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1238 St Marks Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11213Company-ownedBBL 3013610038BIN 3036096

Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1910
Floors4
Units36
Building Area25,648 sqft
ZoningR6
ClassC1
Market Value$4.4M

1238 ST MARKS AVE is a property located at 1238 ST MARKS AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11213. It is classified as a walk-up apartment - over six families without stores. The building was constructed in 1910. It has 4 floors and 36 units. The building area is 25,648 square feet on a 11,817 sqft lot. The property is zoned R6. The assessed market value is $4.4M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 5 building permits on record (2 active). There are 341 violations on record (66 currently open). 8 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

826records on file
5Energy Star

Completed in 1910, 1238 St Marks Ave rises 4 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 36 units and 25,648 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R6. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $4.4M, and assessed for tax at $2.0M. In the 60 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 826 separate government filings — a paper trail nearly as tall as the building itself.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 397 of its 826 records, fully 48%, fall under that one heading. Violation (341) and inspection (32) trail well behind. 66 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 2026.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 5, with a site energy-use intensity of 142.4 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 250 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 48% complaint, 60 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$4.4M of Kings, written across 826 government filings.

Property Details

Address1238 ST MARKS AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11213
Building TypeWalk-Up Apartment - Over Six Families Without Stores
C1
Year Built1910
Floors4
Total Units36
Building Area25,648 sqft
Lot Size11,817 sqft
ZoningR6
ConditionAverage
3013610038
3036096
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$4.4M
$2M
$160K

Building Permits

5 on record · 2 active
Cats RegistrationOther
CURRENT
Filed May 13, 2026Job #494089
Cats Registration InspectionOther
CURRENT
Filed Aug 15, 2024Job #429395
Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Mar 13, 1996Job #300503328-01-01
Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Mar 13, 1996Job #300503328-1-1-hist
Dec Bulk StorageOther
CLOSED PRIOR TO 03/1991
Filed N/AJob #PBS:2-150819:001:#2 FUEL OIL (ON-SITE CONSUMPTION)

Violations

341 on record · 66 open
Judgments · 8 docketed
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Feb 28, 2021Ticket #0211216996
FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREET
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Nov 30, 2020Ticket #0210711537
UNCOVERED RECEPTACLES 1ST OFFENSE
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Dec 31, 2019Ticket #044525204H
DIRTY SIDEWALK DIRTY AREA
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jul 31, 2019Ticket #0207071040
IMPROPER DISPOSAL BEDDING 1ST OFFENSE
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Apr 30, 2018Ticket #0203511340
DIRTY SIDEWALK DIRTY AREA

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HPDClass C
CIV14 MAILED
Issued Jul 15, 2026#19075342

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 9B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

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HPDClass A
CIV14 MAILED
Issued Jul 9, 2026#19059288

§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING INSIDE PANTRY CLOSET IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 9A, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

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HPDClass A
CIV14 MAILED
Issued Jul 9, 2026#19059289

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING INSIDE PANTRY CLOSET IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 9A, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

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HPDClass C
CIV14 MAILED
Issued Jul 9, 2026#19059290

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 9A, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

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HPDClass C
CIV14 MAILED
Issued Jul 9, 2026#19059291

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 9A, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 1238 ST MARKS AVE, Brooklyn built?

The building at 1238 ST MARKS AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11213 was constructed in 1910. It is classified as a walk-up apartment - over six families without stores with 4 floors and 36 units. The building area is 25,648 sqft.

Are there building permits at 1238 ST MARKS AVE, Brooklyn?

Yes. 1238 ST MARKS AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11213 has 5 building permits on record, with 2 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Cats Registration (CURRENT) filed May 13, 2026.

Does 1238 ST MARKS AVE, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 1238 ST MARKS AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11213 has 341 violations on record, with 66 currently open. Breakdown: 14 DOB, 327 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 1238 ST MARKS AVE, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 1238 ST MARKS AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11213 has 8 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 ST MARKS AVE?

1238 ST MARKS AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11213 has an assessed market value of $4.4M and a total assessed value of $2M (land: $160K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 1238 ST MARKS AVE?

1238 ST MARKS AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11213 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 1238 ST MARKS AVE?

1238 ST MARKS AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11213 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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