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197 St James Place, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 01980 • Lot 0013 • Zip: 11238

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 197 St James Place, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11238
Block: 01980
Lot: 0013
BBL: 3019800013
Unified address ID: 3019800013

Land use and zoning

Land use: Public Facilities & Institutions
Zoning: R6B (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 2,500 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 25 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 1.96
Max residential FAR: 2
Max facility FAR: 2
School district: 13

Building

Building class: Churches, Synagogues, etc. - Miscellaneous (M9)
Year built: 1889
Last altered: 1889
Floors: 2
Total units: 1
Residential units: 0
Building area: 4,900 sq ft
Building dimensions: 25 ft x 98 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: 197 ST JAMES LLC

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: All Others
Market value: $194,000
Total assessment: $87,300
Land assessment: $24,750
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: HIRAM GRAND LODGE OF

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood Clinton Hill
District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated 6 days ago
Nearest station

About 4 minutes on foot · 257 m

  • Downtown Brooklyn 18 min 4 walking, 14 riding
  • Fulton Street 23 min 4 walking, 19 riding
  • Union Square 32 min 4 walking, 28 riding
  • Penn Station 34 min 4 walking, 30 riding
  • Times Square 36 min 4 walking, 32 riding
  • Grand Central 39 min 4 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. DOB NOW filing May 19, 2026 $155,400

    Alteration

    Approved

  2. DOB NOW filing May 13, 2026 $155,400

    Alteration

    Approved

  3. DOB NOW filing Mar 24, 2026 $152,645

    Alteration CO

    Approved

  4. DOB NOW filing Feb 4, 2026 $47,500

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  5. DOB NOW filing Jan 13, 2026 $128,170

    Alteration

    Objections

2025

  1. DOB NOW filing Aug 29, 2025 $114,876

    Alteration

    Permit Issued

2024

  1. Sale Oct 15, 2024 $1,862,500

    Changed hands

    197 ST JAMES PLACE

  2. Sale Oct 15, 2024 $1,862,500

    Changed hands

    197 ST JAMES PLACE

2023

  1. DOB violation Sep 29, 2023

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

    A BRICK RETAINING WALL WITH DIMENSIONS, 80 LINEAR FEET BY 6 FEET IN HEIGHT (VIEW FROM NORTH) AND 23 LINEAR FEET BY 9 ...

2008

  1. Sale Mar 5, 2008 $0

    Changed hands

    197 ST JAMES PLACE

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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Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
388 AMZI HILL LLC
BROOKLYN, NY, 11216
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

GRANTEE/BUYER
282 WASHINGTON AVENUE
BROOKLYN, NY, 11205
GRANTOR/SELLER
AND ACCEPTED MASONS, INC.
134-56 231 STREET
LAURELTON,, NY, 11413
GRANTEE/BUYER
124 WEST 124TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 100270000
GRANTOR/SELLER
197 ST. JAMES PLACE
BROOKLYN, NY, 11238
PARTY 1
PARTY 2
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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner