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170 East 52 St

Brooklyn, NY 11203Company-ownedBBL 3046210031BIN 3100220
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1928
Floors4
Units38
Building Area31,480 sqft
ZoningR6
ClassC7
Market Value$1.3M

170 EAST 52 ST is a property located at 170 EAST 52 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11203. It is classified as a walk-up apartment - over six families with stores. The building was constructed in 1928. It has 4 floors and 38 units. The building area is 31,480 square feet on a 10,000 sqft lot. The property is zoned R6. The assessed market value is $1.3M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 19 building permits on record (17 active). There are 148 violations on record (4 currently open). 4 docketed judgments carrying $16,400 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.

A RegWatch Dossier

561records on file
55Energy Star

Completed in 1928, 170 East 52 St rises 4 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 38 units and 31,480 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R6. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $1.3M, and assessed for tax at $589K. In the 56 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 561 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 331 of its 561 records, fully 59%, fall under that one heading. Violation (148) and permit (19) trail well behind. 4 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 2016.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 55, with a site energy-use intensity of 79.3 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 153 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 59% complaint, 56 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$1.3M of Kings, written across 561 government filings.

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Property Details

Address170 EAST 52 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11203
Building TypeWalk-Up Apartment - Over Six Families With Stores
C7
Year Built1928
Floors4
Total Units38
Building Area31,480 sqft
Lot Size10,000 sqft
ZoningR6
ConditionAverage
3046210031
3100220
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$1.3M
$589K
$180K

Building Permits

19 on record · 17 active
Cats RegistrationOther
CURRENT
Filed Jan 6, 2026Job #481707
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed Dec 27, 2020Est. cost $1KJob #B00273845-I1
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AlterationDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Jun 8, 2020Job #322015350-01-02

OT

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AlterationDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Dec 4, 2019Job #322015350-01-01

OT

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Alteration — Type 3DOB Legacy
PERMIT ISSUED - ENTIRE JOB/WORK
Filed Dec 4, 2019Est. cost $15KJob #322015350-01

FACADE

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Violations

148 on record · 4 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$16,400
Judgments · 4 docketed
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Mar 31, 2021Balance $6,250Ticket #035477744Z
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING WALL S OR APPURTENANCES
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Mar 31, 2021Balance $10,000Ticket #035477745K
FAIL TO NOTIFY DOB PRIOR TO INSTALLATION REMOVAL OF SUSPENDED SCAFFOLD
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed May 31, 2021Balance $150Ticket #041579607R
POSTING ON TREE 1ST OFFENSE
OATH summonsJUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jun 20, 2005Ticket #0142133970
20040519N
ECBCranes and Derricks
ACTIVE
Issued Jul 16, 2020#35477745K

FAILED TO NOTIFY DEPT PRIOR TO INSTALLATION OR REMOVAL OF SUSPENDED SCAFFOLD. OBSERVED INSTALLED SUSPENDED SCAFFOLD AT EXP#1 W/PARAPET MOUNTED C HOOKS. NO RECORD OF NOTIFICATION TO DOB PRIOR TO INSTALLATION.

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ECBConstruction
ACTIVE
Issued Jul 16, 2020#35477744Z

FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG WALLS OR APPURTENANCES. AT TIME OF INSPECTION,OBSERVED A SEVERE CRACK AT EXP#1 PARAPET WALL. THE CRACK AT THE LOCATION OF A C HOOK USED FOR THE SUSPENDED SCAFFOLD ON SITE. REMEDY: STOP

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 170 EAST 52 ST, Brooklyn built?

The building at 170 EAST 52 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11203 was constructed in 1928. It is classified as a walk-up apartment - over six families with stores with 4 floors and 38 units. The building area is 31,480 sqft.

Are there building permits at 170 EAST 52 ST, Brooklyn?

Yes. 170 EAST 52 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11203 has 19 building permits on record, with 17 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 Jan 6, 2026.

Does 170 EAST 52 ST, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 170 EAST 52 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11203 has 148 violations on record, with 4 currently open. Breakdown: 3 DOB, 3 ECB, 142 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 170 EAST 52 ST, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 170 EAST 52 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11203 has 4 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $16,400. 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 170 EAST 52 ST?

170 EAST 52 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11203 has an assessed market value of $1.3M and a total assessed value of $589K (land: $180K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 170 EAST 52 ST?

170 EAST 52 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11203 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 170 EAST 52 ST?

170 EAST 52 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11203 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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