTION BRIDGE AT THE FRONT YARD OF PREMISES APPROXIMATELY 58 ...

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
THECHURCHOFOURLADYOFGOODCOUNSEL
EMMETT NOLAN
DOB Filing 10/02/2014
Owner
OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL DIOCESE
WILLIAM SMITH
DOB Filing 03/28/2006
Owner
PHOENIX BRIDGING INC.
MICHAEL SIWIEC
DOB Filing 01/13/2006
Owner
OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL
JAMES FENSTERMAKER
DOB Filing 01/09/2006
3

Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
ROCKLYN ASSET CORP
MELVILLE, NY, 11747
DOB NOW 12/11/2025
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

PARTY 2
CITY OF NEW YORK
CITY HALL
NEW YORK, NY, 10038
ACRIS 11/10/2005
PARTY 1
CHICAGO TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY
711 THIRD AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10017
ACRIS 11/10/2005
PARTY 2
ANDERSON, KILL & OLICK, P.C.
1251 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
NEW YORK, NY, 10020
ACRIS 11/10/2005
PARTY 1
CARING COMMUNITIES ASSOCIATES
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP.
191 JORALEMON ST.
BROOKLYN, NY, 11201
ACRIS 10/13/2005
PARTY 1
THE CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL
915 PUTNAM AVENUE
BROOKLYN, NY, 11201
ACRIS 10/13/2005
PARTY 1
THE CITY OF NEW YORK
CITY HALL
NEW YORK, NY, 10007
ACRIS 08/09/2005
PARTY 1
S/B/M GREENPOINT BANK
90 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10016
ACRIS 05/27/2005
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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL
Assessment Roll
PLUTO Owner
LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL
PLUTO