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2301 Benson Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11214Company-ownedBBL 3068610006BIN 3185397
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1926
Floors4
Units31
Building Area26,720 sqft
ZoningR5
ClassC1
Market Value$2M

2301 BENSON AVE is a property located at 2301 BENSON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11214. It is classified as a walk-up apartment - over six families without stores. The building was constructed in 1926. It has 4 floors and 31 units. The building area is 26,720 square feet on a 9,667 sqft lot. The property is zoned R5. The assessed market value is $2M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 5 building permits on record (2 active). There are 27 violations on record (16 currently open). 7 docketed judgments carrying $8,500 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

236records on file
23Energy Star

Completed in 1926, 2301 Benson Ave rises 4 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 31 units and 26,720 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R5. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $2.0M, and assessed for tax at $907K. In the 86 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 236 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 128 of its 236 records, fully 54%, fall under that one heading. Violation (27) and assignment (20) trail well behind. 16 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 23, with a site energy-use intensity of 126.1 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 195 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 54% complaint, 86 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$2.0M of Kings, written across 236 government filings.

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Property Details

Address2301 BENSON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11214
Building TypeWalk-Up Apartment - Over Six Families Without Stores
C1
Year Built1926
Floors4
Total Units31
Building Area26,720 sqft
Lot Size9,667 sqft
ZoningR5
ConditionAverage
3068610006
3185397
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$2M
$907K
$174K

Building Permits

5 on record · 2 active
Cats RegistrationOther
CURRENT
Filed Aug 23, 2024Job #439468
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Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed May 4, 2010Est. cost $7KJob #320068886-01
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Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Sep 10, 2009Job #320068886-01-01

PL

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PlumbingDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Sep 10, 2009Job #320068886-1-1-hist

FB

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Dec Bulk StorageOther
IN SERVICE
Filed Jan 1, 1940Job #PBS:2-601848:001:#2 FUEL OIL (ON-SITE CONSUMPTION)
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Violations

27 on record · 16 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$8,500
Judgments · 7 docketed
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Nov 30, 2025Balance $5,000Ticket #039149091N
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Nov 30, 2025Balance $2,500Ticket #039149099H
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Apr 30, 2020Balance $1,000Ticket #045044826L
ABANDONING VEHICLE
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jun 30, 2016Ticket #041575527Z
LOOSE RUBBISH
DEP summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Sep 30, 2013Ticket #000197007M
OPERATING EMISSION SOURCE WITH EXPIRED REGISTRATION

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DOB LegacyLBLVIO
ACTIVE
Issued Nov 14, 2025#2809560

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

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ECBConstruction
ACTIVE
Issued May 28, 2025#39149099H

FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER; OBSERVED MULTIPLE STEP CRACK ON BUILDINGS FACADE IN COURT YARD. ALSO FOUND SECTIONS OF MISSING COPING ON PARAPET AT ROOF LEVEL AROUND COURT YARD., REPAIR A

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DOB LegacyLBLVIO
ACTIVE
Issued Jun 20, 2023#2650883

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

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HPDClass A
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Sep 10, 2016#11387936

SECTION 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE AGENCY?S HOUSING INFORMATION GUIDE. A SAMPLE NOTICE CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.NYC.GOV/HPD., 1st STORY

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HPDClass A
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jan 26, 2016#11089243

SECTION 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE AGENCY?S HOUSING INFORMATION GUIDE. A SAMPLE NOTICE CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.NYC.GOV/HPD. AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 2301 BENSON AVE, Brooklyn built?

The building at 2301 BENSON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11214 was constructed in 1926. It is classified as a walk-up apartment - over six families without stores with 4 floors and 31 units. The building area is 26,720 sqft.

Are there building permits at 2301 BENSON AVE, Brooklyn?

Yes. 2301 BENSON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11214 has 5 building permits on record, with 2 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 Aug 23, 2024.

Does 2301 BENSON AVE, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 2301 BENSON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11214 has 27 violations on record, with 16 currently open. Breakdown: 3 DOB, 5 ECB, 19 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 2301 BENSON AVE, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 2301 BENSON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11214 has 7 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $8,500. 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 2301 BENSON AVE?

2301 BENSON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11214 has an assessed market value of $2M and a total assessed value of $907K (land: $174K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 2301 BENSON AVE?

2301 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 2301 BENSON AVE?

2301 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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