Brooklyn • Office

249 Pennsylvania Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11207Company-ownedBBL 3037380012
Year Built1930
Floors5
Units1
Building Area25,250 sqft
ZoningR7A
ClassO2
Market Value$3.5M

249 PENNSYLVANIA AVE is a property located at 249 PENNSYLVANIA AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11207. It is classified as a office - fireproof (over 100k sq ft). The building was constructed in 1930. It has 5 floors and 1 unit. The building area is 25,250 square feet on a 5,500 sqft lot. The property is zoned R7A. The assessed market value is $3.5M. It last sold for $2.5M on Apr 29, 2013. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 47 building permits on record (32 active). There are 48 violations on record (8 currently open). 4 docketed judgments carrying $125 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.

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184records on file

Completed in 1930, 249 Pennsylvania Ave rises 5 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 1 unit and 25,250 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R7A. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $3.5M, and assessed for tax at $1.6M. In the 47 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 184 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward violation: 48 of its 184 records, fully 26%, fall under that one heading. Permit (47) and enforcement (24) trail well behind. 8 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 2019.

On the environmental ledger, the building is benchmarked under Local Law 84, with a site energy-use intensity of 39.9 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 75 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 26% violation, 47 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$3.5M of Kings, written across 184 government filings.

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Property Details

Address249 PENNSYLVANIA AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11207
Building TypeOffice - Fireproof (over 100K sq ft)
O2
Year Built1930
Floors5
Total Units1
Building Area25,250 sqft
Lot Size5,500 sqft
ZoningR7A
3037380012
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$3.5M
$1.6M
$156K
$2.5M
Last Sale DateApr 29, 2013

Building Permits

47 on record · 32 active
General ConstructionDOB NOW
APPROVED
Filed Jun 16, 2021Est. cost $12KJob #B00529024-I1
Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Feb 4, 2021Job #321944982-01-03
Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy
PERMIT ISSUED - ENTIRE JOB/WORK
Filed Feb 4, 2021Est. cost $28KJob #321944982-01
ElevatorDOB NOW
SIGNED OFF
Filed Jan 14, 2020Job #B00291280-I1
Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Dec 3, 2019Job #321944982-01-02

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Violations

48 on record · 8 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$125
Judgments · 4 docketed
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jul 31, 2024Balance $125Ticket #047602851J
ILLEGAL POSTING OF HANDBILL NOTICE
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Feb 28, 2022Ticket #011802469Z
FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jan 31, 2008Ticket #040201319L
ILLEGAL POSTING OF HANDBILL NOTICE
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jan 31, 2008Ticket #040201320Z
ILLEGAL POSTING OF HANDBILL NOTICE
SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 10, 2025#VIO-FTC-VT-CAT1-202412-0000152

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2024 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction

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SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 10, 2025#VIO-FTC-VT-PER-202412-0005165

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2024 Periodic Inspection Affirmation of Correction

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SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 11, 2024#VIO-FTC-VT-CAT1-202312-0015070

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2023 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction

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SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Sep 11, 2024#VIO-FTF-VT-PER-202312-0006244

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2023 Periodic Inspection Report

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SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 23, 2023#VIO-FTC-VT-CAT1-202212-0005204

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2022 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 249 PENNSYLVANIA AVE, Brooklyn built?

The building at 249 PENNSYLVANIA AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11207 was constructed in 1930. It is classified as a office - fireproof (over 100k sq ft) with 5 floors and 1 unit. The building area is 25,250 sqft.

Are there building permits at 249 PENNSYLVANIA AVE, Brooklyn?

Yes. 249 PENNSYLVANIA AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11207 has 47 building permits on record, with 32 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 (APPROVED) filed Jun 16, 2021.

Does 249 PENNSYLVANIA AVE, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 249 PENNSYLVANIA AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11207 has 48 violations on record, with 8 currently open. Breakdown: 6 DOB Safety, 35 DOB, 7 ECB. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 249 PENNSYLVANIA AVE, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 249 PENNSYLVANIA AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11207 has 4 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $125. 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 249 PENNSYLVANIA AVE?

249 PENNSYLVANIA AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11207 has an assessed market value of $3.5M and a total assessed value of $1.6M (land: $156K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

When was 249 PENNSYLVANIA AVE last sold?

249 PENNSYLVANIA AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11207 last sold for $2.5M on Apr 29, 2013. Sale records are sourced from NYC ACRIS and Department of Finance rolling sales data.

What is the zoning for 249 PENNSYLVANIA AVE?

249 PENNSYLVANIA AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11207 is zoned R7A. 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 249 PENNSYLVANIA AVE?

249 PENNSYLVANIA AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11207 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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