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1159 Brighton Beach Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11235Individually ownedBBL 3087180052BIN 3245686
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1934
Floors6
Units58
Building Area58,000 sqft
ZoningR6
ClassD1
Market Value$4.5M

1159 BRIGHTON BEACH AVE is a property located at 1159 BRIGHTON BEACH AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11235. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof. The building was constructed in 1934. It has 6 floors and 58 units. The building area is 58,000 square feet on a 12,250 sqft lot. The property is zoned R6. The assessed market value is $4.5M. Public records list the property as individually owned. There are 29 building permits on record (13 active). There are 253 violations on record (54 currently open). 4 docketed judgments carrying $1,250 in open balances are on record with OATH. Data sourced from NYC Department of Buildings (DOB), Housing Preservation & Development (HPD), Department of Finance (DOF), and other government agencies.

A RegWatch Dossier

1,073records on file
72Energy Star

Completed in 1934, 1159 Brighton Beach Ave rises 6 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 58 units and 58,000 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R6. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $4.5M, and assessed for tax at $2.0M. In the 92 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 1,073 separate government filings — a paper trail nearly as tall as the building itself.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 707 of its 1,073 records, fully 66%, fall under that one heading. Violation (253) and permit (29) trail well behind. 54 violations stand open against it today.

The pace is anything but even. The early decades pass in near silence; the filings cluster heavily in recent years, peaking in 2017.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 72, with a site energy-use intensity of 88.7 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 317 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 66% complaint, 92 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

66% of every record here performs the same act: complaint.

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Property Details

Address1159 BRIGHTON BEACH AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11235
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Semi-Fireproof
D1
Year Built1934
Floors6
Total Units58
Building Area58,000 sqft
Lot Size12,250 sqft
ZoningR6
ConditionAverage
3087180052
3245686
OwnershipIndividually owned

Assessment & Sales

$4.5M
$2M
$144K

Building Permits

29 on record · 13 active
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Feb 27, 2025Est. cost $62KJob #B00900699-I1
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ElectricalDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Sep 20, 2024Job #B01114445-I1-EL

200-amp single phase service for Verizon Wireless

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AntennaDOB NOW
SIGNED-OFF
Filed Aug 12, 2024Est. cost $62KJob #B00900699-I1

Initial Permit

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Cats Registration InspectionOther
CURRENT
Filed Jun 4, 2024Job #418067
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Dec 28, 2020Est. cost $36KJob #B00107692-I1
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Violations

253 on record · 54 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$1,250
Judgments · 4 docketed
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Mar 31, 2026Balance $1,250Ticket #037028085N
FAIL SUBMIT REQUIRED REPORT OF CRIT EXAM DOCUMENTING EXTERIOR WALL
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jun 30, 2016Ticket #036023507P
FAIL SUBMIT REQUIRED REPORT OF CRIT EXAM DOCUMENTING EXTERIOR WALL
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jun 30, 2015Ticket #036026410M
FAIL SUBMIT REQUIRED REPORT OF CRIT EXAM DOCUMENTING EXTERIOR WALL
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jul 31, 1999Ticket #038082806H
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ELEVATOR.
HPDClass B
NOV CERTIFIED ON TIME
Issued Jun 8, 2026#18996396

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES CONSISTING OF FLOWER POT AT 2ND STACK FROM NORTH AT WEST WALL BUILDING FRONT AT FIRE ESCAPE, 3rd STORY

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HPDClass B
NOV CERTIFIED ON TIME
Issued Jun 8, 2026#18996385

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT BULK HEAD NORTH WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 6th STORY

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HPDClass A
NOV CERTIFIED ON TIME
Issued Jun 8, 2026#18996386

§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AT BULK HEAD NORTH WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 6th STORY

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HPDClass B
NOV CERTIFIED ON TIME
Issued Jun 8, 2026#18996389

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LATCH SET AT COMPACTOR CLOSET DOOR AT EAST WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 6th STORY

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HPDClass B
NOV CERTIFIED ON TIME
Issued Jun 8, 2026#18996394

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LATCH SET AT COMPACTOR CLOSET DOOR AT EAST WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 1159 BRIGHTON BEACH AVE, Brooklyn built?

The building at 1159 BRIGHTON BEACH AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11235 was constructed in 1934. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof with 6 floors and 58 units. The building area is 58,000 sqft.

Are there building permits at 1159 BRIGHTON BEACH AVE, Brooklyn?

Yes. 1159 BRIGHTON BEACH AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11235 has 29 building permits on record, with 13 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a General Construction (LOC ISSUED) filed Feb 27, 2025.

Does 1159 BRIGHTON BEACH AVE, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 1159 BRIGHTON BEACH AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11235 has 253 violations on record, with 54 currently open. Breakdown: 20 DOB, 14 ECB, 219 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 1159 BRIGHTON BEACH AVE, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 1159 BRIGHTON BEACH AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11235 has 4 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $1,250. A docketed judgment is an enforceable money judgment entered by OATH after a hearing on a summons issued at this property; where the respondent is the property owner it can attach to the property as a lien.

What is the property tax assessment for 1159 BRIGHTON BEACH AVE?

1159 BRIGHTON BEACH AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11235 has an assessed market value of $4.5M and a total assessed value of $2M (land: $144K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 1159 BRIGHTON BEACH AVE?

1159 BRIGHTON BEACH AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11235 is zoned R6. Zoning data is from the NYC Department of City Planning (DCP). For detailed FAR, overlays, and development rights, view the full property report on RegWatch.

Who owns 1159 BRIGHTON BEACH AVE?

1159 BRIGHTON BEACH AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11235 is individually owned according to public records. Ownership data is from NYC Department of Finance assessment rolls. View the current owner of record and registered contacts in the full property report on RegWatch.

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