Brooklyn • Elevator Apartment

420 Watkins St

Brooklyn, NY 11212Company-ownedBBL 3035900050BIN 3326585
Year Built1976
Floors9
Units261
Building Area252,945 sqft
ZoningR6
ClassD7
Market Value$37.3M

420 WATKINS ST is a property located at 420 WATKINS ST, Brooklyn, NY 11212. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof with stores. The building was constructed in 1976. It has 9 floors and 261 units. The building area is 252,945 square feet on a 102,200 sqft lot. The property is zoned R6. The assessed market value is $37.3M. It last sold for $6.1M on Dec 21, 2007. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 77 building permits on record (51 active). There are 375 violations on record (17 currently open). 53 docketed judgments carrying $21,707 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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2,278records on file
100Energy Star

Completed in 1976, 420 Watkins St rises 9 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 261 units and 252,945 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R6. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $37.3M, and assessed for tax at $16.8M. In the 56 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 2,278 separate government filings — a paper trail nearly as tall as the building itself.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 1,555 of its 2,278 records, fully 68%, fall under that one heading. Violation (375) and enforcement (142) trail well behind. 17 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 2004.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 100, with a site energy-use intensity of 20.7 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 570 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 68% complaint, 56 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

68% of every record here performs the same act: complaint.

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Property Details

Address420 WATKINS ST, Brooklyn, NY 11212
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Semi-Fireproof With Stores
D7
Year Built1976
Floors9
Total Units261
Building Area252,945 sqft
Lot Size102,200 sqft
ZoningR6
ConditionAverage
3035900050
3326585 +2 more
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$37.3M
$16.8M
$3.7M
$6.1M
Last Sale DateDec 21, 2007

Building Permits

77 on record · 51 active
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Dec 2, 2024Est. cost $5KJob #B00850767-I1
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Oct 17, 2024Est. cost $155KJob #B00526814-I1
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Jul 1, 2024Est. cost $85KJob #B00587097-I1
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Jul 1, 2024Est. cost $5KJob #B00402052-I1
DemolitionDOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed May 2, 2024Job #322158892-01

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Violations

375 on record · 17 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$21,707
Judgments · 53 docketed
NYPD summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jun 15, 2026Balance $45Ticket #0214601238
OPEN CONTAINER CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL ON STREETS
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jul 31, 2025Balance $300Ticket #014171508N
INSPECTION AND TESTING
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Oct 31, 2024Balance $300Ticket #048373365Y
FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREET
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Aug 31, 2024Balance $3,125Ticket #039108565P
TEMP CONSTRUCTION EQUIP INSTALLATION ON SITE EXPIRED PERMIT SHED
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jan 31, 2025Ticket #039107380Y
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ELEVATOR OR CONVEYING SYSTEM

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SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 11, 2024#VIO-FTC-VT-PER-202312-0007238

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2023 Periodic Inspection Affirmation of Correction

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SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Sep 11, 2024#VIO-FTF-VT-CAT1-202312-0006440

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2023 Cat1 Test Report

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SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Sep 11, 2024#VIO-FTF-VT-CAT1-202312-0004472

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2023 Cat1 Test Report

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SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Sep 11, 2024#VIO-FTF-VT-CAT1-202312-0004471

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2023 Cat1 Test Report

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SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Sep 11, 2024#VIO-FTF-VT-CAT1-202312-0005806

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2023 Cat1 Test Report

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 420 WATKINS ST, Brooklyn built?

The building at 420 WATKINS ST, Brooklyn, NY 11212 was constructed in 1976. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof with stores with 9 floors and 261 units. The building area is 252,945 sqft.

Are there building permits at 420 WATKINS ST, Brooklyn?

Yes. 420 WATKINS ST, Brooklyn, NY 11212 has 77 building permits on record, with 51 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 (LOC ISSUED) filed Dec 2, 2024.

Does 420 WATKINS ST, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 420 WATKINS ST, Brooklyn, NY 11212 has 375 violations on record, with 17 currently open. Breakdown: 21 DOB Safety, 99 DOB, 105 ECB, 150 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 420 WATKINS ST, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 420 WATKINS ST, Brooklyn, NY 11212 has 53 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $21,707. 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 WATKINS ST?

420 WATKINS ST, Brooklyn, NY 11212 has an assessed market value of $37.3M and a total assessed value of $16.8M (land: $3.7M). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

When was 420 WATKINS ST last sold?

420 WATKINS ST, Brooklyn, NY 11212 last sold for $6.1M on Dec 21, 2007. Sale records are sourced from NYC ACRIS and Department of Finance rolling sales data.

What is the zoning for 420 WATKINS ST?

420 WATKINS ST, Brooklyn, NY 11212 is zoned R6. 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 WATKINS ST?

420 WATKINS ST, Brooklyn, NY 11212 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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