298 CLASSON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11205 — Property Records, Permits, Violations, Tax & Zoning | RegWatch

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Year Built1890

Floors3

Building Area18,600 sqft

ZoningR7-1

ClassY2

Market Value$1.4M

298 CLASSON AVE is a property located at 298 CLASSON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11205. It is classified as a government - police department. The building was constructed in 1890. The building has 3 floors. The building area is 18,600 square feet on a 10,000 sqft lot. The property is zoned R7-1. The assessed market value is $1.4M. Public records list the property as government-owned. There are 47 building permits on record (33 active). There are 13 violations on record (1 currently open). 7 docketed judgments carrying $1,050 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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2,130records on file

Completed in 1890, 298 Classon Ave rises 3 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 18,600 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R7-1. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $1.4M, and assessed for tax at $653K. In the 42 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 2,130 separate government filings — a paper trail nearly as tall as the building itself.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 2,014 of its 2,130 records, fully 95%, fall under that one heading. Permit (47) and inspection (27) trail well behind. 1 violation stands 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 2026.

On the environmental ledger, the building is benchmarked under Local Law 84, with a site energy-use intensity of 103.7 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 152 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 95% complaint, 42 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

95% of every record here performs the same act: complaint.

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Sources

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latest record Jan 31, 2026

Property Details

Address298 CLASSON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11205

Building TypeGovernment - Police Department

Building ClassY2

Year Built1890

Floors3

Total Units0

Building Area18,600 sqft

Lot Size10,000 sqft

ZoningR7-1

BBL3019330121

BIN3055379

OwnershipGovernment-owned

Assessment & Sales

Market Value$1.4M

Assessed Total$653K

Assessed Land$141K

Building Permits

47 on record · 33 active

ElectricalDOB NOW

COMPLETE

Filed Apr 22, 2024Job #B01039798-I1-EL

88th Police PrecinctLight Fixture Replacement & Retrofit

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Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy

SIGNED OFF

Filed Mar 24, 2004Est. cost $50KJob #301300713-01

GC

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Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy

SIGNED OFF

Filed Mar 24, 2004Est. cost $40KJob #301300713-02

STRUCTURAL

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Alteration — Type 3DOB Legacy

PERMIT ISSUED - ENTIRE JOB/WORK

Filed Dec 11, 2002Job #301384892-01

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Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy

ISSUED

Filed Oct 25, 2002Job #301300713-01-01

PL

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Violations

13 on record · 1 open

Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$1,050

Judgments · 7 docketed

Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED

Docketed Jan 31, 2026Balance $300Ticket #049289860X

DIRTY AREA

Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED

Docketed Aug 31, 2024Balance $125Ticket #048272699L

ILLEGAL POSTING OF HANDBILL NOTICE

Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED

Docketed Aug 31, 2024Balance $125Ticket #048272700J

ILLEGAL POSTING OF HANDBILL NOTICE

Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED

Docketed Aug 31, 2024Balance $125Ticket #048272701L

ILLEGAL POSTING OF HANDBILL NOTICE

Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED

Docketed Aug 31, 2024Balance $125Ticket #048272702N

ILLEGAL POSTING OF HANDBILL NOTICE

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DOB LegacyLocal Law 62/91

ACTIVE

Issued Aug 16, 1993#215504

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 298 CLASSON AVE, Brooklyn built?

The building at 298 CLASSON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11205 was constructed in 1890. It is classified as a government - police department with 3 floors. The building area is 18,600 sqft.

Are there building permits at 298 CLASSON AVE, Brooklyn?

Yes. 298 CLASSON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11205 has 47 building permits on record, with 33 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Electrical (COMPLETE) filed Apr 22, 2024.

Does 298 CLASSON AVE, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 298 CLASSON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11205 has 13 violations on record, with 1 currently open. Breakdown: 13 DOB. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 298 CLASSON AVE, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 298 CLASSON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11205 has 7 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $1,050. 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 298 CLASSON AVE?

298 CLASSON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11205 has an assessed market value of $1.4M and a total assessed value of $653K (land: $141K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 298 CLASSON AVE?

298 CLASSON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11205 is zoned R7-1. 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 298 CLASSON AVE?

298 CLASSON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11205 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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