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28 East 53 St

Brooklyn, NY 11203Government-ownedBBL 3046060025BIN 3099733
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Year Built1931
Floors4
Units1
Building Area117,120 sqft
ZoningR6
ClassW1
Market Value$17.6M

28 EAST 53 ST is a property located at 28 EAST 53 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11203. It is classified as a education - public school. The building was constructed in 1931. It has 4 floors and 1 unit. The building area is 117,120 square feet on a 80,000 sqft lot. The property is zoned R6. The assessed market value is $17.6M. Public records list the property as government-owned. There are 286 building permits on record (195 active). There are 98 violations on record (4 currently open). 3 docketed judgments carrying $750 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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552records on file
63Energy Star

Completed in 1931, 28 East 53 St rises 4 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 1 unit and 117,120 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R6. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $17.6M, and assessed for tax at $7.9M. In the 37 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 552 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward permit: 286 of its 552 records, fully 52%, fall under that one heading. Violation (98) and enforcement (96) trail well behind. 4 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 2007.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 63, with a site energy-use intensity of 71.5 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 745 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 52% permit, 37 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$17.6M of Kings, written across 552 government filings.

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Property Details

Address28 EAST 53 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11203
Building TypeEducation - Public School
W1
Year Built1931
Floors4
Total Units1
Building Area117,120 sqft
Lot Size80,000 sqft
ZoningR6
3046060025
3099733
OwnershipGovernment-owned

Assessment & Sales

$17.6M
$7.9M
$972K

Building Permits

286 on record · 195 active
ElectricalDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Oct 22, 2026Job #B01478821-I1-EL

using existing wiring, retrofits only. 1362 fixtures, 275 controls (switches)

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Asbestos AbatementDEP
SUBMITTED
Filed Jul 31, 2026Job #TRU1470BK26
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Asbestos AbatementDEP
CLOSED
Filed Jul 10, 2026Job #TRU1296BK26
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Apr 10, 2026Est. cost $230KJob #B01255192-S1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Apr 7, 2026Est. cost $44KJob #B01255192-I1
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Violations

98 on record · 4 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$750
Judgments · 3 docketed
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Dec 31, 2025Balance $300Ticket #049194051Y
DIRTY AREA
OATH summonsJUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed May 31, 2021Balance $450Ticket #051001493J
FAILED TO CREATE MAINTAIN AIR SAMPLING LOG
OATH summonsJUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jun 14, 2004Ticket #0139238377
20040408N
ECBConstruction
ACTIVE
Issued Apr 14, 2026#35732135Z

FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. EXIT SIGNS THROUGHOUT ARE LOOSE AND HANGING FROM WALL. REMEDY: COMPLY WITH CODE.

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ECBConstruction
ACTIVE
Issued Apr 14, 2026#35732134R

EXIT DOOR NOT SELF-CLOSING-EXIT #6, #7 NOT CLOSING PROPERLY. REMEDY: COMPLY WITH CODE.

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ECBConstruction
ACTIVE
Issued Apr 8, 2025#35691731R

EXIT DOOR NOT SELF-CLOSING. NOTED: ON THE FIRST FLOOR EXIT 6 THE MIDDLE DOOR IS NOT OPENING. REMEDY: REPAIR/REPLACE DOOR.

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SafetyBoiler
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 25, 2024#VIO-FTC-BE-EXT-202312-0000611

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2023 External Inspection Affirmation of Correction for LP Device

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 28 EAST 53 ST, Brooklyn built?

The building at 28 EAST 53 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11203 was constructed in 1931. It is classified as a education - public school with 4 floors and 1 unit. The building area is 117,120 sqft.

Are there building permits at 28 EAST 53 ST, Brooklyn?

Yes. 28 EAST 53 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11203 has 286 building permits on record, with 195 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Electrical (PERMIT ISSUED) filed Oct 22, 2026.

Does 28 EAST 53 ST, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 28 EAST 53 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11203 has 98 violations on record, with 4 currently open. Breakdown: 3 DOB Safety, 7 DOB, 88 ECB. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 28 EAST 53 ST, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 28 EAST 53 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11203 has 3 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $750. 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 28 EAST 53 ST?

28 EAST 53 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11203 has an assessed market value of $17.6M and a total assessed value of $7.9M (land: $972K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 28 EAST 53 ST?

28 EAST 53 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11203 is zoned R6. 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 28 EAST 53 ST?

28 EAST 53 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11203 is government-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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