Brooklyn • Elevator Apartment

402 85 St

Brooklyn, NY 11209Company-ownedBBL 3060350006BIN 3153141

Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1927
Floors6
Units69
Building Area52,008 sqft
ZoningR7B
ClassD7
Market Value$2.9M

402 85 ST is a property located at 402 85 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11209. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof with stores. The building was constructed in 1927. It has 6 floors and 69 units. The building area is 52,008 square feet on a 11,639 sqft lot. The property is zoned R7B. The assessed market value is $2.9M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 96 building permits on record (72 active). There are 133 violations on record (6 currently open). 22 docketed judgments carrying $38,026 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

612records on file
3Energy Star

Completed in 1927, 402 85 St rises 6 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 69 units and 52,008 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R7B. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $2.9M, and assessed for tax at $1.3M. In the 61 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 612 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 280 of its 612 records, fully 46%, fall under that one heading. Violation (133) and permit (96) trail well behind. 6 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 3, with a site energy-use intensity of 109.8 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 476 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 46% complaint, 61 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$2.9M of Kings, written across 612 government filings.

Property Details

Address402 85 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11209
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Semi-Fireproof With Stores
D7
Year Built1927
Floors6
Total Units69
Building Area52,008 sqft
Lot Size11,639 sqft
ZoningR7B
ConditionAverage
3060350006
3153141
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$2.9M
$1.3M
$207K

Building Permits

96 on record · 72 active
ElectricalDOB NOW
APPROVED
Filed Jul 22, 2026Job #B01235205-P1

Permit to disconnect and de-energize all un permitted electrical illuminated signs on facade of building. At 8511 4th Avenue, install new branch circuits and new circuit breaker panel. At 8505 4th Avenue, Install new branch circuits and new circuit breaker panel.

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ElectricalDOB NOW
APPROVED
Filed Jun 23, 2026Job #B01215242-P4

Install Electric Range Circuits for residential electric cooking appliances because of removal of gas cooking in:Super's Apartment, 1A, 1G, 1J, 2G, 2E, 2F, 2H, 2I, 2J, 2D, 3A, 3C, 3D, 3F, 3H, 4B, 4C, 4E, 4G, 4H, 4I, 4K, 5A, 5B, 5D, 5G, 5I, 6D, 6F, 6G, 6H, 6I, 6J.

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ElectricalDOB NOW
APPROVED
Filed May 22, 2026Job #B01133099-P3

Install all new 62 position meter bank for all existing residential apartments. Install 2 new 800 amp SS, 1 600 SS, 1 400amp SS. Install 62 apt. risers and CB panels one per apt. with existing residential loads. Install 1 new circuit breaker panel and new disconnect switch and new feeders for the new elevator with a basement located motor room. Install one new circuit breaker panel in boiler room for all new boiler equipment. Install new circuit breaker for general basement electrics.

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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Apr 10, 2026Est. cost $25KJob #B01244261-S1
ElectricalDOB NOW
APPROVED
Filed Apr 6, 2026Job #B01201572-P2

Apt, 2H rewire apartment with all new branch circuitry and new fixtures.Apt. 2I rewire apartment with new branch circuits and new fixtures.Apt. 2J rewire apartment with new branch circuits and new fixtures.Apt: 3K rewire apartment with new branch circuits and new fixtures.

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Violations

133 on record · 6 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$38,026
Judgments · 22 docketed
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jun 30, 2025Balance $1,250Ticket #039134105N
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ELEVATOR OR CONVEYING SYSTEM
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed May 31, 2025Balance $1,250Ticket #039132769R
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ELEVATOR OR CONVEYING SYSTEM
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jan 31, 2025Balance $1,250Ticket #039121333M
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ELEVATOR OR CONVEYING SYSTEM
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Sep 30, 2024Balance $18Ticket #048255206J
LOOSE RUBBISH 1ST OCCURRENCE
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Aug 31, 2025Balance $625Ticket #039106750H
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ELEVATOR OR CONVEYING SYSTEM

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jun 5, 2026#18990167

§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT BSMT-APT 1, 1st BSMT-APT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jun 5, 2026#18990168

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING AND WEST WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT BSMT-APT 1, 1st BSMT-APT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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HPDClass C
INVALID CERTIFICATION
Issued Jun 5, 2026#18990169

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT BSMT-APT 1, 1st BSMT-APT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jun 5, 2026#18990170

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BELL BUZZER RETURN FROM BUILDING ENTRANCE TO EAST WALL AT FOYER IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT BSMT-APT 1, 1st BSMT-APT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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HPDClass C
NOT COMPLIED WITH
Issued Apr 16, 2025#17841269

567 (C) § 27-2017, 27-2017.1, 27-2017.4, 27-2017.5, 27-2017.8, 27-2019, 27-2021 HMC: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EVIDENCE OF RATS AND ALL UNDERLYING CAUSES CREATING THE PEST INFESTATIONS, BY USING INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (IPM), ELIMINATE ALL BURROW ENTRY AND PASSAGEWAYS, PEST NESTS, HOLES, GAPS OR CRACKS IN WALLS, CEILINGS, FLOORS, FIXING LEAKS AND MANAGING GARBAGE IN PUBLIC AREAS. EVIDENCE FOUND AT KITCHEN OBSERVED RAT DROPPINGS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT BSMT-APT SUPT, 1st BSMT-APT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 402 85 ST, Brooklyn built?

The building at 402 85 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11209 was constructed in 1927. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof with stores with 6 floors and 69 units. The building area is 52,008 sqft.

Are there building permits at 402 85 ST, Brooklyn?

Yes. 402 85 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11209 has 96 building permits on record, with 72 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Electrical (APPROVED) filed Jul 22, 2026.

Does 402 85 ST, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 402 85 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11209 has 133 violations on record, with 6 currently open. Breakdown: 35 DOB, 26 ECB, 72 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 402 85 ST, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 402 85 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11209 has 22 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $38,026. 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 402 85 ST?

402 85 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11209 has an assessed market value of $2.9M and a total assessed value of $1.3M (land: $207K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 402 85 ST?

402 85 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11209 is zoned R7B. 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 402 85 ST?

402 85 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11209 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.

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