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221 Forbell Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 04225 • Lot 0015 • Zip: 11208

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 221 Forbell Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11208
Block: 04225
Lot: 0015
BBL: 3042250015
Unified address ID: 3042250015

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: MARTE, RAMONA

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: MARTE, RAMONA

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. DOB NOW filing Mar 14, 2025 $68,500

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

2023

  1. DOB NOW filing Nov 29, 2023 $160,600

    Alteration

    Approved

  2. DOB filing Oct 13, 2023 $68,500

    Alteration Type II

    INSTALLATION OF SOLAR PANELS ON EXISTING ROOF. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY, OR EGRESS. NO CHANGE IN BULK

  3. DOB NOW filing Mar 13, 2023 $24,500

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

2022

  1. DOB NOW filing Dec 9, 2022 $160,600

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

  2. ECB violation Sep 3, 2022 $70,000

    CLASS - 1

    ILLEGAL OCCUPANCY WITH 3 OR MORE ADDITIONAL DWELLING UNITS - TWO FAMILY DWELLING CONVERTED INTO 6 FAMILIES BY 1 ADDIT...

  3. ECB violation Sep 3, 2022 $12,500

    CLASS - 1

    FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER: LACK OF REQUIRED NUMBER OF EGRESS FOR EVERY FLOOR PER BC 101...

  4. ECB violation Sep 3, 2022 $70,000

    CLASS - 1

    ILLEGAL OCCUPANCY WITH 3 OR MORE ADDITIONAL DWELLING UNITS - TWO FAMILY DWELLING CONVERTED INTO 6 FAMILIES BY 1 ADDIT...

  5. ECB violation Sep 3, 2022 $70,000

    CLASS - 1

    ILLEGAL OCCUPANCY WITH 3 OR MORE ADDITIONAL DWELLING UNITS - TWO FAMILY DWELLING CONVERTED INTO 6 FAMILIES BY 1 ADDIT...

  6. ECB violation Sep 3, 2022 $12,500

    CLASS - 1

    WORK WITHOUT PERMIT(S) - PREMISES ERECTED FULL HEIGHT PARTITIONS TO CREATE 4 ADDITIONAL CLASS "A" APARTMENT IN THE CE...

  7. ECB violation Sep 3, 2022 $70,000

    CLASS - 1

    ILLEGAL OCCUPANCY WITH 3 OR MORE ADDITIONAL DWELLING UNITS - TWO FAMILY DWELLING CONVERTED INTO 6 FAMILIES BY 1 ADDIT...

  8. DOB violation Sep 3, 2022

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

    STRUCTURE RENDERED NON-COMPLIANT DUE TO FIRE AND FIRE FIGHTING OPERATIONS WITH EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR WALLS, CEILING, ...

2008

  1. HPD violation Sep 18, 2008

    Class C

    SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN ...

2006

  1. Sale Sep 29, 2006 $615,000

    Changed hands

    221 FORBELL STREET

2005

  1. Sale Jun 8, 2005 $450,500

    Changed hands

    221 FORBELL 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

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Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
N/A
RAMONA RODRIGUEZ
3

Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
PR
BABYLON, NY, 11702
Owner
URENA CONSTRUCTION & DESIGN
FLUSHING, NY, 11358
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

PARTY 1
221 FORBELL STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11208
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
2150 NORTH FIRST STREET
SAN JOSE, CA, 95131
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
2150 NORTH FIRST STREET
SAN JOSE, CA, 95131
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
2150 NORTH FIRST STREET
SAN JOSE, CA, 95131
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
PARTY TWO
221 FORBELL STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11208

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner