281 CROWN ST, Brooklyn, NY 11225 — Property Records, Permits, Violations, Tax & Zoning | RegWatch

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Year Built1923

Floors4

Units33

Building Area29,392 sqft

ZoningR6

ClassC7

Market Value$2.6M

281 CROWN ST is a property located at 281 CROWN ST, Brooklyn, NY 11225. It is classified as a walk-up apartment - over six families with stores. The building was constructed in 1923. It has 4 floors and 33 units. The building area is 29,392 square feet on a 8,779 sqft lot. The property is zoned R6. The assessed market value is $2.6M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 34 building permits on record (24 active). There are 78 violations on record (4 currently open). 30 docketed judgments carrying $4,100 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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400records on file

17Energy Star

Completed in 1923, 281 Crown St rises 4 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 33 units and 29,392 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R6. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $2.6M, and assessed for tax at $1.2M. In the 91 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 400 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 178 of its 400 records, fully 45%, fall under that one heading. Violation (78) and enforcement (36) 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 2024.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 17, with a site energy-use intensity of 104.3 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 191 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 45% complaint, 91 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$2.6M of Kings, written across 400 government filings.

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Sources

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updated Aug 1, 2026

Property Details

Address281 CROWN ST, Brooklyn, NY 11225

Building TypeWalk-Up Apartment - Over Six Families With Stores

Building ClassC7

Year Built1923

Floors4

Total Units33

Building Area29,392 sqft

Lot Size8,779 sqft

ZoningR6

ConditionAverage

BBL3012900001

BIN3033847

OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

Market Value$2.6M

Assessed Total$1.2M

Assessed Land$118K

Building Permits

34 on record · 24 active

General ConstructionDOB NOW

LOC ISSUED

Filed Aug 13, 2025Est. cost $548KJob #B01015020-I1

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Cats Registration InspectionOther

CURRENT

Filed Apr 25, 2025Job #447990

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General ConstructionDOB NOW

SIGNED-OFF

Filed Oct 29, 2024Est. cost $548KJob #B01015020-I1

Renewal Permit with Changes

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Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy

SIGNED OFF

Filed May 25, 2018Est. cost $3KJob #302312245-01

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Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy

PERMIT ISSUED - ENTIRE JOB/WORK

Filed May 4, 2018Est. cost $95KJob #340419988-01

GEN. CONSTR.

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Violations

78 on record · 4 open

Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$4,100

Judgments · 30 docketed

Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED

Docketed Aug 31, 2025Balance $300Ticket #048915272Z

DIRTY SIDEWALK

Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED

Docketed Feb 28, 2022Balance $200Ticket #047267447M

ILLEGAL POSTING OF HANDBILL NOTICE

Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED

Docketed Feb 28, 2022Balance $200Ticket #047267448Y

ILLEGAL POSTING OF HANDBILL NOTICE

Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED

Docketed Feb 28, 2022Balance $200Ticket #047267449X

ILLEGAL POSTING OF HANDBILL NOTICE

Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED

Docketed Feb 28, 2022Balance $200Ticket #047267450N

ILLEGAL POSTING OF HANDBILL NOTICE

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HPDClass C

NOTICE OF ISSUANCE SENT TO TENANT

Issued Dec 3, 2025#18479270

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 7B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH , SECTION ''EAST''

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 281 CROWN ST, Brooklyn built?

The building at 281 CROWN ST, Brooklyn, NY 11225 was constructed in 1923. It is classified as a walk-up apartment - over six families with stores with 4 floors and 33 units. The building area is 29,392 sqft.

Are there building permits at 281 CROWN ST, Brooklyn?

Yes. 281 CROWN ST, Brooklyn, NY 11225 has 34 building permits on record, with 24 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 Aug 13, 2025.

Does 281 CROWN ST, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 281 CROWN ST, Brooklyn, NY 11225 has 78 violations on record, with 4 currently open. Breakdown: 4 DOB, 8 ECB, 66 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 281 CROWN ST, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 281 CROWN ST, Brooklyn, NY 11225 has 30 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $4,100. 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 281 CROWN ST?

281 CROWN ST, Brooklyn, NY 11225 has an assessed market value of $2.6M and a total assessed value of $1.2M (land: $118K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 281 CROWN ST?

281 CROWN ST, Brooklyn, NY 11225 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 281 CROWN ST?

281 CROWN ST, Brooklyn, NY 11225 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 281 CROWN ST?

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