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181 Rockaway Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11233Company-ownedBBL 3015680001BIN 3042598
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Year Built1910
Floors4
Units44
Building Area37,600 sqft
ZoningR5
ClassC1
Market Value$4.2M

181 ROCKAWAY AVE is a property located at 181 ROCKAWAY AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11233. It is classified as a walk-up apartment - over six families without stores. The building was constructed in 1910. It has 4 floors and 44 units. The building area is 37,600 square feet on a 13,720 sqft lot. The property is zoned R5. The assessed market value is $4.2M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 33 building permits on record (25 active). There are 31 violations on record (6 currently open). 37 docketed judgments carrying $1,350 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.

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258records on file
46Energy Star

Completed in 1910, 181 Rockaway Ave rises 4 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 44 units and 37,600 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R5. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $4.2M, and assessed for tax at $1.9M. In the 48 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 258 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 72 of its 258 records, fully 28%, fall under that one heading. Enforcement (43) and inspection (42) trail well behind. 6 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 2026.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 46, with a site energy-use intensity of 85.2 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 205 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 28% complaint, 48 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$4.2M of Kings, written across 258 government filings.

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Property Details

Address181 ROCKAWAY AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11233
Building TypeWalk-Up Apartment - Over Six Families Without Stores
C1
Year Built1910
Floors4
Total Units44
Building Area37,600 sqft
Lot Size13,720 sqft
ZoningR5
ConditionAverage
3015680001
3042598
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$4.2M
$1.9M
$279K

Building Permits

33 on record · 25 active
Cats RegistrationOther
CURRENT
Filed Jun 22, 2026Job #495942
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Cats RegistrationOther
CURRENT
Filed Jun 22, 2026Job #495941
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
APPROVED
Filed Dec 27, 2020Est. cost $10KJob #B00364096-P1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Dec 27, 2020Est. cost $10KJob #B00364096-I1
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Supported ScaffoldDOB NOW
SIGNED-OFF
Filed Sep 17, 2020Est. cost $10KJob #B00364096-I1

Renewal Permit Without Changes

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Violations

31 on record · 6 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$1,350
Judgments · 37 docketed
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jan 31, 2024Balance $300Ticket #047967088R
STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES PLACED OUT PRIOR TO 8PM WITHOUT A RECEPTACLE
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Nov 30, 2023Balance $300Ticket #047859809J
STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES NON-COLLECTION DAY
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Nov 30, 2023Balance $450Ticket #047888788M
SPILLAGE FROM A RECEPTACLE 1ST OFFENSE
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Sep 30, 2023Balance $300Ticket #047816466R
DIRTY SIDEWALK
OATH summonsJUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jun 30, 2011Ticket #040435906H
MAINTAINING RECEPTACLES - SECOND OFFENSE

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HPDClass B
NOT COMPLIED WITH
Issued Jul 22, 2002#4281778

SECTION 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 208, 2nd STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 181 ROCKAWAY AVE, Brooklyn built?

The building at 181 ROCKAWAY AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11233 was constructed in 1910. It is classified as a walk-up apartment - over six families without stores with 4 floors and 44 units. The building area is 37,600 sqft.

Are there building permits at 181 ROCKAWAY AVE, Brooklyn?

Yes. 181 ROCKAWAY AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11233 has 33 building permits on record, with 25 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 Jun 22, 2026.

Does 181 ROCKAWAY AVE, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 181 ROCKAWAY AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11233 has 31 violations on record, with 6 currently open. Breakdown: 27 DOB, 1 ECB, 3 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 181 ROCKAWAY AVE, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 181 ROCKAWAY AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11233 has 37 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $1,350. 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 181 ROCKAWAY AVE?

181 ROCKAWAY AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11233 has an assessed market value of $4.2M and a total assessed value of $1.9M (land: $279K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 181 ROCKAWAY AVE?

181 ROCKAWAY AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11233 is zoned R5. 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 181 ROCKAWAY AVE?

181 ROCKAWAY AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11233 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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