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209 East 55 St

Brooklyn, NY 11203Company-ownedBBL 3046810050BIN 3397925
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1931
Floors3
Units7
Building Area6,120 sqft
ZoningR5
ClassS9
Market Value$755K

209 EAST 55 ST is a property located at 209 EAST 55 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11203. It is classified as a primarily residential - mixed use misc. The building was constructed in 1931. It has 3 floors and 7 units. The building area is 6,120 square feet on a 2,294 sqft lot. The property is zoned R5. The assessed market value is $755K. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 14 building permits on record (6 active). There are 655 violations on record (274 currently open). 24 docketed judgments carrying $67,500 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

991records on file

Completed in 1931, 209 East 55 St rises 3 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 7 units and 6,120 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R5. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $755K, and assessed for tax at $340K. In the 52 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 991 separate government filings — a paper trail nearly as tall as the building itself.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward violation: 655 of its 991 records, fully 66%, fall under that one heading. Complaint (213) and lien (32) trail well behind. 274 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 2023.

Read together — 66% violation, 52 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

66% of every record here performs the same act: violation.

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Property Details

Address209 EAST 55 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11203
Building TypePrimarily Residential - Mixed Use Misc
S9
Year Built1931
Floors3
Total Units7
Building Area6,120 sqft
Lot Size2,294 sqft
ZoningR5
ConditionAverage
3046810050
3397925
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$755K
$340K
$83K

Building Permits

14 on record · 6 active
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Nov 5, 2025Est. cost $5KJob #B00618307-I1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Sep 6, 2023Est. cost $10KJob #B00816614-I1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Apr 26, 2023Est. cost $9KJob #B00816617-I1

Initial Permit

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General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed Apr 26, 2023Est. cost $9KJob #B00816617-I1
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Sidewalk ShedDOB NOW
SIGNED-OFF
Filed Apr 11, 2023Est. cost $10KJob #B00816614-I1

Initial Permit

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Violations

655 on record · 274 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$67,500
Judgments · 24 docketed
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed May 31, 2026Balance $300Ticket #049333927R
FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREET
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed May 31, 2025Balance $300Ticket #048696274P
LOOSE RUBBISH 1ST OCCURRENCE
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Dec 31, 2024Balance $300Ticket #048338773J
IMPROPER DISPOSAL--BEDDING 1ST OCCURRENCE
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Feb 29, 2024Balance $6,250Ticket #039521846K
TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT INSTALLATION ON SITE EXPIRED PERMIT
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Dec 31, 2023Balance $10,000Ticket #039518332X
PEDESTRAIN PROTECTION DOES NOT MEET CODE SPECIFICATIONS

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HPDClass A
NOV SENT OUT
Issued May 4, 2026#18865575

(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 B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jan 6, 2026#18557191

§ 27-2005 HMC: REFIT DOOR AT BULKHEAD AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STORY

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HPDClass A
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jan 6, 2026#18557193

§ 27-2011 ADM CODE CLEANSE TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE STAIRES THAT LEADING TO ROOF AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STORY

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jan 6, 2026#18557194

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF TABLE AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jan 6, 2026#18557192

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF SHEETROCK AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STORY

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 209 EAST 55 ST, Brooklyn built?

The building at 209 EAST 55 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11203 was constructed in 1931. It is classified as a primarily residential - mixed use misc with 3 floors and 7 units. The building area is 6,120 sqft.

Are there building permits at 209 EAST 55 ST, Brooklyn?

Yes. 209 EAST 55 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11203 has 14 building permits on record, with 6 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a General Construction (LOC ISSUED) filed Nov 5, 2025.

Does 209 EAST 55 ST, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 209 EAST 55 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11203 has 655 violations on record, with 274 currently open. Breakdown: 4 DOB, 8 ECB, 643 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 209 EAST 55 ST, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 209 EAST 55 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11203 has 24 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $67,500. 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 209 EAST 55 ST?

209 EAST 55 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11203 has an assessed market value of $755K and a total assessed value of $340K (land: $83K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 209 EAST 55 ST?

209 EAST 55 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11203 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 209 EAST 55 ST?

209 EAST 55 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11203 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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