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140 8th Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11215Company-ownedBBL 3-01071-00BIN 3024923
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1936
Floors6
Units94
Building Area97,768 sqft
ZoningR7B
ClassD4
Market Value$23M

140 8TH AVE is a property located at 140 8TH AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11215. It is classified as a elevator apartment - cooperative. The building was constructed in 1936. It has 6 floors and 94 units. The building area is 97,768 square feet on a 24,000 sqft lot. The property is zoned R7B. The assessed market value is $23M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 184 building permits on record (114 active). There are 81 violations on record (6 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

494records on file
55Energy Star

Completed in 1936, 140 8 Ave rises 6 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 94 units and 97,768 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R7B. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $23.0M, and assessed for tax at $10.4M. In the 69 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 494 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward permit: 183 of its 494 records, fully 37%, fall under that one heading. Violation (81) and complaint (67) trail well behind. 6 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 2024.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 55, with a site energy-use intensity of 75.2 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 507 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 37% permit, 69 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$23.0M of Kings, written across 494 government filings.

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Property Details

Address140 8TH AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11215
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Cooperative
D4
Year Built1936
Floors6
Total Units94
Building Area97,768 sqft
Lot Size24,000 sqft
ZoningR7B
ConditionAverage
3-01071-00
3024923
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$23M
$10.4M
$572K

Building Permits

184 on record · 114 active
General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed Jun 2, 2026Est. cost $131KJob #B01257581-I1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
APPROVED
Filed Jun 2, 2026Est. cost $131KJob #B01257581-P1
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ElectricalDOB NOW
APPROVED
Filed Apr 21, 2026Job #B01304993-P1

KItchen, walk way, living/dinning room electrical work

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General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed Apr 10, 2026Est. cost $70KJob #B01238049-I1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
APPROVED
Filed Apr 10, 2026Est. cost $70KJob #B01238049-P1
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Violations

81 on record · 6 open
Judgments · 3 docketed
DEP summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Oct 31, 2025Ticket #000863707P
IDLING OF MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINE MORE THAN THREE MINUTES 1ST OFF
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed May 31, 2015Ticket #011433101J
INSPECTION AND TESTING
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Sep 30, 2012Ticket #011309203M
FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS
HPDClass B
FIRST NO ACCESS TO RE- INSPECT VIOLATION
Issued Apr 19, 2019#13025018

§ 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNSET EVERY DAY TO SUNRISE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING MINIMUN REQUIRED 100 WATTS (LIGHT FIXTURE PRESENT) AT FRONT AREAWAY, 1st STORY

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 140 8TH AVE, Brooklyn built?

The building at 140 8TH AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11215 was constructed in 1936. It is classified as a elevator apartment - cooperative with 6 floors and 94 units. The building area is 97,768 sqft.

Are there building permits at 140 8TH AVE, Brooklyn?

Yes. 140 8TH AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11215 has 184 building permits on record, with 114 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 (PERMIT ENTIRE) filed Jun 2, 2026.

Does 140 8TH AVE, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 140 8TH AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11215 has 81 violations on record, with 6 currently open. Breakdown: 32 DOB, 11 ECB, 38 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 140 8TH AVE, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 140 8TH AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11215 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 140 8TH AVE?

140 8TH AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11215 has an assessed market value of $23M and a total assessed value of $10.4M (land: $572K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 140 8TH AVE?

140 8TH AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11215 is zoned R7B. 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 140 8TH AVE?

140 8TH AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11215 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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