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278 Highland Boulevard, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 03886 • Lot 0034 • Zip: 11207

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 278 Highland Boulevard, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11207
Block: 03886
Lot: 0034
BBL: 3038860034
Unified address ID: 3038860034

Land use and zoning

Land use: One & Two Family Buildings
Zoning: R3-1 (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 8,895 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 113 ft x 75 ft
Built FAR: 0.24
Max residential FAR: 0.75
Max facility FAR: 1
School district: 19

Building

Building class: One Family Dwellings - Large Suburban Residence (A3)
Year built: 1940
Last altered: 1940
Floors: 1.75
Total units: 1
Residential units: 1
Building area: 2,156 sq ft
Building dimensions: 30 ft x 52 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: DARRYL AND KAREN TOWNS FAMILY TRUST

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 1 - 3 Unit Residence
Market value: $807,000
Total assessment: $36,565
Land assessment: $18,758
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: DARRYL C. TOWNS

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood Cypress Hills
District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated 5 days ago
Nearest station

About 4 minutes on foot · 262 m

  • Downtown Brooklyn 35 min 4 walking, 31 riding
  • Fulton Street 40 min 4 walking, 36 riding
  • Union Square 47 min 4 walking, 43 riding
  • Penn Station 52 min 4 walking, 48 riding
  • Times Square 53 min 4 walking, 49 riding
  • Grand Central 54 min 4 walking, 50 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. Sale Jul 2, 2025 $0

    Changed hands

    278 HIGHLAND BOULEVARD

  2. Sale Jul 2, 2025 $0

    Changed hands

    278 HIGHLAND BOULEVARD

2018

  1. DOB filing Jun 14, 2018 $40,000

    Alteration Type II

    CONSTRUCT 850 SF EXTERIOR DECK ADJACENT TO EXISTING ONE-FAMILY RESIDENCE

2017

  1. Permit issued Sep 21, 2017

    EW / OT

    TERRY DESIGN INC

  2. DOB filing Jul 28, 2017 $40,000

    Alteration Type II

    CONSTRUCT 850 SF EXTERUIOR DECK ADJACENT TO EXISTING ONE-FAMILY RESIDENCE

2012

  1. DOB filing Apr 12, 2012 $19,000

    Alteration Type II

    REAR YARD:REPAIR RETAINING WALL. THE WALL HAS MINOR STEP CRACKS FROM BASE TO TOP OF THE WALL AS PER DOB VIOLATION 071...

  2. Permit issued Jan 30, 2012

    EW / OT

    A J IRONWORK INNOVATIONS

2011

  1. ECB violation Jul 12, 2011 $200

    CLASS - 3

    FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING WALL(S) NOTED RETAINING WALL HAS MINOR STEP CRACKS FROM BASE OF WALL TO TOP DEFECT IS ON...

Property Contacts

Contact information aggregated from multiple government sources

2

Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
NONE
KAREN BOYKIN TOWNS
Owner
OWNER
KAREN BOYKIN-TOWNS
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

GRANTEE/BUYER
278 HIGHLAND BOULEVARD
BROOKLYN, NY, 11207
GRANTEE/BUYER
278 HIGHLAND BOULEVARD
BROOKLYN, NY, 11207
GRANTOR/SELLER
278 HIGHLAND BOULEVARD
BROOKLYN, NY, 11207
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
12655 OLIVE BLVD
ST LOUIS, MI, 63141
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
278 HIGHLAND BLVD
BROOKLYN, NY, 11207
PARTY 2
(MERS)
1901 E VOORHEES STREET, STE C
DANVILLE, IL, 61834
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
780 KANSAS LANE SUITE A
MONROE, LA, 71203
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
7105 CORPORATE DRIVE
PLANO, TX, 75024
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
7105 CORPORATE DRIVE
PLANO, TX, 75024
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
7105 CORPORATE DRIVE
PLANO, TX, 75024

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner