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279-281 South 1 Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 02396 • Lot 0027 • Zip: 11211

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 279-281 South 1 Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11211
Block: 02396
Lot: 0027
BBL: 3023960027
Unified address ID: 3023960027

Land use and zoning

Land use: Multi-Family Elevator Buildings
Zoning: R6 (Residential)
Ownership: Fully tax-exempt property
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 3,850 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 50 ft x 77 ft
Built FAR: 4.22
Max residential FAR: 2.43
Max facility FAR: 4.8
School district: 14

Building

Building class: Elevator Apartments - Miscellaneous (D9)
Year built: 1910
Last altered: 1910
Floors: 5
Total units: 22
Residential units: 22
Building area: 16,250 sq ft
Building dimensions: 50 ft x 65 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: GROWER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORAT ION, AS NOMINEE,

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: Apartments
Market value: $1,344,000
Total assessment: $604,800
Land assessment: $139,050
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: KRAUS, HERMAN I. TR

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood Williamsburg
District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated 3 days ago
Nearest station

About 5 minutes on foot · 308 m

  • Union Square 19 min 5 walking, 14 riding
  • Downtown Brooklyn 28 min 5 walking, 23 riding
  • Grand Central 30 min 5 walking, 25 riding
  • Times Square 31 min 5 walking, 26 riding
  • Fulton Street 32 min 5 walking, 27 riding
  • Penn Station 33 min 5 walking, 28 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. ECB violation May 7, 2026 $1,250

    CLASS - 1

    CEASE USE ASME A17.1 2.14.57.1 CAR DOOR RESTRICTOR HAS BEEN TEMPERED DISABLE AND RENDERED INOPERATIVE THIS IS A SAFET...

  2. HPD violation Mar 18, 2026

    Class A

    § 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT WASH BASIN IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2D, 2nd STO...

  3. HPD violation Mar 18, 2026

    Class B

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

  4. HPD violation Mar 18, 2026

    Class A

    § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE CEILING AND ALL WALLS TH...

  5. HPD violation Mar 18, 2026

    Class B

    § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOC...

  6. HPD violation Mar 18, 2026

    Class A

    § 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE FLUSHING APPARATUS AND MAINTAIN SAME SO AS TO FLUSH EFFECTIVELY THE WATER CLOSET IN THE...

  7. HPD violation Mar 18, 2026

    Class B

    § 27-2045(B)(1)(B) HMC, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON ...

2025

  1. DOB NOW filing Feb 5, 2025 $10,000

    Alteration

    Approved

  2. DOB NOW filing Feb 5, 2025 $30,000

    Alteration

    Approved

2024

  1. DOB violation Aug 21, 2024

    AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE

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

  2. DOB violation Jun 26, 2024

    AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE

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

  3. ECB violation Jun 13, 2024 $1,250

    CLASS - 1

    CLASS 1 ITEM: NO DOOR LOCK MONITORING INSTALLED IN THIS CONTROLLER, AS MANDATED BY APPENDIX K3 OF THE NYC BUILDING CO...

  4. ECB violation Apr 16, 2024 $1,250

    CLASS - 1

    THE ONLY ELEVATOR IN BUILDING OUT OF SERVICE. UPON INSPECTION, THE DEVICE IS FOUND TO BE OUT-OF-SERVICE REMEDY: RESTO...

  5. DOB NOW filing Apr 9, 2024 $5,000

    Alteration

    Approved

  6. DOB NOW filing Mar 12, 2024 $5,000

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

2023

  1. Sale Jul 25, 2023 $9,486,635

    Changed hands

    279 SOUTH 1ST STREET

2022

  1. ECB violation Aug 31, 2022 $625

    CLASS - 2

    CLASS 2: 2.X.10 PHONE INOPERATIVE REPAIR & TEST. 1.L.10 IN CAR EMERGENCY STOP SWITCH INOPERATIVE REPAIR & TEST. 100.M...

  2. ECB violation Mar 29, 2022 $1,250

    CLASS - 1

    CLASS 2: CLEAN PIT., REPROGRAM PHONE TO DIAL CURRENT COMPANY., PERFORM AND FILE CAT 1 YEAR TEST., PERFORM BRAKE MAINT...

2021

  1. DOB violation Jun 9, 2021

    AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE

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

  2. DOB violation Mar 19, 2021

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

  3. ECB violation Mar 9, 2021 $1,250

    CLASS - 1

    NO DOOR LOCK MONITORING INSTALLED IN THIS CONTROLLER AS MANDATED BY 3.10.12 OF APPENDIX K3 OF THE 2014 NYCBC. THIS IS...

2020

  1. DOB violation Mar 6, 2020

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

2019

  1. DOB violation Feb 19, 2019

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

2012

  1. DOB filing Dec 26, 2012 $67,000

    Alteration Type II

    INSTALLATION OF HOT WATER HEATER AND STORAGE TANK .

  2. Permit issued Apr 17, 2012

    PL / PL

    A. HTG AND PLBG WORKS 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

CorporateOwner
GROWER HDFC
33-01 VERNON BOULEVARD
LONG ISLAND CIT, NY, 11106
Agent
ASHTON MANAGEMENT CORP
33-01 VERNON BOULEVARD
LONG ISLAND CIT, NY, 11106
HeadOfficer
STEPHEN R KRAUS
33-01 VERNON BOULEVARD
LONG ISLAND CIT, NY, 11106
SiteManager
CARLOS VELEZ
2

Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
DEVELOPMENT ASSOC. BUFF LP
LISA ZEIGER
3

Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
KRAUS MANAGEMENT INC
ROCKAWAY BEACH, NY, 11693
Owner
NEW AMERICAN CONSTRUCTION INC
MONROE TWP, NJ, 08831
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

PARTY 2
100 GOLD STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10038
GRANTEE/BUYER
NOMINEE, C/O KRAUS ORGANIZATION 33-01 VERNON BLVD
LONG ISLAND CITY, NY, 11106
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
100 GOLD STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10038
GRANTOR/SELLER
C/O: KRAUS ORGANIZATION
33-01 VERNON BLVD ATTN: WILLIAM NOTLEY
LONG ISLAND CITY, NY, 11106
PARTY TWO
C/O THE KRAUS ORGANIZATION
33-01 VERNON BLVD
LONG ISLAND CITY, NY, 11106
PARTY 1
1100 15TH STREET, NW
WASHINGTON, DC, DC, 20005
PARTY TWO
120 BROADWAY, 2ND FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10271
PARTY 1
C/O THE KRAUS ORGANIZATION
33-01 VERNON BLVD
LONG ISLAND CITY, NY, 11106
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
C/O WALKER & DUNLOP, LLC
7272 WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 1300
BETHESDA, MD, 20814
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
C/O KRAUS ORGANIZATION 33-01 VERNON BLVD
LONG ISLAND CITY, NY, 11106

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner