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213-225 Taaffe Place, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 01925 • Lot 0007 • Zip: 11205

Condition

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

10 Open HPD violations Class A 2 Class B 8 195 on record • 2007–2026 0 Open DOB violations 48 on record • 1998–2024 3 Open ECB violations 36 on record • 1992–2025 1 Open housing litigation 6 on record • 2019–2025 2 Evictions executed 2 on record • 2019–2023

Address

Primary address: 213-225 Taaffe Place, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11205
Block: 01925
Lot: 0007
BBL: 3019250007
Unified address ID: 3019250007

Land use and zoning

Land use: Multi-Family Elevator Buildings
Zoning: R7A (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 22,356 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 269 ft x 83 ft
Built FAR: 4.1
Max residential FAR: 4
Max facility FAR: 4
School district: 14

Building

Building class: Elevator Apartments - Semi-fireproof (Without Stores) (D1)
Year built: 1935
Last altered: 2005
Floors: 5
Total units: 90
Residential units: 90
Building area: 91,559 sq ft
Building dimensions: 269 ft x 89 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: GARDEN SPIRES ASSOCIATES

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: Apartments
Market value: $13,860,000
Total assessment: $6,237,000
Land assessment: $503,100
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: GARDEN SPIRES ASSOCIA

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
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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Places nearby

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Activity

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

2026

  1. HPD violation Aug 14, 2026

    Class B

    § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... MORE THAN 10 SQUARE FEET BUT LES...

  2. HPD violation Aug 14, 2026

    Class B

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

  3. HPD violation Aug 6, 2026

    Class B

    § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION SYSTEM AT CEILING IN THE KIT...

  4. HPD violation Aug 6, 2026

    Class B

    § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION SYSTEM AT CEILING. IN THE KI...

  5. HPD violation May 14, 2026

    Class A

    § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE INOPERATIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION SYSTEM AT CEILIN...

  6. HPD violation Apr 30, 2026

    Class A

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

2025

  1. ECB violation Jul 17, 2025 $1,250

    CLASS - 2

    WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. CONSTRUCTION WORK NOTED. AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION OF APT 117, I OBSERVED NEWLY INSTALLED PART...

  2. ECB violation Jul 17, 2025 $1,250

    CLASS - 2

    WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. ELECTRICAL WORK NOTED. AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION OF APT 117 CELLAR, I OBSERVED NEWLY INSTALLED...

  3. ECB violation Jul 17, 2025 $2,500

    CLASS - 1

    FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER NO FIRE STOPPING PER BC 712.3 (2014 CODE); 27-345; BC 711.2.4...

  4. ECB violation Jul 17, 2025 $500

    CLASS - 3

    FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION, I OBSERVED STANDING WATER IN THE ...

  5. ECB violation Jul 17, 2025 $1,250

    CLASS - 2

    OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY OR BUILDING DEPARTMENT RECORDS. AT THE TIME OF INS...

2024

  1. DOB violation Feb 22, 2024

    BENCH-FAILURE TO BENCHMARK NONE

    FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4

2023

  1. DOB violation Nov 2, 2023

    BENCH-FAILURE TO BENCHMARK NONE

    FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4

  2. DOB violation Aug 2, 2023

    BENCH-FAILURE TO BENCHMARK NONE

    FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4

  3. DOB violation May 2, 2023

    BENCH-FAILURE TO BENCHMARK NONE

    FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4

  4. ECB violation Jan 9, 2023 $0

    CLASS - 2

    OBSERVED ADEQUATE HOUSEKEEPING NOT PROPERLY BEING MAINTAINED FROM FALLING DEBRIS FROM ACTIVE FACADE WORK AT FRONT OF ...

2022

  1. DOB NOW filing Dec 21, 2022 $1,000

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  2. DOB NOW filing Jun 28, 2022 $45,000

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  3. DOB violation Feb 2, 2022

    AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE

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

2021

  1. DOB NOW filing Dec 15, 2021 $17,227

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  2. DOB violation Dec 1, 2021

    EGRADE-FAILURE TO POST ENERGY GRADE/SCORE NONE

    FAILURE TO DISPLAY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRADE AS PER ADCODE SEC. 28-309.12.3

  3. DOB NOW filing Oct 4, 2021 $200,001

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  4. DOB NOW filing Aug 11, 2021 $0

    Alteration

    Objections

  5. DOB NOW filing Mar 9, 2021 $15,000

    Alteration

    Approved

2007

  1. Permit issued May 17, 2007

    EW / MH

    VORDONIA CONTRACTING & SUPPLIES

  2. DOB filing May 17, 2007 $100

    Alteration Type II

    File only mechanical for exhaust of accessory parking. Work approved, inspected and completed under new buillding app...

  3. DOB filing May 17, 2007 $0

    New Building

2006

  1. Permit issued Dec 20, 2006

    NB

    VORDONIA CONTRACTING& SUPPLIES

  2. DOB filing Aug 1, 2006 $0

    Alteration Type III

    Builder's pavement plan in conjunction with new building #301298833. No change in use, occupancy and egress.

  3. DOB filing Jun 28, 2006 $0

    Alteration Type III

    New curb cut in conjunction with new building #301298833. No change in use, occupancy or egress.

  4. Permit issued Jun 27, 2006

    AL / CC

    VARDONIA CONTRACTING & SUPPLIES

2005

  1. Permit issued Nov 4, 2005

    NB

    VORDONIA CONTRACTING& SUPPLIES

  2. DOB filing Sep 13, 2005 $1,000

    Alteration Type II

    INSTALLATION OF NEW SPRINKLER SYSTEM AS PER PLANS FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH NB #301298833. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS O...

  3. DOB filing Sep 13, 2005 $0

    Alteration Type III

    New sidewalk shed 120 lenear feet. No change in use, egress, and occupancy.

  4. Permit issued Jul 26, 2005

    EQ / EQ

    VORDONIA CONTRACTING & SUPPLIES

  5. Permit issued Jul 26, 2005

    NB

    VORDONIA CONTRACTING& SUPPLIES

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

CorporateOwner
GARDEN SPIRES ASSOCIATES, LLC
31-10 37TH AVE 500
LONG ISLAND CTY, NY, 11101
Registration Contract
Agent
ALMA REALTY CORP
31-10 37TH AVE 500
LONG ISLAND CTY, NY, 11101
Registration Contract
HeadOfficer
EFSTATHIOS VALIOTIS
31-10 37TH AVE 500
LONG ISLAND CTY, NY, 11101
Registration Contract
Officer
STAMATIKI VALIOTIS
31-10 37TH AVE 500
LONG ISLAND CTY, NY, 11101
Registration Contract
SiteManager
SOCRATES FORADOULAS
Registration Contract
2

Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
Alma Realty Corp.
Efstathios Valiotis
DOB Filing 05/17/2007
Owner
ALMA REALTY CORP.
STEVE VALIOTIS
DOB Filing 05/17/2007
Owner
467-75 St. Marks Ave LLC
Efstathios Valiotis
DOB Filing 08/01/2006
Owner
Alma Realty Inc.
Efstathios Valiotis
DOB Filing 09/13/2005
Owner
GARDEN SPIRES ASSOC,LLC
STEVE MANIS
DOB Filing 03/12/2004
Owner
C/O ALMA REALTY
STEVE MANIS
DOB Filing 12/16/2003
Owner
GARDEN SPIRES ASSOC., LP
STEVE VALIOTIS
DOB Filing 04/05/2002
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Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
ALMA REALTY CORP
SOUTH RICHMOND HILL, NY, 11419
DOB NOW 12/21/2022
Owner
BUILDWELL GROUP INC
SYOSSET, NY, 11791
DOB NOW 11/12/2019
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

ASSIGNOR
GARDEN SPIRES ASSOCIATES LLC
31-10 37TH AVENUE
LONG ISLAND CITY, NY, 11101
ACRIS 04/24/2018
ASSIGNEE
INVESTORS BANK
101
JFK PARKWAYK
SHORT HILLS, NJ, 07078
ACRIS 04/24/2018
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
POEPLE'S UNITED BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
100 MOTOR PARKWAY
SUITE 160
HAUPPAUGE, NY, 11788
ACRIS 04/17/2018
PARTY ONE
GARDEN SPIRES ASSOCIATES, LLC
C/O ALMA REALTY CORP,
31-20 37TH AVENUE
LONG ISLAND CITY, NY, 11101
ACRIS 03/28/2013
PARTY TWO
BANK OF SMITHTOWN
100 MOTOR PARKWAY, SUITE 160
HAUPPAUGE, NY, 11788
ACRIS 03/28/2013
GRANTEE/BUYER
950 KENT AVE LLC
31-10 37TH AVENUE
SUITE 500
LONG ISLAND CITY, NY, 11101
ACRIS 05/24/2012
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
3929 WEST JOHN CARPENTER FREEWAY
IRVING, TX, 75063
ACRIS 10/23/2009
PARTY TWO
GARDEN SPIRES ASSOCIATES, LP C/O ALMA REALTY
28-18 31ST AVENUE
ASTORIA, NY, 11102
ACRIS 08/06/2007
PARTY ONE
WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK F/K/A
PO BOX 9178
COPPELL, TX, 75019
ACRIS 08/06/2007
PARTY ONE
WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA
WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK
COPPELL, TX, 75019
ACRIS 08/06/2007

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
GARDEN SPIRES ASSOCIA
Assessment Roll
PLUTO Owner
GARDEN SPIRES ASSOCIATES
PLUTO