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189 Ross St

Brooklyn, NY 11211Company-ownedBBL 3021830058BIN 3060005
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1925
Floors6
Units35
Building Area25,800 sqft
ZoningR6
ClassD1
Market Value$2.9M

189 ROSS ST is a property located at 189 ROSS ST, Brooklyn, NY 11211. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof. The building was constructed in 1925. It has 6 floors and 35 units. The building area is 25,800 square feet on a 6,000 sqft lot. The property is zoned R6. The assessed market value is $2.9M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 11 building permits on record (8 active). There are 174 violations on record (8 currently open). 22 docketed judgments carrying $4,050 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

505records on file
60Energy Star

Completed in 1925, 189 Ross St rises 6 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 35 units and 25,800 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R6. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $2.9M, and assessed for tax at $1.3M. In the 59 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 505 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 189 of its 505 records, fully 37%, fall under that one heading. Violation (174) and enforcement (44) trail well behind. 8 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 2014.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 60, with a site energy-use intensity of 98.5 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 171 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 37% complaint, 59 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$2.9M of Kings, written across 505 government filings.

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Property Details

Address189 ROSS ST, Brooklyn, NY 11211
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Semi-Fireproof
D1
Year Built1925
Floors6
Total Units35
Building Area25,800 sqft
Lot Size6,000 sqft
ZoningR6
ConditionAverage
3021830058
3060005
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$2.9M
$1.3M
$46K

Building Permits

11 on record · 8 active
Cats RegistrationOther
CURRENT
Filed Oct 7, 2025Job #474324
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ElectricalDOB NOW
COMPLETE
Filed Nov 6, 2020Job #B00425049-I1-EL

Electrical wiring for modernization of elevator 3P6582

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Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Aug 12, 2016Job #321435602-01-01

EQ

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Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Aug 12, 2016Job #321435595-01-01

EQ

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Alteration — Type 3DOB Legacy
PERMIT ISSUED - ENTIRE JOB/WORK
Filed Aug 12, 2016Job #321435595-01
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Violations

174 on record · 8 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$4,050
Judgments · 22 docketed
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed May 31, 2026Balance $300Ticket #049453251M
LOOSE RUBBISH 1ST OCCURRENCE
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Oct 31, 2021Ticket #047133260Z
STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Sep 30, 2021Balance $2,500Ticket #039027218X
FAIL MAINTAIN BLDG IN COMPLIANT MANNER:LACK OF AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Sep 30, 2021Balance $1,250Ticket #039027219H
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Mar 31, 2018Ticket #038258036R
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ELEVATOR OR CONVEYING SYSTEM

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Mar 24, 2026#18734715

§ 27-2021 ADM CODE PROVIDE SUFFICIENT, PROPER AND SEPARATE METAL RECEPTACLES FOR THE DEPOSIT OF GARBAGE, RUBBISH AND OTHER WASTE MATERIAL AND ARRANGE FOR COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF SUCH MATERIAL.

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HPDClass A
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Dec 17, 2024#17576633

§ 300 M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKING OF SAID ALTERATION METAL DECK STRUCTUALLY ERECTED AT WEST YARD

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 189 ROSS ST, Brooklyn built?

The building at 189 ROSS ST, Brooklyn, NY 11211 was constructed in 1925. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof with 6 floors and 35 units. The building area is 25,800 sqft.

Are there building permits at 189 ROSS ST, Brooklyn?

Yes. 189 ROSS ST, Brooklyn, NY 11211 has 11 building permits on record, with 8 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 Oct 7, 2025.

Does 189 ROSS ST, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 189 ROSS ST, Brooklyn, NY 11211 has 174 violations on record, with 8 currently open. Breakdown: 40 DOB, 25 ECB, 109 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 189 ROSS ST, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 189 ROSS ST, Brooklyn, NY 11211 has 22 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $4,050. 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 189 ROSS ST?

189 ROSS ST, Brooklyn, NY 11211 has an assessed market value of $2.9M and a total assessed value of $1.3M (land: $46K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 189 ROSS ST?

189 ROSS ST, Brooklyn, NY 11211 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 189 ROSS ST?

189 ROSS ST, Brooklyn, NY 11211 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.

How do I get a full property report for 189 ROSS ST?

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