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225 Forbell Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 04225 • Lot 0014 • Zip: 11208

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 225 Forbell Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11208
Block: 04225
Lot: 0014
BBL: 3042250014
Unified address ID: 3042250014

Land use and zoning

Land use: One & Two Family Buildings
Zoning: R4 (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 2,500 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 25 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 0.9
Max residential FAR: 1
Max facility FAR: 2
School district: 19

Building

Building class: Two Family Dwellings - Frame (B2)
Year built: 1930
Last altered: 1930
Floors: 2
Total units: 2
Residential units: 2
Building area: 2,248 sq ft
Building dimensions: 20 ft x 58 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: SINGH, BALRAM

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 1 - 3 Unit Residence
Market value: $480,000
Total assessment: $28,800
Land assessment: $16,200
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: SINGH, BABITA

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood Cypress Hills
District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated 3 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. HPD violation Nov 24, 2025

    Class I

    §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27...

  2. HPD violation Sep 17, 2025

    Class A

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

  3. HPD violation Sep 17, 2025

    Class B

    HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1R, 1st STO...

  4. HPD violation Sep 17, 2025

    Class B

    HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1R, 1st ...

2013

  1. ECB violation Aug 7, 2013 $0

    CLASS - 1

    WORK W/O A PERMIT IN THAT AT CELLAR LEVEL ERECTED INTERIOR PARTITIONS TO CREATE AN ILLEGAL APARTMENT W/FULL KITCHEN W...

  2. ECB violation Aug 7, 2013 $1,200

    CLASS - 1

    FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. FAILURE TO PROVIDE NUMBER OF REQUIRED MEANS OF EGRESS FOR EV...

  3. ECB violation Aug 7, 2013 $1,450

    CLASS - 2

    RESIDENCE ALTERED FOR OCCUPANCY AS A DWELLING FOR MORE THAN THE LEGALLY APPROVED NUMBER OF FAMILIES IN THAT LEGL 2 FA...

2006

  1. Sale Jun 22, 2006 $530,000

    Changed hands

    225 FORBELL STREET

1996

  1. ECB violation Dec 4, 1996 $0

    Non-Hazardous

    WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT WOR NOTED 1-INSTALLATIONS OF PARTITION WALL IN CELLAR FORMING W CLASS A APTS WITH 2 KITCHENS W/...

  2. ECB violation Dec 4, 1996 $400

    Non-Hazardous

    DWELLING ILLEGALLY CONVERTED FROM2 FAMILY DWELLING TO 5 FAMILY DWELLING AS PER BUILDING DEPT RECORDS 2 CLASS A APT CO...

Property Contacts

Contact information aggregated from multiple government sources

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Registration Contracts

Contact information from multiple dwelling registrations

IndividualOwner
BALRAM SINGH
225 FORBELL STREET
Brooklyn, NY, 11208
SiteManager
BALRAM SINGH
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
1595 SPRING HILL ROAD
VIENNA, VA, 22027
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
1595 SPRING HILL ROAD
VIENNA, VA, 22027
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
P.O. BOX 2026
FLINT, MI, 11208
PARTY ONE
225 FORBELL STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11208
GRANTEE/BUYER
257 FORBELL STREET, APT 1
BROOKLYN, NY, 11208
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
257 FORBELL STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11208
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
901 SEMMES AVE
RICHMOND, VA
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
15851 CLAYTON RD
BALLWIN, MI

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner