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Brooklyn • Two Family Dwelling

1238 East 56 St

Brooklyn, NY 11234Individually ownedBBL 3078350052BIN 3218033
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Updated Sep 15, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1950
Floors2
Units2
Building Area2,504 sqft
ZoningR3-2
ClassB1
Market Value$919K

1238 EAST 56 ST is a property located at 1238 EAST 56 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11234. It is classified as a two family dwelling - brick. The building was constructed in 1950. It has 2 floors and 2 units. The building area is 2,504 square feet on a 2,400 sqft lot. The property is zoned R3-2. The assessed market value is $919K. Public records list the property as individually owned. There are 4 building permits on record (4 active). There are 9 violations on record (2 currently open). 3 docketed judgments 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

69records on file

Completed in 1950, 1238 East 56 St rises 2 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 2 units and 2,504 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R3-2. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $919K, and assessed for tax at $55.1K. In the 59 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 69 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward enforcement: 14 of its 69 records, fully 20%, fall under that one heading. Mortgage (11) and complaint (11) trail well behind. 2 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 2011.

Read together — 20% enforcement, 59 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$919K of Kings, written across 69 government filings.

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Property Details

Address1238 EAST 56 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11234
Building TypeTwo Family Dwelling - Brick
B1
Year Built1950
Floors2
Total Units2
Building Area2,504 sqft
Lot Size2,400 sqft
ZoningR3-2
ConditionAverage
3078350052
3218033
OwnershipIndividually owned

Assessment & Sales

$919K
$55K
$10K

Building Permits

4 on record · 4 active
General ConstructionDOB NOW
APPROVED
Filed Jan 24, 2025Est. cost $66KJob #B01168534-I1
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ElectricalDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Jan 9, 2025Job #B01165074-I1-EL

Connect two solar systems to the main services via backfed breaker with micro inverters.

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Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
IN PROCESS
Filed May 29, 2012Job #320359991-01-01

OT

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Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy
PLAN EXAM - APPROVED
Filed Apr 17, 2012Est. cost $17KJob #320359991-01

GEN. CONSTR.

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Violations

9 on record · 2 open
Judgments · 3 docketed
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Feb 28, 2025Ticket #048478452N
IMPROPER DISPOSAL--BEDDING 1ST OCCURRENCE
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Oct 31, 2022Ticket #047375893K
FAILURE TO PROPERLY PUT RECYCS OUT FOR COLLECTION 1TO8DWELLING UNITS
OATH summonsJUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jan 31, 2001Ticket #0115688578
20000630N
ECBConstruction
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 8, 2010#34874064H

OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY DOB RECORD WHICH INDICATE 2 STORY AND 2 UNITS FOUND AT INSP AN ADDITIONAL CLASS A UNIT CREATED AT THE BSMT EXCEEDING THE PERMISSIBLE NUMBER OF DWELLINGS APPROVED FOR THIS P

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ECBConstruction
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 8, 2010#34874065J

WORK W/O PERMIT. ILLEGALLY ERECTED FULL HEIGHT PARTITIONS AT THE BASEMENT TO ENCLOSE 2 3PC BATHROOMS,2 KITCHENS WITH ELECTRIC STOVES;3 BEDROOM'S CREATING A CLASS'A' APT W/INSTALLATION OF NEW PLUMBING/DRAINS AND

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 1238 EAST 56 ST, Brooklyn built?

The building at 1238 EAST 56 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11234 was constructed in 1950. It is classified as a two family dwelling - brick with 2 floors and 2 units. The building area is 2,504 sqft.

Are there building permits at 1238 EAST 56 ST, Brooklyn?

Yes. 1238 EAST 56 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11234 has 4 building permits on record, with 4 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 (APPROVED) filed Jan 24, 2025.

Does 1238 EAST 56 ST, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 1238 EAST 56 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11234 has 9 violations on record, with 2 currently open. Breakdown: 1 DOB, 8 ECB. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 1238 EAST 56 ST, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 1238 EAST 56 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11234 has 3 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH). 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 1238 EAST 56 ST?

1238 EAST 56 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11234 has an assessed market value of $919K and a total assessed value of $55K (land: $10K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 1238 EAST 56 ST?

1238 EAST 56 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11234 is zoned R3-2. 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 1238 EAST 56 ST?

1238 EAST 56 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11234 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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