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291 Fountain Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 04247 • Lot 0007 • Zip: 11208

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 291 Fountain Avenue, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11208
Block: 04247
Lot: 0007
BBL: 3042470007
Unified address ID: 3042470007

Land use and zoning

Land use: Multi-Family Walk-Up Buildings
Zoning: R5 (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 2,750 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 27 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 1.75
Max residential FAR: 1.5
Max facility FAR: 2
School district: 19

Building

Building class: Walk-up Apartments - Five to Six Families (C2)
Year built: 1930
Last altered: 1930
Floors: 3
Total units: 6
Residential units: 6
Building area: 4,800 sq ft
Building dimensions: 20 ft x 80 ft
Basement: Unknown
Owner: 291 FOUNTAIN LLC

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 4, 5, or 6 Units
Market value: $341,000
Total assessment: $80,506
Land assessment: $3,305
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: 291 FOUNTAIN LLC

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood East New York
District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated 3 days ago
Nearest station
New Lots Av 2 3 4 5

About 13 minutes on foot · 891 m

  • Downtown Brooklyn 45 min 13 walking, 32 riding
  • Fulton Street 52 min 13 walking, 39 riding
  • Union Square 58 min 13 walking, 45 riding
  • Grand Central 62 min 13 walking, 49 riding
  • Penn Station 62 min 13 walking, 49 riding
  • Times Square 63 min 13 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.

2026

  1. HPD violation Jun 18, 2026

    Class I

    § 27-2142 ADM CODE APTS HAVE BEEN VACATED BY THIS DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL SO ORDERED AFTER PROOF OF...

  2. HPD violation Jun 17, 2026

    Class C

    § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF OBSTRUCTING TREE BRANCH GOING THROUGH THE RUNGS OF ...

  3. HPD violation Jun 12, 2026

    Class I

    § 27-2142 ADM CODE APTS HAVE BEEN VACATED BY THIS DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL SO ORDERED AFTER PROOF OF...

  4. HPD violation Jun 11, 2026

    Class C

    § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF FIRE DAMAME, AT CEILING, WALLS, FLOORS AND BROKEN W...

  5. HPD violation Apr 22, 2026

    Class B

    § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC FLOOR TILES IN THE BATHROOM ...

  6. HPD violation Apr 22, 2026

    Class C

    § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CL...

  7. ECB violation Apr 21, 2026 $2,500

    CLASS - 1

    FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER: AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION, OBSERVED AT EXPOSURE #3 SETBACK, RO...

2023

  1. DOB violation Jun 30, 2023

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

  2. DOB violation Jun 30, 2023

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

  3. DOB violation Jun 20, 2023

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

2020

  1. DOB filing Mar 18, 2020 $460,500

    Alteration Type II

    RENOVATION OF EXISTING APARTMENTS 1ST THRU 3RD FLOOR.INTERIOR PARTITION AND PLUMBING CHANGES. NEW FINISHES.ALSO TO CO...

2019

  1. Permit issued Sep 27, 2019

    PL / PL

    L&J PLG & HTG CO OF NY IN

  2. Permit issued Sep 25, 2019

    EW / OT

    PLATINUM BUILDERS INC

  3. Permit issued Sep 25, 2019

    EW / MH

    PLATINUM BUILDERS INC

2016

  1. Permit issued Jun 2, 2016

    EW / OT

    ELIYAHU SEIDENFELD

2015

  1. Sale Dec 3, 2015 $740,000

    Changed hands

    291 FOUNTAIN AVENUE, 6

2005

  1. ECB violation Sep 26, 2005 $800

    Non-Hazardous

    OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT RECORDS-HAZARDOUS. NOTED: CELLAR LEVEL OCCUPIED AS A DW...

  2. ECB violation Sep 26, 2005 $500

    Non-Hazardous

    WORK W/O A PERMIT. WORK NOTED: ERECTED SHEETROCK PARTITIONS CREATING 2BEDROOMS, OPEN KITCHEN(GAS STOVE, SINK, REFRIGE...

2003

  1. ECB violation Jan 16, 2003 $480

    Non-Hazardous

    EXIT TRAVEL PATH: TOTAL OBSTRUCTION. DROP LADDER FROM SOUTH EXPOSURE FIRE ESCAPE TOTALLY OBSTRUCTED BY BLUE VAN PARKE...

2002

  1. ECB violation Nov 21, 2002 $200

    Non-Hazardous

    FAILURE TO HAVE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY POSTED OR AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT TIME OF INSPECTION REMEDY : PROVIDE C ...

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
291 FOUNTAIN LLC
3611 14TH AVENUE 603
Brooklyn, NY, 11218
Agent
291 FOUNTAIN LLC
3611 14TH AVENUE 603
Brooklyn, NY, 11218
HeadOfficer
ELEANOR PATRICK
3611 14TH AVENUE 603
Brooklyn, NY, 11218
Officer
ELEANOR PATRICK
3611 14TH AVENUE 603
Brooklyn, NY, 11218
SiteManager
MEILECH SIMKOWITZ
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Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
291 FOUNTAIN LLC
CHAIM SIMKOWITZ
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

ASSIGNEE
9062 OLD ANNAPOLIS ROAD
COLUMBIA, MD, 21045
ASSIGNOR
1585 BROADWAY 25TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10036
ASSIGNEE
1585 BROADWAY 25TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10036
ASSIGNOR
C/O BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE 345 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10154
ASSIGNOR
1601 BRYAN STREET
DALLAS, TX, 75201
ASSIGNOR
1601 BRYAN STREET
DALLAS, TX, 75201
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
C/O BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE 345 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10154
ASSIGNOR
1601 BRYAN STREET
DALLAS, TX, 75201
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
565 FIFTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10017
PARTY 1
3611 14TH AVENUE, SUITE 603
BROOKLYN, NY, 11218

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner