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281-285 Lexington Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 01797 • Lot 0063 • Zip: 11216

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 281-285 Lexington Avenue, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11216
Block: 01797
Lot: 0063
BBL: 3017970063
Unified address ID: 3017970063

Land use and zoning

Land use: One & Two Family Buildings
Zoning: R6A (Residential)
Lot type: Corner
Lot area: 1,000 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 50 ft x 20 ft
Built FAR: 3.01
Max residential FAR: 3
Max facility FAR: 3
School district: 13

Building

Building class: Two Family Dwellings - Brick (B1)
Year built: 2005
Last altered: 2005
Floors: 3
Total units: 2
Residential units: 2
Building area: 3,013 sq ft
Building dimensions: 20 ft x 40 ft
Basement: Above grade full basement
Owner: LEXINGTON GARDENS NY LLC

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 1 - 3 Unit Residence
Market value: $1,236,000
Total assessment: $36,144
Land assessment: $7,164
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: MERKERSON, NIKKIYA C

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. Sale Jul 7, 2025 $1,635,000

    Changed hands

    281 LEXINGTON AVENUE

  2. Sale Jul 7, 2025 $1,635,000

    Changed hands

    281 LEXINGTON AVENUE

2019

  1. Sale Dec 23, 2019 $0

    Changed hands

    281 LEXINGTON AVENUE

2017

  1. DOB violation Mar 22, 2017

    AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE

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

  2. ECB violation Feb 6, 2017 $2,000

    CLASS - 2

    FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSIONERS ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLATION#35213580M ISSUED ON 12/29/16 AND TO FIL...

2016

  1. ECB violation Dec 29, 2016 $5,000

    CLASS - 1

    FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN A CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. NOTED: AT FRONT OF BLDG AT ROOF LEVEL,A SECTION OF ALUMINUM GUTT...

2006

  1. DOB filing Feb 6, 2006 $0

    New Building

  2. Sale Jan 18, 2006 $715,000

    Changed hands

    281 LEXINGTON AVENUE

2005

  1. Permit issued Mar 2, 2005

    PL / PL

    WAGNER ZIV PLBG & HTG CORP

  2. Permit issued Feb 16, 2005

    EQ / EQ

    SUPER ELITE INC

  3. Permit issued Feb 16, 2005

    NB

    SUPER ELITE INC

2004

  1. Sale Oct 5, 2004 $150,000

    Changed hands

    350 NOSTRAND AVENUE

Property Contacts

Contact information aggregated from multiple government sources

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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
GRANTEE/BUYER
199 SKILLMAN ST
NUM 4R
BROOKLYN, NY, 11205
GRANTOR/SELLER
244 CLIFTON PLACE
BROOKLYN, NY, 11216

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner