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2720 Foster Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11210Company-ownedBBL 3052290083BIN 3120964
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1931
Floors6
Units48
Building Area53,544 sqft
ZoningR5B
ClassD1
Market Value$2M

2720 FOSTER AVE is a property located at 2720 FOSTER AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11210. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof. The building was constructed in 1931. It has 6 floors and 48 units. The building area is 53,544 square feet on a 9,894 sqft lot. The property is zoned R5B. The assessed market value is $2M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 36 building permits on record (18 active). There are 259 violations on record (48 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

1,064records on file
74Energy Star

Completed in 1931, 2720 Foster Ave rises 6 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 48 units and 53,544 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R5B. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $2.0M, and assessed for tax at $919K. In the 87 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 1,064 separate government filings — a paper trail nearly as tall as the building itself.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 689 of its 1,064 records, fully 65%, fall under that one heading. Violation (259) and permit (36) trail well behind. 48 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.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 74, with a site energy-use intensity of 61.3 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 229 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 65% complaint, 87 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

65% of every record here performs the same act: complaint.

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Property Details

Address2720 FOSTER AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11210
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Semi-Fireproof
D1
Year Built1931
Floors6
Total Units48
Building Area53,544 sqft
Lot Size9,894 sqft
ZoningR5B
ConditionAverage
3052290083
3120964
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$2M
$919K
$80K

Building Permits

36 on record · 18 active
Cats Registration InspectionOther
CURRENT
Filed Dec 18, 2023Job #405963
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed May 9, 2022Est. cost $25KJob #B00618868-I1
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AntennaDOB NOW
SIGNED-OFF
Filed Nov 22, 2021Est. cost $25KJob #B00618868-I1

Initial Permit

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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Jun 24, 2021Est. cost $14KJob #B00350574-I1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Dec 28, 2020Est. cost $42KJob #B00002021-I1
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Violations

259 on record · 48 open
Judgments · 2 docketed
OATH summonsJUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Aug 15, 2006Ticket #0147576579
20050525N
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Dec 17, 2008Ticket #0125897512
FAILURE TO SWEEP 18 INCHES FROM CURB
HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jul 7, 2026#19063003

§ 27-2056.7, 27-2056.17 AND 27-2056.8 ADM CODE - CERTIFY COMPLIANCE WITH LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD CONTROL REQUIREMENTS DURING PERIOD OF UNIT VACANCY BY SUBMITTING REQUIRED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION AND AFFIDAVITS FOR APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1E, 1st STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jul 7, 2026#19063004

§ 27-2056.7, 27-2056.17 AND 27-2056.8 ADM CODE - CERTIFY COMPLIANCE WITH LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD CONTROL REQUIREMENTS DURING PERIOD OF UNIT VACANCY BY SUBMITTING REQUIRED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION AND AFFIDAVITS FOR APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1H, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jul 7, 2026#19063005

§ 27-2056.7, 27-2056.17 AND 27-2056.8 ADM CODE - CERTIFY COMPLIANCE WITH LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD CONTROL REQUIREMENTS DURING PERIOD OF UNIT VACANCY BY SUBMITTING REQUIRED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION AND AFFIDAVITS FOR APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jul 7, 2026#19063006

§ 27-2056.7, 27-2056.17 AND 27-2056.8 ADM CODE - CERTIFY COMPLIANCE WITH LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD CONTROL REQUIREMENTS DURING PERIOD OF UNIT VACANCY BY SUBMITTING REQUIRED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION AND AFFIDAVITS FOR APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2E, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jul 7, 2026#19063007

§ 27-2056.7, 27-2056.17 AND 27-2056.8 ADM CODE - CERTIFY COMPLIANCE WITH LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD CONTROL REQUIREMENTS DURING PERIOD OF UNIT VACANCY BY SUBMITTING REQUIRED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION AND AFFIDAVITS FOR APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2G, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 2720 FOSTER AVE, Brooklyn built?

The building at 2720 FOSTER AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11210 was constructed in 1931. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof with 6 floors and 48 units. The building area is 53,544 sqft.

Are there building permits at 2720 FOSTER AVE, Brooklyn?

Yes. 2720 FOSTER AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11210 has 36 building permits on record, with 18 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 Inspection (CURRENT) filed Dec 18, 2023.

Does 2720 FOSTER AVE, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 2720 FOSTER AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11210 has 259 violations on record, with 48 currently open. Breakdown: 14 DOB, 14 ECB, 231 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 2720 FOSTER AVE, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 2720 FOSTER AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11210 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 2720 FOSTER AVE?

2720 FOSTER AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11210 has an assessed market value of $2M and a total assessed value of $919K (land: $80K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 2720 FOSTER AVE?

2720 FOSTER AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11210 is zoned R5B. 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 2720 FOSTER AVE?

2720 FOSTER AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11210 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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