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420 Ovington Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11209Individually ownedBBL 3058920016BIN 3146597
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1950
Floors6
Units54
Building Area55,200 sqft
ZoningR7B
ClassD1
Market Value$5.6M

420 OVINGTON AVE is a property located at 420 OVINGTON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11209. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof. The building was constructed in 1950. It has 6 floors and 54 units. The building area is 55,200 square feet on a 16,300 sqft lot. The property is zoned R7B. The assessed market value is $5.6M. Public records list the property as individually owned. There are 40 building permits on record (28 active). There are 182 violations on record (13 currently open). 11 docketed judgments carrying $3,025 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

492records on file
48Energy Star

Completed in 1950, 420 Ovington Ave rises 6 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 54 units and 55,200 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R7B. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $5.6M, and assessed for tax at $2.5M. In the 79 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 492 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward violation: 182 of its 492 records, fully 37%, fall under that one heading. Complaint (178) and permit (40) trail well behind. 13 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 2009.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 48, with a site energy-use intensity of 88.0 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 318 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 37% violation, 79 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$5.6M of Kings, written across 492 government filings.

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Property Details

Address420 OVINGTON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11209
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Semi-Fireproof
D1
Year Built1950
Floors6
Total Units54
Building Area55,200 sqft
Lot Size16,300 sqft
ZoningR7B
ConditionAverage
3058920016
3146597
OwnershipIndividually owned

Assessment & Sales

$5.6M
$2.5M
$293K

Building Permits

40 on record · 28 active
Cats Registration InspectionOther
CURRENT
Filed Mar 24, 2026Job #478286
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed May 24, 2024Est. cost $2KJob #B00905319-I1
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AntennaDOB NOW
SIGNED-OFF
Filed Feb 20, 2024Est. cost $2KJob #B00905319-I1

Initial Permit

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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Feb 8, 2023Est. cost $8KJob #B00332848-I1
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AlterationDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Feb 7, 2022Job #340699667-01-04

OT

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Violations

182 on record · 13 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$3,025
Judgments · 11 docketed
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed May 31, 2023Balance $625Ticket #039507404M
TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT ON SITE-EXPIRED PERMIT
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed May 31, 2023Balance $2,400Ticket #039507405Y
PEDESTRAIN PROTECTION DOES NOT MEET CODE SPECIFICATIONS
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Nov 30, 2023Ticket #039502819L
MISCELLANEOUS VIOLATIONS
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Aug 31, 2022Ticket #047323683H
SPILLAGE FROM A RECEPTACLE 1ST OFFENSE
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed May 31, 2021Ticket #035499922J
FAILURE TO SAFEGUARD ALL PERSONS AND PROP AFFECTED BY CONST OPERATIONS

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HPDClass B
VIOLATION DISMISSED
Issued Nov 19, 2025#18392774

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1E, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

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HPDClass C
VIOLATION CLOSED
Issued Nov 19, 2025#18392775

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 1E, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

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HPDClass B
VIOLATION DISMISSED
Issued Nov 19, 2025#18392773

§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1E, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

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ECBElevator
RESOLVE
Issued Sep 25, 2025#39161545K

CEASE USE ITEM: INOPERATIVE ZONE LOCK RESTRICTOR. CLASS 2 ITEM: PROVIDE DESIGNATED LOBBY BRAILLE TAGS.

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HPDClass A
VIOLATION DISMISSED
Issued Jan 15, 2025#17622989

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING SAFETY CAPS AT ELECTRICAL OUTLETS AT WEST AND EAST WALLS AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 420 OVINGTON AVE, Brooklyn built?

The building at 420 OVINGTON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11209 was constructed in 1950. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof with 6 floors and 54 units. The building area is 55,200 sqft.

Are there building permits at 420 OVINGTON AVE, Brooklyn?

Yes. 420 OVINGTON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11209 has 40 building permits on record, with 28 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 Inspection (CURRENT) filed Mar 24, 2026.

Does 420 OVINGTON AVE, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 420 OVINGTON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11209 has 182 violations on record, with 13 currently open. Breakdown: 26 DOB, 22 ECB, 134 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 420 OVINGTON AVE, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 420 OVINGTON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11209 has 11 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $3,025. 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 420 OVINGTON AVE?

420 OVINGTON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11209 has an assessed market value of $5.6M and a total assessed value of $2.5M (land: $293K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 420 OVINGTON AVE?

420 OVINGTON AVE, 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 420 OVINGTON AVE?

420 OVINGTON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11209 is individually 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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