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178 Rockaway Pkwy

Brooklyn, NY 11212Company-ownedBBL 3046320011BIN 3100707
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1929
Floors6
Units71
Building Area61,600 sqft
ZoningR6
ClassD1
Market Value$4.5M

178 ROCKAWAY PKWY is a property located at 178 ROCKAWAY PKWY, Brooklyn, NY 11212. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof. The building was constructed in 1929. It has 6 floors and 71 units. The building area is 61,600 square feet on a 14,665 sqft lot. The property is zoned R6. The assessed market value is $4.5M. It last sold for $5.3M on Dec 29, 2009. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 30 building permits on record (18 active). There are 1019 violations on record (71 currently open). 17 docketed judgments carrying $1,675 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

3,581records on file
68Energy Star

Completed in 1929, 178 Rockaway Pkwy rises 6 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 71 units and 61,600 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R6. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $4.5M, and assessed for tax at $2.0M. In the 76 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 3,581 separate government filings — a paper trail nearly as tall as the building itself.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 2,379 of its 3,581 records, fully 66%, fall under that one heading. Violation (1,019) and enforcement (47) trail well behind. 71 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 2012.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 68, with a site energy-use intensity of 83.6 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 329 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 66% complaint, 76 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

66% of every record here performs the same act: complaint.

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Property Details

Address178 ROCKAWAY PKWY, Brooklyn, NY 11212
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Semi-Fireproof
D1
Year Built1929
Floors6
Total Units71
Building Area61,600 sqft
Lot Size14,665 sqft
ZoningR6
ConditionAverage
3046320011
3100707
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$4.5M
$2M
$297K
$5.3M
Last Sale DateDec 29, 2009

Building Permits

30 on record · 18 active
Cats Registration InspectionOther
CURRENT
Filed Sep 27, 2024Job #433636
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Jan 6, 2021Est. cost $23KJob #B00348011-I1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Dec 28, 2020Est. cost $20KJob #B00001443-I1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed Dec 27, 2020Est. cost $5KJob #B00269417-I1
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Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Dec 16, 2020Est. cost $18KJob #321941431-01
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Violations

1019 on record · 71 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$1,675
Judgments · 17 docketed
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Oct 31, 2020Balance $200Ticket #044993791Z
ILLEGAL POSTING OF HANDBILL NOTICE
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Oct 31, 2020Balance $200Ticket #044993792K
ILLEGAL POSTING OF HANDBILL NOTICE
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Oct 31, 2020Balance $200Ticket #044993794Y
ILLEGAL POSTING OF HANDBILL NOTICE
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jan 31, 2019Ticket #045250709J
DIRTY AREA
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jun 30, 2018Ticket #011617613J
PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS AND FIRE HOSES

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jun 16, 2026#19008734

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY, 5th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jun 16, 2026#19008735

§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY, 5th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

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HPDClass C
FIRST NO ACCESS TO RE- INSPECT VIOLATION
Issued Jun 16, 2026#19008736

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY, 5th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

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HPDClass B
FIRST NO ACCESS TO RE- INSPECT VIOLATION
Issued Apr 7, 2026#18767897

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FRAME IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 1I, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION ''NORTH''

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HPDClass B
CIV14 MAILED
Issued Feb 19, 2026#18657883

§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CIELING IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 6B, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 178 ROCKAWAY PKWY, Brooklyn built?

The building at 178 ROCKAWAY PKWY, Brooklyn, NY 11212 was constructed in 1929. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof with 6 floors and 71 units. The building area is 61,600 sqft.

Are there building permits at 178 ROCKAWAY PKWY, Brooklyn?

Yes. 178 ROCKAWAY PKWY, Brooklyn, NY 11212 has 30 building permits on record, with 18 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 Inspection (CURRENT) filed Sep 27, 2024.

Does 178 ROCKAWAY PKWY, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 178 ROCKAWAY PKWY, Brooklyn, NY 11212 has 1019 violations on record, with 71 currently open. Breakdown: 20 DOB, 24 ECB, 975 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 178 ROCKAWAY PKWY, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 178 ROCKAWAY PKWY, Brooklyn, NY 11212 has 17 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $1,675. 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 178 ROCKAWAY PKWY?

178 ROCKAWAY PKWY, Brooklyn, NY 11212 has an assessed market value of $4.5M and a total assessed value of $2M (land: $297K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

When was 178 ROCKAWAY PKWY last sold?

178 ROCKAWAY PKWY, Brooklyn, NY 11212 last sold for $5.3M on Dec 29, 2009. Sale records are sourced from NYC ACRIS and Department of Finance rolling sales data.

What is the zoning for 178 ROCKAWAY PKWY?

178 ROCKAWAY PKWY, Brooklyn, NY 11212 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 178 ROCKAWAY PKWY?

178 ROCKAWAY PKWY, Brooklyn, NY 11212 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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