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1209 Bushwick Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11221Company-ownedBBL 3033880001BIN 3077833
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1923
Floors4
Units38
Building Area30,400 sqft
ZoningR6
ClassC1
Market Value$2.3M

1209 BUSHWICK AVE is a property located at 1209 BUSHWICK AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11221. It is classified as a walk-up apartment - over six families without stores. The building was constructed in 1923. It has 4 floors and 38 units. The building area is 30,400 square feet on a 10,000 sqft lot. The property is zoned R6. The assessed market value is $2.3M. It last sold for $1.6M on Dec 11, 2002. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 19 building permits on record (8 active). There are 485 violations on record (55 currently open). 17 docketed judgments carrying $4,650 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

2,013records on file
53Energy Star

Completed in 1923, 1209 Bushwick Ave rises 4 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 38 units and 30,400 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R6. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $2.3M, and assessed for tax at $1.0M. In the 51 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 2,013 separate government filings — a paper trail nearly as tall as the building itself.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 1,322 of its 2,013 records, fully 66%, fall under that one heading. Violation (485) and inspection (97) trail well behind. 55 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 2006.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 53, with a site energy-use intensity of 78.6 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 174 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 66% complaint, 51 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

Address1209 BUSHWICK AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11221
Building TypeWalk-Up Apartment - Over Six Families Without Stores
C1
Year Built1923
Floors4
Total Units38
Building Area30,400 sqft
Lot Size10,000 sqft
ZoningR6
ConditionAverage
3033880001
3077833
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$2.3M
$1M
$180K
$1.6M
Last Sale DateDec 11, 2002

Building Permits

19 on record · 8 active
Alteration — Type 3DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Dec 13, 2024Est. cost $20KJob #321126982-01

ANTENNA

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Cats Registration InspectionOther
CURRENT
Filed Oct 15, 2024Job #435470
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Jun 22, 2023Est. cost $11KJob #B00681770-I1
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AntennaDOB NOW
SIGNED-OFF
Filed May 11, 2023Est. cost $11KJob #B00681770-I1

Initial Permit

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AlterationDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Oct 21, 2015Job #321126982-01-02

OT

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Violations

485 on record · 55 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$4,650
Judgments · 17 docketed
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Aug 31, 2025Ticket #039139572P
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Dec 31, 2018Ticket #0204921540
DIRTY SIDEWALK DIRTY AREA
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Oct 31, 2018Ticket #045480524R
NON-RECYCLABLES IN RECYC. CONTAINER FOR COLLECTION 9+ DWELLING UNITS
Health summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Oct 10, 2017Balance $300Ticket #0800968841
FAIL TO ELIMINATE CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO PESTS, GARBAGE CANS SPILLAGE
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jan 31, 2014Ticket #041427575Z
IMPROPER DISPOSAL BEDDING 1ST OFFENSE

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HPDClass B
VIOLATION WILL BE REINSPECTED
Issued Apr 1, 2026#18752292

§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT THE CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2J, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION ''WEST''

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HPDClass B
VIOLATION WILL BE REINSPECTED
Issued Apr 1, 2026#18752295

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT THE CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2J, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION ''WEST''

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+ 483 more violations on record — view full report

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 1209 BUSHWICK AVE, Brooklyn built?

The building at 1209 BUSHWICK AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11221 was constructed in 1923. It is classified as a walk-up apartment - over six families without stores with 4 floors and 38 units. The building area is 30,400 sqft.

Are there building permits at 1209 BUSHWICK AVE, Brooklyn?

Yes. 1209 BUSHWICK AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11221 has 19 building permits on record, with 8 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Alteration — Type 3 (SIGNED OFF) filed Dec 13, 2024.

Does 1209 BUSHWICK AVE, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 1209 BUSHWICK AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11221 has 485 violations on record, with 55 currently open. Breakdown: 6 DOB, 4 ECB, 475 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 1209 BUSHWICK AVE, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 1209 BUSHWICK AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11221 has 17 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $4,650. 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 1209 BUSHWICK AVE?

1209 BUSHWICK AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11221 has an assessed market value of $2.3M and a total assessed value of $1M (land: $180K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

When was 1209 BUSHWICK AVE last sold?

1209 BUSHWICK AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11221 last sold for $1.6M on Dec 11, 2002. Sale records are sourced from NYC ACRIS and Department of Finance rolling sales data.

What is the zoning for 1209 BUSHWICK AVE?

1209 BUSHWICK AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11221 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 1209 BUSHWICK AVE?

1209 BUSHWICK AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11221 is company-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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