Brooklyn • Elevator Apartment

1956 East 7 St

Brooklyn, NY 11223Company-ownedBBL 3066820045BIN 3178703

Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1929
Floors4
Units38
Building Area32,930 sqft
ZoningR5
ClassD1
Market Value$3.3M

1956 EAST 7 ST is a property located at 1956 EAST 7 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11223. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof. The building was constructed in 1929. It has 4 floors and 38 units. The building area is 32,930 square feet on a 11,024 sqft lot. The property is zoned R5. The assessed market value is $3.3M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 24 building permits on record (16 active). There are 41 violations on record (7 currently open). 5 docketed judgments carrying $500 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

195records on file
5Energy Star

Completed in 1929, 1956 East 7 St rises 4 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 38 units and 32,930 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R5. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $3.3M, and assessed for tax at $1.5M. In the 60 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 195 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward violation: 41 of its 195 records, fully 21%, fall under that one heading. Complaint (38) and inspection (37) trail well behind. 7 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 2015.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 5, with a site energy-use intensity of 186.9 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 475 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 21% violation, 60 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$3.3M of Kings, written across 195 government filings.

Property Details

Address1956 EAST 7 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11223
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Semi-Fireproof
D1
Year Built1929
Floors4
Total Units38
Building Area32,930 sqft
Lot Size11,024 sqft
ZoningR5
ConditionAverage
3066820045
3178703
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$3.3M
$1.5M
$248K

Building Permits

24 on record · 16 active
Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Jun 18, 2026Est. cost $55KJob #321373759-01
General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed Jun 4, 2026Est. cost $3KJob #B00481304-I1
General ConstructionDOB NOW
APPROVED
Filed Jun 4, 2026Est. cost $3KJob #B00481304-P2
Cats Registration InspectionOther
CURRENT
Filed Sep 10, 2025Job #468197
Cats Registration InspectionOther
CURRENT
Filed Apr 21, 2025Job #458009

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Violations

41 on record · 7 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$500
Judgments · 5 docketed
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Feb 28, 2023Balance $125Ticket #047445410H
ILLEGAL POSTING OF HANDBILL NOTICE
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Feb 28, 2023Balance $125Ticket #047445411J
ILLEGAL POSTING OF HANDBILL NOTICE
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Feb 28, 2023Balance $125Ticket #047566415H
ILLEGAL POSTING OF HANDBILL NOTICE
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Feb 28, 2023Balance $125Ticket #047566416J
ILLEGAL POSTING OF HANDBILL NOTICE
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed May 5, 1992Ticket #010020463P
FAIL TO PROVIDE MAINTAIN ELECTRIC EQUIP.
DOB LegacyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Sep 15, 2017#2203589

VIOLATION ISSUED TO ELEVATOR-FAILURE TO FILE CATEGORY 1 2016 INSPECTION/TEST

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DOB LegacyLBLVIO
ACTIVE
Issued Feb 24, 2017#2152564

VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2015 INSPECTION REPORT

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DOB LegacyLBLVIO
ACTIVE
Issued Feb 24, 2017#2152565

VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2015 INSPECTION REPORT

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DOB LegacyACC1
ACTIVE
Issued Jan 3, 2017#2128786

VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2015 CAT 1 INSP/TST

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DOB LegacyACC1
ACTIVE
Issued Nov 14, 2016#2099739

VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2014 CAT 1 INSP/TST

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 1956 EAST 7 ST, Brooklyn built?

The building at 1956 EAST 7 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11223 was constructed in 1929. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof with 4 floors and 38 units. The building area is 32,930 sqft.

Are there building permits at 1956 EAST 7 ST, Brooklyn?

Yes. 1956 EAST 7 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11223 has 24 building permits on record, with 16 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 2 (SIGNED OFF) filed Jun 18, 2026.

Does 1956 EAST 7 ST, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 1956 EAST 7 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11223 has 41 violations on record, with 7 currently open. Breakdown: 31 DOB, 3 ECB, 7 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 1956 EAST 7 ST, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 1956 EAST 7 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11223 has 5 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $500. 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 1956 EAST 7 ST?

1956 EAST 7 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11223 has an assessed market value of $3.3M and a total assessed value of $1.5M (land: $248K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 1956 EAST 7 ST?

1956 EAST 7 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11223 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 1956 EAST 7 ST?

1956 EAST 7 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11223 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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