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1561 Bedford Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11225Government-ownedBBL 3012740001BIN 3033161
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Year Built1905
Floors3
Units1
Building Area76,862 sqft
ZoningR7-2
ClassY4
Market Value$6.8M

1561 BEDFORD AVE is a property located at 1561 BEDFORD AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11225. It is classified as a government - military. The building was constructed in 1905. It has 3 floors and 1 unit. The building area is 76,862 square feet on a 76,862 sqft lot. The property is zoned R7-2. The assessed market value is $6.8M. Public records list the property as government-owned. There are 153 building permits on record (75 active). There are 33 violations on record (3 currently open). 19 docketed judgments carrying $2,000 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

363records on file
33Energy Star

Completed in 1905, 1561 Bedford Ave rises 3 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 1 unit and 76,862 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R7-2. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $6.8M, and assessed for tax at $3.1M. In the 33 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 363 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward permit: 153 of its 363 records, fully 42%, fall under that one heading. Enforcement (61) and complaint (40) trail well behind. 3 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 2019.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 33, with a site energy-use intensity of 733.0 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 2,986 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 42% permit, 33 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$6.8M of Kings, written across 363 government filings.

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Property Details

Address1561 BEDFORD AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11225
Building TypeGovernment - Military
Y4
Year Built1905
Floors3
Total Units1
Building Area76,862 sqft
Lot Size76,862 sqft
ZoningR7-2
3012740001
3033161
OwnershipGovernment-owned

Assessment & Sales

$6.8M
$3.1M
$889K

Building Permits

153 on record · 75 active
General ConstructionDOB NOW
APPROVED
Filed Oct 16, 2026Job #B01462341-I1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
TA CERTIFICATE OF OPERATION ISSUED
Filed Oct 2, 2026Job #B01465299-I1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
TA CERTIFICATE OF OPERATION ISSUED
Filed Sep 12, 2026Job #B01459156-I1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
TA CERTIFICATE OF OPERATION ISSUED
Filed Feb 18, 2026Job #B01358584-I1
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Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Feb 9, 2026Est. cost $1.3MJob #340724265-01

GEN. CONSTR.

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Violations

33 on record · 3 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$2,000
Judgments · 19 docketed
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Feb 28, 2025Balance $2,000Ticket #014149637Z
SIGN, POSTINGS, NOTICES AND INSTRUCTIONS
DEP summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Dec 31, 2020Ticket #000286674K
CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES AT IMPERMISSABLE TIMES DAYS
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Nov 30, 2020Ticket #035470420K
FAILURE TO PROVIDE PROTECTION AT SIDES OF EXCAVATION
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Nov 30, 2020Ticket #035470421M
MISCELLANEOUS VIOLATIONS
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Nov 30, 2020Ticket #035470422Y
WORK DOES NOT CONFORM TO APPROVED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS AMENDMENTS

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SafetyGas Piping Ll152
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 31, 2025#NOD-FTF-PL-PER-202212-0135003

Cycle 1, Sub-cycle C (premises is in Community District 9)

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 1561 BEDFORD AVE, Brooklyn built?

The building at 1561 BEDFORD AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11225 was constructed in 1905. It is classified as a government - military with 3 floors and 1 unit. The building area is 76,862 sqft.

Are there building permits at 1561 BEDFORD AVE, Brooklyn?

Yes. 1561 BEDFORD AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11225 has 153 building permits on record, with 75 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 Oct 16, 2026.

Does 1561 BEDFORD AVE, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 1561 BEDFORD AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11225 has 33 violations on record, with 3 currently open. Breakdown: 1 DOB Safety, 14 DOB, 18 ECB. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 1561 BEDFORD AVE, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 1561 BEDFORD AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11225 has 19 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $2,000. 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 1561 BEDFORD AVE?

1561 BEDFORD AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11225 has an assessed market value of $6.8M and a total assessed value of $3.1M (land: $889K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 1561 BEDFORD AVE?

1561 BEDFORD AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11225 is zoned R7-2. 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 1561 BEDFORD AVE?

1561 BEDFORD AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11225 is government-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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