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1487 Nostrand Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11226Company-ownedBBL 3048840054BIN 3109271
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Year Built1940
Floors6
Units48
Building Area42,288 sqft
ZoningR6
ClassD1
Market Value$2.6M

1487 NOSTRAND AVE is a property located at 1487 NOSTRAND AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11226. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof. The building was constructed in 1940. It has 6 floors and 48 units. The building area is 42,288 square feet on a 10,000 sqft lot. The property is zoned R6. The assessed market value is $2.6M. It last sold for $9.3M on Aug 20, 2015. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 15 building permits on record (8 active). There are 251 violations on record (23 currently open). 13 docketed judgments carrying $2,287 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

1,355records on file
48Energy Star

Completed in 1940, 1487 Nostrand Ave rises 6 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 48 units and 42,288 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R6. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $2.6M, and assessed for tax at $1.2M. In the 58 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 1,355 separate government filings — a paper trail nearly as tall as the building itself.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 1,003 of its 1,355 records, fully 74%, fall under that one heading. Violation (251) and inspection (31) trail well behind. 23 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 2025.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 48, with a site energy-use intensity of 90.8 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 239 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 74% complaint, 58 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

74% of every record here performs the same act: complaint.

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Property Details

Address1487 NOSTRAND AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11226
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Semi-Fireproof
D1
Year Built1940
Floors6
Total Units48
Building Area42,288 sqft
Lot Size10,000 sqft
ZoningR6
ConditionAverage
3048840054
3109271
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$2.6M
$1.2M
$270K
$9.3M
Last Sale DateAug 20, 2015

Building Permits

15 on record · 8 active
ElectricalDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Oct 7, 2025Job #B01299050-I1-EL

Lights replacement

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Cats Registration InspectionOther
CURRENT
Filed Jan 17, 2024Job #412512
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ElectricalDOB NOW
COMPLETE
Filed Nov 10, 2021Job #B00628617-I1-EL

Removal of Violation # 35547770N. Supersede Appl.# B00474523

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ElectricalDOB NOW
COMPLETE
Filed Aug 27, 2021Job #B00585006-I1-EL

Removal of Violation # 35547769X (Supersede Appl.# B00474523

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ElectricalDOB NOW
COMPLETE
Filed Feb 22, 2021Job #B00474523-I1-EL

SIX NEW ELECTRICAL PANELS and feeders

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Violations

251 on record · 23 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$2,287
Judgments · 13 docketed
NYPD summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Oct 31, 2026Balance $112Ticket #0220910443
PUBLIC URINATION 1ST OFFENSE
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jul 31, 2025Balance $300Ticket #048871218X
FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREET
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jun 30, 2024Balance $300Ticket #048130185K
IMPROPER DISPOSAL--BEDDING 1ST OCCURRENCE
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Dec 31, 2023Balance $300Ticket #047763067N
FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREET
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Oct 31, 2023Balance $300Ticket #047795774Z
STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES 1ST OCCURRENCE

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HPDClass B
VIOLATION OPEN
Issued Oct 26, 2026#19328300

§ 27-2045(B)(1)(B) HMC, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5A, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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HPDClass B
VIOLATION OPEN
Issued Oct 26, 2026#19328301

§ 27-2045(B)(1)(A) HMC, § 12-01, § 12-03 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS RULES AND REGULATIONS DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5A, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Oct 9, 2026#19284605

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PORCELAIN ENAMEL BY METHOD OF REGLAZING AT BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1B, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 1487 NOSTRAND AVE, Brooklyn built?

The building at 1487 NOSTRAND AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11226 was constructed in 1940. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof with 6 floors and 48 units. The building area is 42,288 sqft.

Are there building permits at 1487 NOSTRAND AVE, Brooklyn?

Yes. 1487 NOSTRAND AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11226 has 15 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 Electrical (PERMIT ISSUED) filed Oct 7, 2025.

Does 1487 NOSTRAND AVE, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 1487 NOSTRAND AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11226 has 251 violations on record, with 23 currently open. Breakdown: 24 DOB, 9 ECB, 218 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 1487 NOSTRAND AVE, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 1487 NOSTRAND AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11226 has 13 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $2,287. 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 1487 NOSTRAND AVE?

1487 NOSTRAND AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11226 has an assessed market value of $2.6M and a total assessed value of $1.2M (land: $270K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

When was 1487 NOSTRAND AVE last sold?

1487 NOSTRAND AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11226 last sold for $9.3M on Aug 20, 2015. Sale records are sourced from NYC ACRIS and Department of Finance rolling sales data.

What is the zoning for 1487 NOSTRAND AVE?

1487 NOSTRAND AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11226 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 1487 NOSTRAND AVE?

1487 NOSTRAND AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11226 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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