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898 Rockaway Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 03625 • Lot 0036 • Zip: 11212

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 898 Rockaway Avenue, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11212
Block: 03625
Lot: 0036
BBL: 3036250036
Unified address ID: 3036250036

Land use and zoning

Land use: Multi-Family Walk-Up Buildings
Zoning: R6 (Residential)
Ownership: Fully tax-exempt property
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 2,000 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 20 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 1.8
Max residential FAR: 2.43
Max facility FAR: 4.8
School district: 23

Building

Building class: Walk-up Apartments - Three Families (C0)
Year built: 1930
Last altered: 2007
Floors: 3
Total units: 3
Residential units: 3
Building area: 3,600 sq ft
Building dimensions: 20 ft x 60 ft
Basement: Below grade partial basement
Owner: SNA CB 2018 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COM PANY INC

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 1 - 3 Unit Residence
Market value: $687,000
Total assessment: $30,450
Land assessment: $14,804
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: WATKINS CLUSTER, L.P.

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood Brownsville
District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated 3 days ago
Nearest station
Rockaway Av 2 3 4 5

About 3 minutes on foot · 165 m

  • Downtown Brooklyn 30 min 3 walking, 27 riding
  • Fulton Street 37 min 3 walking, 34 riding
  • Union Square 43 min 3 walking, 40 riding
  • Grand Central 47 min 3 walking, 44 riding
  • Penn Station 47 min 3 walking, 44 riding
  • Times Square 48 min 3 walking, 45 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 Apr 14, 2025

    Class B

    § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LIGHT FIXTURE AT EAST WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED ...

  2. HPD violation Apr 14, 2025

    Class B

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

2024

  1. HPD violation Apr 11, 2024

    Class A

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

2023

  1. HPD violation Sep 28, 2023

    Class B

    HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF VERMIN THE NORTH WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED...

  2. HPD violation Sep 28, 2023

    Class B

    HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF VERMIN THE WEST WALL IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED ...

  3. HPD violation Aug 8, 2023

    Class C

    § 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PRESUMED LEAD PAINT THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED...

  4. DOB filing Jul 7, 2023 $73,266

    Alteration Type II

    GENERAL CONSTRUCTION FILED FOR EXTERIOR RENOVATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH ROOFING REPLACEMENT AND FACADE REPAIR AS PER PLAN...

2020

  1. Permit issued Jul 30, 2020

    EW / OT

    NOTIAS CONSTRUCTION INC

2019

  1. Permit issued Nov 20, 2019

    EW / OT

    NOTIAS CONSTRUCTION INC

  2. Sale Jun 27, 2019 $11,400,993

    Changed hands

    898 ROCKAWAY AVENUE

2007

  1. Sale Apr 10, 2007 $0

    Changed hands

    898 ROCKAWAY AVENUE

2005

  1. DOB filing Oct 28, 2005 $120,000

    Alteration Type I

    Complete interior renovation work including new roofing, new windows and new heating, new plumbing work, new electric...

  2. DOB filing Sep 29, 2005 $0

    Alteration Type III

    Installation of 21 linear feet of heavy duty sidewalk bridge for facade repair. All work to comply with LL 33/981. No...

  3. Permit issued Jan 5, 2005

    EQ / EQ

    MCR RESTORATION CORP

2004

  1. Permit issued Jul 23, 2004

    AL

    MCR RESTORATION CORP

  2. Permit issued Jul 23, 2004

    EQ / EQ

    MCR RESTORATION CORP

  3. Permit issued Jul 2, 2004

    PL / PL

    W W AND SONS PLBG & HTG INC

  4. Sale May 3, 2004 $0

    Changed hands

    769 HOPKINSON AVENUE

2001

  1. DOB violation Aug 27, 2001

    UB-UNSAFE BUILDINGS NONE

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
JOE CENTRAL LLC
2 2 KINGSLAND AVE
Brooklyn, NY, 11211
Agent
JOE CENTRAL LLC
2 KINGSLAND AVENUE
Brooklyn, NY, 11211
HeadOfficer
FRANK LANG
2 KINGSLAND AVE
Brooklyn, NY, 11211
Officer
MICHAEL ROCHFORD
2 KINGSLAND AVE
Brooklyn, NY, 11211
SiteManager
Franklin Ruiz
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Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
JOE CENTRAL BROOKLYN LLC
FRANK LANG
Owner
H.P.D.
Timothy Joseph
Owner
HPD Division of Maintenance
Wendy Blair
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT
100 GOLD STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10038
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
1000 DEAN STREET, SUITE 420
BROOKLYN, NY, 11238
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
120 BROADWAY, 2ND FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10271
PARTY ONE
C/O: BRIDGE STREET DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
460 NOSTRAND AVENUE
BROOKLYN, NY, 11216
PARTY 1
C/O: FORSYTH STREET, 588 BROADWAY, SUITE 1208
NEW YORK, NY, 10012
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
GRANTOR/SELLER
C/O:. NATIONAL EQUITY FUND, INC.
10 SOUTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA, 17TH FLOOR
CHICAGO, IL, 60606

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner