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208 Rochester Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11213Company-ownedBBL 3013730043BIN 3036566
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1917
Floors4
Units19
Building Area17,536 sqft
ZoningR6
ClassC1
Market Value$2.1M

208 ROCHESTER AVE is a property located at 208 ROCHESTER AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11213. It is classified as a walk-up apartment - over six families without stores. The building was constructed in 1917. It has 4 floors and 19 units. The building area is 17,536 square feet on a 5,508 sqft lot. The property is zoned R6. The assessed market value is $2.1M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 34 building permits on record (15 active). There are 136 violations on record (15 currently open). 1 docketed judgment carrying $600 in open balances is 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

337records on file

Completed in 1917, 208 Rochester Ave rises 4 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 19 units and 17,536 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R6. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $2.1M, and assessed for tax at $947K. In the 58 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 337 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward violation: 136 of its 337 records, fully 40%, fall under that one heading. Complaint (73) and inspection (47) trail well behind. 15 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 2024.

On the environmental ledger, the building is benchmarked under Local Law 84, with a site energy-use intensity of 96.5 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 113 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 40% violation, 58 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$2.1M of Kings, written across 337 government filings.

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Property Details

Address208 ROCHESTER AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11213
Building TypeWalk-Up Apartment - Over Six Families Without Stores
C1
Year Built1917
Floors4
Total Units19
Building Area17,536 sqft
Lot Size5,508 sqft
ZoningR6
ConditionAverage
3013730043
3036566
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$2.1M
$947K
$32K

Building Permits

34 on record · 15 active
ElectricalDOB NOW
APPROVED
Filed Jul 13, 2026Job #B01370016-P1

NYCHA - RPR ROCHESTER AVE

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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed May 22, 2026Est. cost $111KJob #B00912928-I1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
APPROVED
Filed May 15, 2026Est. cost $111KJob #B00912928-P1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Apr 2, 2026Est. cost $30KJob #B00979902-I1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Mar 19, 2026Est. cost $80KJob #B00978903-I1
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Violations

136 on record · 15 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$600
Judgments · 1 docketed
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jan 31, 2026Balance $600Ticket #014196065Y
INSPECTION AND TESTING
HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jul 9, 2026#19070829

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES CONSISTING OF AIR CONDITIONER PROTRUDING GREATER THAN 4'' BEYOND THE SILL, 2ND STACK FROM SOUTH, BUILDING FRONT AT FIRE ESCAPE, 4th STORY

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DOB LegacyLBLVIO
ACTIVE
Issued Nov 14, 2025#2805094

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

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DOB LegacyLBLVIO
ACTIVE
Issued Nov 14, 2025#2805089

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

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DOB LegacyLBLVIO
ACTIVE
Issued Nov 14, 2025#2805090

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

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DOB LegacyLBLVIO
ACTIVE
Issued Nov 14, 2025#2805093

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 208 ROCHESTER AVE, Brooklyn built?

The building at 208 ROCHESTER AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11213 was constructed in 1917. It is classified as a walk-up apartment - over six families without stores with 4 floors and 19 units. The building area is 17,536 sqft.

Are there building permits at 208 ROCHESTER AVE, Brooklyn?

Yes. 208 ROCHESTER AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11213 has 34 building permits on record, with 15 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Electrical (APPROVED) filed Jul 13, 2026.

Does 208 ROCHESTER AVE, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 208 ROCHESTER AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11213 has 136 violations on record, with 15 currently open. Breakdown: 51 DOB, 3 ECB, 82 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 208 ROCHESTER AVE, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 208 ROCHESTER AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11213 has 1 docketed judgment on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $600. 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 208 ROCHESTER AVE?

208 ROCHESTER AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11213 has an assessed market value of $2.1M and a total assessed value of $947K (land: $32K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 208 ROCHESTER AVE?

208 ROCHESTER AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11213 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 208 ROCHESTER AVE?

208 ROCHESTER AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11213 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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