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196 Rockaway Pkwy

Brooklyn, NY 11212Company-ownedBBL 3046320018BIN 3100708
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Year Built1929
Floors6
Units71
Building Area68,100 sqft
ZoningR6
ClassD1
Market Value$3.7M

196 ROCKAWAY PKWY is a property located at 196 ROCKAWAY PKWY, Brooklyn, NY 11212. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof. The building was constructed in 1929. It has 6 floors and 71 units. The building area is 68,100 square feet on a 14,600 sqft lot. The property is zoned R6. The assessed market value is $3.7M. It last sold for $5M on Feb 8, 2007. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 17 building permits on record (9 active). There are 598 violations on record (67 currently open). 44 docketed judgments carrying $12,775 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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2,966records on file
100Energy Star

Completed in 1929, 196 Rockaway Pkwy rises 6 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 71 units and 68,100 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R6. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $3.7M, and assessed for tax at $1.7M. In the 60 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 2,966 separate government filings — a paper trail nearly as tall as the building itself.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 2,117 of its 2,966 records, fully 71%, fall under that one heading. Violation (598) and enforcement (77) trail well behind. 67 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 2025.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 100, with a site energy-use intensity of 15.6 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 107 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 71% complaint, 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.

71% of every record here performs the same act: complaint.

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Property Details

Address196 ROCKAWAY PKWY, Brooklyn, NY 11212
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Semi-Fireproof
D1
Year Built1929
Floors6
Total Units71
Building Area68,100 sqft
Lot Size14,600 sqft
ZoningR6
ConditionAverage
3046320018
3100708
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$3.7M
$1.7M
$87K
$5M
Last Sale DateFeb 8, 2007

Building Permits

17 on record · 9 active
Cats RegistrationOther
CURRENT
Filed Jun 24, 2025Job #466184
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Cats Registration InspectionOther
CURRENT
Filed Aug 15, 2024Job #430723
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Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Apr 1, 2014Job #340129024-01-01

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Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy
PERMIT ISSUED - ENTIRE JOB/WORK
Filed Apr 1, 2014Est. cost $65KJob #340129024-01
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Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Mar 21, 2012Est. cost $5KJob #300931106-01
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Violations

598 on record · 67 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$12,775
Judgments · 44 docketed
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jun 30, 2026Balance $1,250Ticket #039172819M
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ELEVATOR OR CONVEYING SYSTEM
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Feb 28, 2026Balance $300Ticket #049330414H
DIRTY SIDEWALK
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jun 12, 2026Balance $625Ticket #039138998H
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ELEVATOR OR CONVEYING SYSTEM
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Aug 31, 2025Balance $300Ticket #048908857Z
FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREET
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Apr 30, 2025Balance $300Ticket #048644434K
FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREET

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SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 29, 2026#VIO-FTC-VT-CAT1-202512-0006781

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2025 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction

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HPDClass C
VIOLATION WILL BE REINSPECTED
Issued Oct 21, 2026#19324169

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE DOOR AT WEST BULKHEAD

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HPDClass B
NOV CERTIFIED ON TIME
Issued Oct 21, 2026#19324171

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CEILING, NEAR EAST STAIRS AT PUBLIC HALL, 4th STORY

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HPDClass A
NOV CERTIFIED ON TIME
Issued Oct 21, 2026#19324174

§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE CEILING, NEAR THE EAST STAIRS AT PUBLIC HALL, 4th STORY

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HPDClass C
VIOLATION WILL BE REINSPECTED
Issued Oct 21, 2026#19324177

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES AT CELLAR ENTRANCE FROM WEST FIRE PASSAGEWAY

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 196 ROCKAWAY PKWY, Brooklyn built?

The building at 196 ROCKAWAY PKWY, Brooklyn, NY 11212 was constructed in 1929. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof with 6 floors and 71 units. The building area is 68,100 sqft.

Are there building permits at 196 ROCKAWAY PKWY, Brooklyn?

Yes. 196 ROCKAWAY PKWY, Brooklyn, NY 11212 has 17 building permits on record, with 9 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 24, 2025.

Does 196 ROCKAWAY PKWY, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 196 ROCKAWAY PKWY, Brooklyn, NY 11212 has 598 violations on record, with 67 currently open. Breakdown: 9 DOB Safety, 40 DOB, 28 ECB, 521 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 196 ROCKAWAY PKWY, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 196 ROCKAWAY PKWY, Brooklyn, NY 11212 has 44 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $12,775. 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 196 ROCKAWAY PKWY?

196 ROCKAWAY PKWY, Brooklyn, NY 11212 has an assessed market value of $3.7M and a total assessed value of $1.7M (land: $87K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

When was 196 ROCKAWAY PKWY last sold?

196 ROCKAWAY PKWY, Brooklyn, NY 11212 last sold for $5M on Feb 8, 2007. Sale records are sourced from NYC ACRIS and Department of Finance rolling sales data.

What is the zoning for 196 ROCKAWAY PKWY?

196 ROCKAWAY PKWY, Brooklyn, NY 11212 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 196 ROCKAWAY PKWY?

196 ROCKAWAY PKWY, Brooklyn, NY 11212 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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