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678 Watkins Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 03638 • Lot 0054 • Zip: 11212

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 678 Watkins Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11212
Block: 03638
Lot: 0054
BBL: 3036380054
Unified address ID: 3036380054

Land use and zoning

Land use: Multi-Family Walk-Up Buildings
Zoning: R6 (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 2,500 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 25 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 1.31
Max residential FAR: 2.43
Max facility FAR: 4.8
School district: 23

Building

Building class: Walk-up Apartments - Five to Six Families (C2)
Year built: 1930
Last altered: 1930
Floors: 2
Total units: 6
Residential units: 6
Building area: 3,280 sq ft
Building dimensions: 20 ft x 80 ft
Basement: Unknown
Owner: FORD, LAWRENCE W

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 4, 5, or 6 Units
Market value: $253,000
Total assessment: $56,277
Land assessment: $1,779
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: FORD, LAWRENCE W

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood Brownsville
District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated 5 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.

2026

  1. HPD violation Jun 8, 2026

    Class B

    § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STORY

  2. HPD violation Jun 8, 2026

    Class C

    HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd ...

  3. HPD violation Jun 8, 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 Jun 8, 2026

    Class B

    § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 1...

  5. HPD violation Jun 8, 2026

    Class B

    § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT CEILING A...

  6. HPD violation Jun 8, 2026

    Class C

    HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STO...

2013

  1. DOB filing Jan 31, 2013 $10,000

    Alteration Type II

    FILED TO PROPOSED ACCESSORY USE AT EXISTING CELLAR IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE 1ST FLOOR APARTMENT. MINOR PARTITIONS WORK...

2006

  1. Sale Sep 27, 2006 $645,000

    Changed hands

    678 WATKINS STREET

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

IndividualOwner
Lawrence Ford
680 Watkins Street 1F
Brooklyn, NY, 11212
Agent
Sonja FordGore
680 Watkins Street Apt 1F
Brooklyn, NY, 11212
2

Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
N/A
LAWRENCE FORD
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

MORTGAGEE
60 LIVINGSTON AVENUE
SAINT PAUL, MN, 55107
MORTGAGOR
678 WATKINS ST
BROOKLYN, NY, 11212
MORTGAGEE
1 HOME CAMPUS
DES MOINES, IA, 50328
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
PO BOX 2026
FLINT, MI, 48501
MORTGAGEE
3476 STATEVIEW BLVD
FORT MILL, SC, 29715
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
3300 SW 34TH AVENUE
SUITE 101
OCALA, FL, 34474
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
3300 SW 34TH AVENUE
SUITE 101
OCALA, FL, 34474
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
180 EAST 5TH STREET
ST. PAUL, MN, 55101
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
180 EAST 5TH STREET
ST. PAUL, MN, 55101
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
64318 MILLER ROAD
FLINT, MI, 48501

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner