Brooklyn • Primarily Residential

179 Vanderbilt Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11205Individually ownedBBL 3019010017BIN 3329818

Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1920
Floors2
Units2
Building Area2,070 sqft
ZoningR6B
ClassS1
Market Value$1.9M

179 VANDERBILT AVE is a property located at 179 VANDERBILT AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11205. It is classified as a primarily residential - 1-4 family with store. The building was constructed in 1920. It has 2 floors and 2 units. The building area is 2,070 square feet on a 1,300 sqft lot. The property is zoned R6B. The assessed market value is $1.9M. It last sold for $2.1M on May 27, 2021. Public records list the property as individually owned. There are 10 building permits on record (7 active). There are 4 violations on record (0 currently open). 1 docketed judgment is 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

42records on file

Completed in 1920, 183 Vanderbilt Ave rises 2 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 2 units and 2,070 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R6B. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $1.9M, and assessed for tax at $112K. In the 56 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 42 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward permit: 10 of its 42 records, fully 24%, fall under that one heading. Complaint (7) and sale (6) trail well behind. No 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 2007.

Read together — 24% permit, 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.

$1.9M of Kings, written across 42 government filings.

Property Details

Address179 VANDERBILT AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11205
Building TypePrimarily Residential - 1-4 Family with Store
S1
Year Built1920
Floors2
Total Units2
Building Area2,070 sqft
Lot Size1,300 sqft
ZoningR6B
ConditionAverage
3019010017
3329818
OwnershipIndividually owned

Assessment & Sales

$1.9M
$112K
$8K
$2.1M
Last Sale DateMay 27, 2021

Building Permits

10 on record · 7 active
Alteration — Type 3DOB Legacy
PLAN EXAM - DISAPPROVED
Filed Jan 13, 2026Job #340917681-01
General ConstructionDOB NOW
APPROVED
Filed Dec 10, 2025Est. cost $514KJob #B00876177-I1
Alteration — Type 3DOB Legacy
APPLICATION PROCESSED - ENTIRE
Filed Apr 24, 2025Job #340917672-01
General ConstructionDOB NOW
OBJECTIONS
Filed Dec 11, 2023Est. cost $90KJob #B00876177-S1
AlterationDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Jul 3, 2007Job #301229631-01-01

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Violations

4 on record · none currently open
Judgments · 1 docketed
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Sep 30, 2017Ticket #0194918424
DIRTY SIDEWALK DIRTY AREA
DOB LegacyLocal Law 62/91
DISMISSED
Issued Feb 13, 2004#973283
DOB LegacyLocal Law 62/91
DISMISSED
Issued Feb 7, 2000#698394
DOB LegacyLocal Law 62/91
DISMISSED
Issued Mar 16, 1999#637729
DOB LegacyLocal Law 62/91
DISMISSED
Issued May 4, 1998#591901

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 179 VANDERBILT AVE, Brooklyn built?

The building at 179 VANDERBILT AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11205 was constructed in 1920. It is classified as a primarily residential - 1-4 family with store with 2 floors and 2 units. The building area is 2,070 sqft.

Are there building permits at 179 VANDERBILT AVE, Brooklyn?

Yes. 179 VANDERBILT AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11205 has 10 building permits on record, with 7 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Alteration — Type 3 (PLAN EXAM - DISAPPROVED) filed Jan 13, 2026.

Does 179 VANDERBILT AVE, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 179 VANDERBILT AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11205 has 4 violations on record, with 0 currently open. Breakdown: 4 DOB. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 179 VANDERBILT AVE, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 179 VANDERBILT AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11205 has 1 docketed judgment 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 179 VANDERBILT AVE?

179 VANDERBILT AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11205 has an assessed market value of $1.9M and a total assessed value of $112K (land: $8K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

When was 179 VANDERBILT AVE last sold?

179 VANDERBILT AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11205 last sold for $2.1M on May 27, 2021. Sale records are sourced from NYC ACRIS and Department of Finance rolling sales data.

What is the zoning for 179 VANDERBILT AVE?

179 VANDERBILT AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11205 is zoned R6B. 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 179 VANDERBILT AVE?

179 VANDERBILT AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11205 is individually 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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