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285 Fountain Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 04247 • Lot 0009 • Zip: 11208

Condition

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

31 Open HPD violations Class A 5 Class B 17 Class C 9 80 on record • 2015–2026 11 Open DOB violations 23 on record • 1993–2025 1 Open ECB violations 2 on record • 1988–2017 0 Open housing litigation 6 on record • 2007–2024

Address

Primary address: 285 Fountain Avenue, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11208
Block: 04247
Lot: 0009
BBL: 3042470009
Unified address ID: 3042470009

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: 285 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: 285 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.

Getting out

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Places nearby

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Activity

Sales, filings, permits and violations from every dataset, in one order.

2026

  1. HPD violation May 8, 2026

    Class A

    (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION ...

2025

  1. HPD violation Dec 12, 2025

    Class B

    § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQ FT AT CEILING IN...

  2. DOB violation Nov 14, 2025

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

  3. HPD violation Aug 14, 2025

    Class A

    § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE K...

  4. HPD violation Aug 14, 2025

    Class B

    § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE B...

  5. HPD violation Aug 14, 2025

    Class B

    § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CEILING LIGHT FIXTURE IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT AP...

  6. HPD violation Aug 14, 2025

    Class B

    § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOC...

2024

  1. DOB violation Sep 23, 2024

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

2023

  1. DOB violation Jun 30, 2023

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

  2. DOB violation Jun 30, 2023

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

  3. DOB violation Jun 20, 2023

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

  4. DOB violation Jun 20, 2023

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

2017

  1. ECB violation Apr 25, 2017 $0

    CLASS - 2

    B265/AS PER CLASS 2(265)28-303.7 FAILURE TO FILE A COMPELETE BOILER INSPECTION REPORT AS PER DOB RECORDS.SUBMIT A CUR...

2006

  1. Sale Jan 20, 2006 $655,000

    Changed hands

    285 FOUNTAIN AVENUE, 6

2004

  1. Permit issued Dec 9, 2004

    EW / BL

    E Z RUNNER CONSTRUCTION CORP

  2. Permit issued Dec 9, 2004

    PL / PL

    E Z RUNNER CONSTRUCTION CORP

  3. DOB filing Dec 9, 2004 $20,000

    Alteration Type II

    REPLACING GAS BOILERS AND HOT WATER HEATERS.

2003

  1. Sale Jul 3, 2003 $142,500

    Changed hands

    285 FOUNTAIN AVENUE, 6

  2. Sale May 27, 2003 $0

    Changed hands

    285 FOUNTAIN AVENUE, 6

  3. Sale Feb 24, 2003 $208,209

    Changed hands

    285 FOUNTAIN AVENUE, 6

1988

  1. ECB violation Dec 12, 1988 $3,000

    Hazardous

    INSTALL STACK CLEANOUT DOOR. INSTALL A APPROVED FIREPROOF BOILER ROOMDOOR.

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
285 FOUNTAIN LLC
120-20 135 AVENUE
S. OZONE PARK, NY, 11420
Registration Contract
Agent
Ghandat V PARAY
120-20 135TH AVENUE
SOUTH OZONE PAR, NY, 11420
Registration Contract
HeadOfficer
Ghandat V PARAY
120-20 135TH AVENUE
S OZONE PARK, NY, 11420
Registration Contract
Officer
KOWLAPATTIE PARAY
120-20 135TH AVENUE
S OZONE PARK, NY, 11420
Registration Contract
SiteManager
Ghandat PARAY
Registration Contract
2

Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
285 FOUNTAIN AVE CORP.
MICHAEL WILLIAMS
DOB Filing 12/09/2004
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

MORTGAGEE/LENDER
FLUSHING BANK
220 RXR PLAZA
UNIONDALE, NY, 11556
ACRIS 10/29/2021
PARTY 1
285 FOUNTAIN LLC
120-20 135TH AVENUE
SOUTH OZONE PARK, NY, 11420
ACRIS 10/29/2021
PARTY ONE
FLUSHING BANK
220 RXR PLAZA
UNIONDALE, NY, 11556
ACRIS 10/29/2021
PARTY TWO
285 FOUNTAIN LLC
120-20 135TH AVE
SOUTH OZONE PARK, NY, 11420
ACRIS 10/29/2021
PARTY TWO
PARAY, GHANDAT VISH
ACRIS 03/17/2016
PARTY TWO
PARAY, KOWLAPATTIE
ACRIS 03/17/2016
GRANTOR/SELLER
PARAY, GHANDAT VISH
285 FOUNTAIN AVENUE
BROOKLYN, NY, 11208
ACRIS 03/17/2016
PARTY ONE
FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK
220 RXR PLAZA
UNIONDALE, NY, 11556
ACRIS 03/17/2016
GRANTOR/SELLER
PARAY, KOWLAPATTIE
285 FOUNTAIN AVENUE
BROOKLYN, NY, 11208
ACRIS 03/17/2016
GRANTOR/SELLER
285 FOUNTAIN AVENUE CORP.
80 RALPH AVENUE
BROOKLYN, NY, 11221
ACRIS 01/20/2006

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
285 FOUNTAIN LLC
Assessment Roll
PLUTO Owner
285 FOUNTAIN LLC
PLUTO