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295 East 55 St

Brooklyn, NY 11203Company-ownedBBL 3047030044BIN 3103084

Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1925
Floors4
Units16
Building Area12,888 sqft
ZoningR5
ClassC1
Market Value$938K

295 EAST 55 ST is a property located at 295 EAST 55 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11203. It is classified as a walk-up apartment - over six families without stores. The building was constructed in 1925. It has 4 floors and 16 units. The building area is 12,888 square feet on a 4,000 sqft lot. The property is zoned R5. The assessed market value is $938K. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 9 building permits on record (6 active). There are 50 violations on record (2 currently open). 3 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.

A RegWatch Dossier

481records on file

Completed in 1925, 295 East 55 St rises 4 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 16 units and 12,888 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R5. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $938K, and assessed for tax at $422K. In the 96 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 481 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 371 of its 481 records, fully 77%, fall under that one heading. Violation (50) and inspection (14) trail well behind. 2 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 2017.

Read together — 77% complaint, 96 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

77% of every record here performs the same act: complaint.

Property Details

Address295 EAST 55 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11203
Building TypeWalk-Up Apartment - Over Six Families Without Stores
C1
Year Built1925
Floors4
Total Units16
Building Area12,888 sqft
Lot Size4,000 sqft
ZoningR5
ConditionAverage
3047030044
3103084
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$938K
$422K
$54K

Building Permits

9 on record · 6 active
Cats RegistrationOther
CURRENT
Filed Mar 6, 2024Job #421000
Cats RegistrationOther
EXPIRED
Filed Aug 20, 2012Job #40987
Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Aug 10, 2012Job #320521636-01-01
PlumbingDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Aug 10, 2012Job #320521636-1-1-hist
Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy
PERMIT ISSUED - ENTIRE JOB/WORK
Filed Aug 10, 2012Est. cost $10KJob #320521636-01

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Violations

50 on record · 2 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$125
Judgments · 3 docketed
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Dec 31, 2024Balance $125Ticket #048430399K
ILLEGAL POSTING OF HANDBILL NOTICE
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Oct 31, 2017Ticket #035252107Z
WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT
OATH summonsJUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Apr 30, 2006Ticket #0142053928
20040604N
HPDClass C
CERTIFICATION POSTPONMENT DENIED
Issued Nov 13, 2021#14678917

§ 27-2005, 2007, 204.1 HMC CODE: ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS .. IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2AON1F, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 295 EAST 55 ST, Brooklyn built?

The building at 295 EAST 55 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11203 was constructed in 1925. It is classified as a walk-up apartment - over six families without stores with 4 floors and 16 units. The building area is 12,888 sqft.

Are there building permits at 295 EAST 55 ST, Brooklyn?

Yes. 295 EAST 55 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11203 has 9 building permits on record, with 6 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 Mar 6, 2024.

Does 295 EAST 55 ST, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 295 EAST 55 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11203 has 50 violations on record, with 2 currently open. Breakdown: 3 DOB, 2 ECB, 45 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 295 EAST 55 ST, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 295 EAST 55 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11203 has 3 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 295 EAST 55 ST?

295 EAST 55 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11203 has an assessed market value of $938K and a total assessed value of $422K (land: $54K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 295 EAST 55 ST?

295 EAST 55 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11203 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 295 EAST 55 ST?

295 EAST 55 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11203 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 295 EAST 55 ST?

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