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257 Tompkins Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 01795 • Lot 0008 • Zip: 11216

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 257 Tompkins Avenue, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11216
Block: 01795
Lot: 0008
BBL: 3017950008
Unified address ID: 3017950008

Land use and zoning

Land use: Multi-Family Walk-Up Buildings
Zoning: R6A (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 1,875 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 18 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 1.6
Max residential FAR: 3
Max facility FAR: 3
School district: 16

Building

Building class: Walk-up Apartments - Three Families (C0)
Year built: 1899
Last altered: 1899
Floors: 3
Total units: 3
Residential units: 3
Building area: 3,000 sq ft
Building dimensions: 18 ft x 40 ft
Basement: Above grade full basement
Owner: FORBES, RONNY M

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 1 - 3 Unit Residence
Market value: $1,043,000
Total assessment: $8,686
Land assessment: $1,815
Exempt total: $1,460
Assessment owner: FORBES, RONNY M

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood Bedford-Stuyvesant
District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated 3 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.

2025

  1. HPD violation Nov 19, 2025

    Class I

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

2023

  1. HPD violation Mar 27, 2023

    Class A

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

2022

  1. HPD violation Nov 9, 2022

    Class I

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

  2. HPD violation Mar 2, 2022

    Class I

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

  3. HPD violation Mar 2, 2022

    Class A

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

2021

  1. HPD violation Apr 13, 2021

    Class A

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

2007

  1. Sale Mar 26, 2007 $465,000

    Changed hands

    257 TOMPKINS AVENUE

2006

  1. DOB violation Dec 14, 2006

    UB-UNSAFE BUILDINGS NONE

  2. DOB filing Aug 29, 2006 $80,000

    Alteration Type II

    RENOVATION OF AN EXG 3 FAMILY BUILDING. NEW PARTITIONS, BATHROOMS & KITC HEN. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.

  3. Permit issued Aug 28, 2006

    EW / MH

    CENTRAL DEVELOPMT CORP

  4. Permit issued Feb 17, 2006

    PL / PL

    CDC PLUMBING & HEATING CORP

  5. Permit issued Feb 8, 2006

    EQ / EQ

    CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT CORP.

  6. DOB filing Feb 8, 2006 $0

    Alteration Type III

    INSTALL TEMPORARY WOOD FENCE IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT 2# 301354451. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS & OCCUPANCY.

  7. Permit issued Jan 17, 2006

    EW / OT

    CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT CORP.

2005

  1. ECB violation Dec 23, 2005 $2,500

    Non-Hazardous

    WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. WORK NOTED: INSTALLED TWENTY FOUR (24) LINEAR FEET OF PLYWOOD FENCE EIGHT FEET HIGH AT THE YAR...

  2. ECB violation Dec 23, 2005 $5,000

    Hazardous

    JOB SITE FENCE DEFECTIVE. NOTED: THE PLYWOOD FENCE LOCATED AT FRONT OF PREMISES IS LOOSE, SHAKY, AND LEANING OVER FRO...

2004

  1. Permit issued Aug 31, 2004

    EW / OT

    PENTA HOUSING GROUP INC

2003

  1. Permit issued Sep 29, 2003

    PL / PL

    THE PLUMBING CO INC

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
RONNY FORBES
257 257 TOMPKINS AVE
Brooklyn, NY, 11216
SiteManager
RONNY FORBES
2

Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
US DEPT. OF HUD
PETER SPINA
Owner
BEDFORD STUYVESANT RESTORATION
COLVIN GRANNUM
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
P.O. BOX 2026
FLINT, MI, 485012026
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
451 SEVENTH AVENUE, S.W.
WASHINGTON, DC, 20410
GRANTOR/SELLER
FUND CORPORATION, 1368 FULTON STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11216
PARTY ONE
CORPORATION, 1368 FULTON STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11216
PARTY 1
FUND CORPORATION - C/O BEDFORD-STUYVESANT
RESTORATION CORPORATION - 1368 FULTON STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11216
PARTY 2
501 SEVENTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10018
ASSIGNOR
501 SEVENTH AVENUE, 7TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10018

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner