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191 Vanderbilt Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11205Company-ownedBBL 3019010007BIN 3054783
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1903
Floors5
Units98
Building Area72,147 sqft
ZoningR6B
ClassC1
Market Value$7.3M

191 VANDERBILT AVE is a property located at 191 VANDERBILT AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11205. It is classified as a walk-up apartment - over six families without stores. The building was constructed in 1903. It has 5 floors and 98 units. The building area is 72,147 square feet on a 25,017 sqft lot. The property is zoned R6B. The assessed market value is $7.3M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 17 building permits on record (13 active). There are 590 violations on record (165 currently open). 57 docketed judgments carrying $20,162 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

2,472records on file
78Energy Star

Completed in 1903, 191 Vanderbilt Ave rises 5 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 98 units and 72,147 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R6B. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $7.3M, and assessed for tax at $3.3M. In the 54 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 2,472 separate government filings — a paper trail nearly as tall as the building itself.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 1,606 of its 2,472 records, fully 65%, fall under that one heading. Violation (590) and enforcement (113) trail well behind. 165 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 2004.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 78, with a site energy-use intensity of 74.1 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 361 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 65% complaint, 54 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

65% of every record here performs the same act: complaint.

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Property Details

Address191 VANDERBILT AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11205
Building TypeWalk-Up Apartment - Over Six Families Without Stores
C1
Year Built1903
Floors5
Total Units98
Building Area72,147 sqft
Lot Size25,017 sqft
ZoningR6B
ConditionAverage
3019010007
3054783
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$7.3M
$3.3M
$281K

Building Permits

17 on record · 13 active
Cats Certificate To OperateOther
CURRENT
Filed Jul 3, 2025Job #458331
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AlterationDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Jul 5, 2012Job #320497075-01-01

OT

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AlterationDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Jul 5, 2012Job #320497075-1-1-hist

OT

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Alteration — Type 3DOB Legacy
PERMIT ISSUED - ENTIRE JOB/WORK
Filed Jul 5, 2012Est. cost $10KJob #320497075-01

ANTENNA

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Alteration — Type 3DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed May 14, 2012Est. cost $20KJob #320217760-01

ANTENNA

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Violations

590 on record · 165 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$20,162
Judgments · 57 docketed
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jul 31, 2026Balance $4,000Ticket #014231951J
LABELS MARKINGS
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jul 21, 2026Balance $300Ticket #049583368L
LOOSE RUBBISH 1ST OCCURRENCE
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jul 13, 2026Balance $300Ticket #049583359J
DIRTY SIDEWALK
NYPD summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jun 30, 2026Balance $112Ticket #0216172330
PUBLIC URINATION 1ST OFFENSE
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jun 22, 2026Balance $300Ticket #049583307H
DIRTY AREA

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HPDClass A
NOV SENT OUT
Issued May 4, 2026#18865846

(A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS.

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HPDClass C
VIOLATION WILL BE REINSPECTED
Issued Jan 27, 2026#18598805

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CRACKED GLASS PANE AT LOWER SASH AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STORY

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 191 VANDERBILT AVE, Brooklyn built?

The building at 191 VANDERBILT AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11205 was constructed in 1903. It is classified as a walk-up apartment - over six families without stores with 5 floors and 98 units. The building area is 72,147 sqft.

Are there building permits at 191 VANDERBILT AVE, Brooklyn?

Yes. 191 VANDERBILT AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11205 has 17 building permits on record, with 13 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Cats Certificate To Operate (CURRENT) filed Jul 3, 2025.

Does 191 VANDERBILT AVE, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 191 VANDERBILT AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11205 has 590 violations on record, with 165 currently open. Breakdown: 14 DOB, 17 ECB, 559 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 191 VANDERBILT AVE, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 191 VANDERBILT AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11205 has 57 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $20,162. 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 191 VANDERBILT AVE?

191 VANDERBILT AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11205 has an assessed market value of $7.3M and a total assessed value of $3.3M (land: $281K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 191 VANDERBILT AVE?

191 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 191 VANDERBILT AVE?

191 VANDERBILT AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11205 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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