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139 Emerson Pl

Brooklyn, NY 11205Company-ownedBBL 3019090011BIN 3329820
Year Built1946
Floors6
Units50
Building Area45,670 sqft
ZoningR6
ClassC1
Market Value$7.9M

139 EMERSON PL is a property located at 139 EMERSON PL, Brooklyn, NY 11205. It is classified as a walk-up apartment - over six families without stores. The building was constructed in 1946. It has 6 floors and 50 units. The building area is 45,670 square feet on a 15,942 sqft lot. The property is zoned R6. The assessed market value is $7.9M. It last sold for $11M on Aug 29, 2012. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 24 building permits on record (15 active). There are 93 violations on record (12 currently open). 6 docketed judgments carrying $2,400 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.

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429records on file
1Energy Star

Completed in 1946, 139 Emerson Pl rises 6 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 50 units and 45,670 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R6. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $7.9M, and assessed for tax at $3.6M. In the 61 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 429 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 223 of its 429 records, fully 52%, fall under that one heading. Violation (93) and permit (24) trail well behind. 12 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 2007.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 1, with a site energy-use intensity of 161.9 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 243 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 52% complaint, 61 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$7.9M of Kings, written across 429 government filings.

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Property Details

Address139 EMERSON PL, Brooklyn, NY 11205
Building TypeWalk-Up Apartment - Over Six Families Without Stores
C1
Year Built1946
Floors6
Total Units50
Building Area45,670 sqft
Lot Size15,942 sqft
ZoningR6
ConditionAverage
3019090011
3329820 +1 more
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$7.9M
$3.6M
$251K
$11M
Last Sale DateAug 29, 2012

Building Permits

24 on record · 15 active
Cats RegistrationOther
CURRENT
Filed Sep 20, 2024Job #440064
Supported ScaffoldDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed May 22, 2023Est. cost $10KJob #B00871503-I1
General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed May 22, 2023Est. cost $10KJob #B00871503-I1
General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Jan 18, 2023Est. cost $87KJob #B08017662-I1
General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed Jan 18, 2023Est. cost $87KJob #B08017662-I1

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Violations

93 on record · 12 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$2,400
Judgments · 6 docketed
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Oct 31, 2023Balance $2,400Ticket #014047526Z
CERTIFICATES OF FITNESS AND CERTIFICATES OF QUALIFICATION
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Dec 31, 2011Ticket #011284769N
ACCUMULATION AND REMOVAL OF COMBUSTIBLE WASTE
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Aug 31, 2010Ticket #011200442K
INSPECTION AND TESTING
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jun 6, 2008Ticket #0159874615
STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Oct 31, 2007Ticket #0158813858
STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES

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SafetyGas Piping Ll152
ACTIVE
Issued Sep 18, 2025#NOD-FTF-PL-PER-202206-0099410

Cycle 1, Sub-cycle B (premises is in Community District 2)

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SafetyBoiler
ACTIVE
Issued Nov 14, 2023#VIO-FTC-BE-EXT-202012-0002960

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2020 External Inspection Affirmation of Correction for LP Device

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SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 23, 2023#VIO-FTC-VT-CAT1-202012-0010544

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2020 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction

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HPDClass C
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jan 16, 2022#14774002

§ 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM LOCKED DOOR AT BASEMENT

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 139 EMERSON PL, Brooklyn built?

The building at 139 EMERSON PL, Brooklyn, NY 11205 was constructed in 1946. It is classified as a walk-up apartment - over six families without stores with 6 floors and 50 units. The building area is 45,670 sqft.

Are there building permits at 139 EMERSON PL, Brooklyn?

Yes. 139 EMERSON PL, Brooklyn, NY 11205 has 24 building permits on record, with 15 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 Sep 20, 2024.

Does 139 EMERSON PL, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 139 EMERSON PL, Brooklyn, NY 11205 has 93 violations on record, with 12 currently open. Breakdown: 3 DOB Safety, 30 DOB, 4 ECB, 56 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 139 EMERSON PL, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 139 EMERSON PL, Brooklyn, NY 11205 has 6 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $2,400. 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 139 EMERSON PL?

139 EMERSON PL, Brooklyn, NY 11205 has an assessed market value of $7.9M and a total assessed value of $3.6M (land: $251K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

When was 139 EMERSON PL last sold?

139 EMERSON PL, Brooklyn, NY 11205 last sold for $11M on Aug 29, 2012. Sale records are sourced from NYC ACRIS and Department of Finance rolling sales data.

What is the zoning for 139 EMERSON PL?

139 EMERSON PL, Brooklyn, NY 11205 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 139 EMERSON PL?

139 EMERSON PL, Brooklyn, NY 11205 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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