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396 Leonard St

Brooklyn, NY 11222Company-ownedBBL 3027230001BIN 3067904
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1930
Floors4
Units5
Building Area40,000 sqft
ZoningM1-2/R6A
ClassE1
Market Value$7.8M

396 LEONARD ST is a property located at 396 LEONARD ST, Brooklyn, NY 11222. It is classified as a warehouse - fireproof. The building was constructed in 1930. It has 4 floors and 5 units. The building area is 40,000 square feet on a 10,000 sqft lot. The property is zoned M1-2/R6A. The assessed market value is $7.8M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 80 building permits on record (52 active). There are 69 violations on record (3 currently open). 3 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

237records on file
10Energy Star

Completed in 1930, 396 Leonard St rises 4 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 5 units and 40,000 square feet of floor area, on land zoned M1-2/R6A. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $7.8M, and assessed for tax at $3.5M. In the 54 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 237 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward permit: 80 of its 237 records, fully 34%, fall under that one heading. Violation (69) and enforcement (46) trail well behind. 3 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 2020.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 10, with a site energy-use intensity of 91.7 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 294 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 34% permit, 54 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$7.8M of Kings, written across 237 government filings.

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Property Details

Address396 LEONARD ST, Brooklyn, NY 11222
Building TypeWarehouse - Fireproof
E1
Year Built1930
Floors4
Total Units5
Building Area40,000 sqft
Lot Size10,000 sqft
ZoningM1-2/R6A
3027230001
3067904
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$7.8M
$3.5M
$243K

Building Permits

80 on record · 52 active
General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed Jun 16, 2026Est. cost $315KJob #B00345731-I1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed May 27, 2026Est. cost $176KJob #B00345727-I1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed May 26, 2026Est. cost $1KJob #B00345742-I1
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AlterationDOB Legacy
IN PROCESS
Filed Oct 7, 2024Job #322036701-01-03
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AlterationDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed May 2, 2023Job #322036701-01-02
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Violations

69 on record · 3 open
Judgments · 3 docketed
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Feb 29, 2024Ticket #039088057N
WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Apr 30, 2021Ticket #039016753Y
WORK DOES NOT CONFORM TO APPROVED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS AMENDMENTS
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed May 31, 2020Ticket #038272079H
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ELEVATOR OR CONVEYING SYSTEM
ECBConstruction
ACTIVE
Issued Jan 29, 2025#37032979Y

FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS #39088057N ISSUED ON 06/08/2023, AND FAILURE TO FILE A CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION PURSUANT TO 28.201.1 AND 1 RCNY 102-01(D)(2). AN ACCEPTABLE CERT

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ECBConstruction
ACTIVE
Issued Jun 8, 2023#39088057N

WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. NOTED ALONG LEONARD STREET (WEST FACADE) INSTALLED 5 TRIANGLE SHAPED TARPS TO BUILDING'S EXTERIOR BRICK WALL ABOVE GROUND LEVEL COMMERCIAL SPACE. TARPS SPAN FROM BUILDING FACADE TO STREET

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 396 LEONARD ST, Brooklyn built?

The building at 396 LEONARD ST, Brooklyn, NY 11222 was constructed in 1930. It is classified as a warehouse - fireproof with 4 floors and 5 units. The building area is 40,000 sqft.

Are there building permits at 396 LEONARD ST, Brooklyn?

Yes. 396 LEONARD ST, Brooklyn, NY 11222 has 80 building permits on record, with 52 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 (PERMIT ENTIRE) filed Jun 16, 2026.

Does 396 LEONARD ST, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 396 LEONARD ST, Brooklyn, NY 11222 has 69 violations on record, with 3 currently open. Breakdown: 50 DOB, 19 ECB. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 396 LEONARD ST, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 396 LEONARD ST, Brooklyn, NY 11222 has 3 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 396 LEONARD ST?

396 LEONARD ST, Brooklyn, NY 11222 has an assessed market value of $7.8M and a total assessed value of $3.5M (land: $243K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 396 LEONARD ST?

396 LEONARD ST, Brooklyn, NY 11222 is zoned M1-2/R6A. 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 396 LEONARD ST?

396 LEONARD ST, Brooklyn, NY 11222 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 396 LEONARD ST?

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