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225 Foster Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11230Company-ownedBBL 3054260045BIN 3128050
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1931
Floors4
Units37
Building Area28,000 sqft
ZoningR5
ClassC1
Market Value$1.6M

225 FOSTER AVE is a property located at 225 FOSTER AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11230. It is classified as a walk-up apartment - over six families without stores. The building was constructed in 1931. It has 4 floors and 37 units. The building area is 28,000 square feet on a 10,040 sqft lot. The property is zoned R5. The assessed market value is $1.6M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 16 building permits on record (4 active). There are 11 violations on record (1 currently open). 2 docketed judgments 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

118records on file
34Energy Star

Completed in 1931, 225 Foster Ave rises 4 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 37 units and 28,000 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R5. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $1.6M, and assessed for tax at $718K. In the 59 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 118 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 22 of its 118 records, fully 19%, fall under that one heading. Permit (16) and mortgage (15) trail well behind. 1 violation stands 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 2018.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 34, with a site energy-use intensity of 87.3 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 163 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 19% complaint, 59 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$1.6M of Kings, written across 118 government filings.

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Property Details

Address225 FOSTER AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11230
Building TypeWalk-Up Apartment - Over Six Families Without Stores
C1
Year Built1931
Floors4
Total Units37
Building Area28,000 sqft
Lot Size10,040 sqft
ZoningR5
ConditionAverage
3054260045
3128050
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$1.6M
$718K
$203K

Building Permits

16 on record · 4 active
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Mar 26, 2026Est. cost $43KJob #B01229508-I1
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AntennaDOB NOW
SIGNED-OFF
Filed Oct 20, 2025Est. cost $43KJob #B01229508-I1

Initial Permit

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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Apr 28, 2025Est. cost $63KJob #B00526668-I1
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Cats RegistrationOther
CURRENT
Filed Jan 26, 2024Job #416531
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AntennaDOB NOW
SIGNED-OFF
Filed Aug 12, 2021Est. cost $63KJob #B00526668-I1

Initial Permit

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Violations

11 on record · 1 open
Judgments · 2 docketed
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jan 31, 2020Ticket #044449895Y
STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES
OATH summonsJUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Apr 30, 2003Ticket #0130536414
20021129N
DOB LegacyLocal Law 62/91
ACTIVE
Issued Aug 16, 1993#230389
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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 225 FOSTER AVE, Brooklyn built?

The building at 225 FOSTER AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11230 was constructed in 1931. It is classified as a walk-up apartment - over six families without stores with 4 floors and 37 units. The building area is 28,000 sqft.

Are there building permits at 225 FOSTER AVE, Brooklyn?

Yes. 225 FOSTER AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11230 has 16 building permits on record, with 4 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 Mar 26, 2026.

Does 225 FOSTER AVE, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 225 FOSTER AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11230 has 11 violations on record, with 1 currently open. Breakdown: 3 DOB, 1 ECB, 7 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 225 FOSTER AVE, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 225 FOSTER AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11230 has 2 docketed judgments 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 225 FOSTER AVE?

225 FOSTER AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11230 has an assessed market value of $1.6M and a total assessed value of $718K (land: $203K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 225 FOSTER AVE?

225 FOSTER AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11230 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 225 FOSTER AVE?

225 FOSTER AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11230 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.

How do I get a full property report for 225 FOSTER AVE?

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