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2225 Benson Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11214Company-ownedBBL 3063820006BIN 3167123
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1960
Floors6
Units69
Building Area52,542 sqft
ZoningR5
ClassD1
Market Value$6.1M

2225 BENSON AVE is a property located at 2225 BENSON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11214. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof. The building was constructed in 1960. It has 6 floors and 69 units. The building area is 52,542 square feet on a 13,552 sqft lot. The property is zoned R5. The assessed market value is $6.1M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 21 building permits on record (9 active). There are 84 violations on record (12 currently open). 1 docketed judgment 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

306records on file
80Energy Star

Completed in 1960, 2225 Benson Ave rises 6 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 69 units and 52,542 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R5. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $6.1M, and assessed for tax at $2.7M. In the 61 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 306 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 129 of its 306 records, fully 42%, fall under that one heading. Violation (84) and permit (21) trail well behind. 12 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 2013.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 80, with a site energy-use intensity of 73.1 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 244 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 42% complaint, 61 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$6.1M of Kings, written across 306 government filings.

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Property Details

Address2225 BENSON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11214
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Semi-Fireproof
D1
Year Built1960
Floors6
Total Units69
Building Area52,542 sqft
Lot Size13,552 sqft
ZoningR5
ConditionAverage
3063820006
3167123
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$6.1M
$2.7M
$176K

Building Permits

21 on record · 9 active
General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Jun 3, 2025Est. cost $200KJob #B01224487-I1

Initial Permit

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General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed Jun 3, 2025Est. cost $200KJob #B01224487-I1
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ElectricalDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed May 13, 2025Job #B01223845-I1-EL

INSTALLATION OF LIGHTING FOR SIDEWALK SHED.

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Sidewalk ShedDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed May 12, 2025Est. cost $9KJob #B01223843-I1

Initial Permit

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General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed May 12, 2025Est. cost $9KJob #B01223843-I1
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Violations

84 on record · 12 open
Judgments · 1 docketed
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jul 31, 2008Ticket #041790667M
LOOSE RUBBISH
HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Apr 8, 2023#15912295

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK AT CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 6K, 6th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 2225 BENSON AVE, Brooklyn built?

The building at 2225 BENSON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11214 was constructed in 1960. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof with 6 floors and 69 units. The building area is 52,542 sqft.

Are there building permits at 2225 BENSON AVE, Brooklyn?

Yes. 2225 BENSON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11214 has 21 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 General Construction (PERMIT ISSUED) filed Jun 3, 2025.

Does 2225 BENSON AVE, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 2225 BENSON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11214 has 84 violations on record, with 12 currently open. Breakdown: 19 DOB, 7 ECB, 58 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 2225 BENSON AVE, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 2225 BENSON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11214 has 1 docketed judgment on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH). 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 2225 BENSON AVE?

2225 BENSON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11214 has an assessed market value of $6.1M and a total assessed value of $2.7M (land: $176K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 2225 BENSON AVE?

2225 BENSON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11214 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 2225 BENSON AVE?

2225 BENSON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11214 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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