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488 Morgan Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11222Company-ownedBBL 3028510001BIN 3332335
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1918
Floors5
Units3
Building Area52,963 sqft
ZoningM1-1
ClassF4
Market Value$8.1M

488 MORGAN AVE is a property located at 488 MORGAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11222. It is classified as a factory - industrial semi-fireproof. The building was constructed in 1918. It has 5 floors and 3 units. The building area is 52,963 square feet on a 13,620 sqft lot. The property is zoned M1-1. The assessed market value is $8.1M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 77 building permits on record (54 active). There are 57 violations on record (5 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.

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226records on file
88Energy Star

Completed in 1918, 488 Morgan Ave rises 5 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 3 units and 52,963 square feet of floor area, on land zoned M1-1. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $8.1M, and assessed for tax at $3.7M. In the 50 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 226 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward permit: 77 of its 226 records, fully 34%, fall under that one heading. Violation (57) and assignment (21) trail well behind. 5 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 2012.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 88, with a site energy-use intensity of 36.5 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 177 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 34% permit, 50 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$8.1M of Kings, written across 226 government filings.

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Property Details

Address488 MORGAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11222
Building TypeFactory - Industrial Semi-Fireproof
F4
Year Built1918
Floors5
Total Units3
Building Area52,963 sqft
Lot Size13,620 sqft
ZoningM1-1
3028510001
3332335
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$8.1M
$3.7M
$233K

Building Permits

77 on record · 54 active
General ConstructionDOB NOW
APPROVED
Filed Jun 5, 2026Est. cost $42KJob #B01335214-I1
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Cats Certificate To OperateOther
CURRENT
Filed Sep 26, 2025Job #458932
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Alteration — Type 3DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Apr 25, 2022Est. cost $20KJob #321460085-01

ANTENNA

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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Mar 18, 2022Est. cost $28KJob #B00200552-I1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Mar 11, 2022Est. cost $23KJob #B00024546-I1
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Violations

57 on record · 5 open
Judgments · 3 docketed
OATH summonsJUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Sep 8, 2005Ticket #0139684335
20050216N
OATH summonsJUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Sep 8, 2005Ticket #0139682575
20050216N
OATH summonsJUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Dec 4, 2000Ticket #010668355J
DOB LegacyC
ACTIVE
Issued Dec 6, 2021#2563712

FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED AT ROOF TOP LEVEL, WATER TOWER LEAKING AND WATER FALLING ONTO SIDEWALK AT BUILDING ENTRY.

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DOB LegacyACC1
ACTIVE
Issued Sep 6, 2019#2389383

VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2017 CAT 1 INSP/TST TST

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DOB LegacyACC1
ACTIVE
Issued Sep 6, 2019#2389384

VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2017 CAT 1 INSP/TST TST

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 488 MORGAN AVE, Brooklyn built?

The building at 488 MORGAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11222 was constructed in 1918. It is classified as a factory - industrial semi-fireproof with 5 floors and 3 units. The building area is 52,963 sqft.

Are there building permits at 488 MORGAN AVE, Brooklyn?

Yes. 488 MORGAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11222 has 77 building permits on record, with 54 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 (APPROVED) filed Jun 5, 2026.

Does 488 MORGAN AVE, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 488 MORGAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11222 has 57 violations on record, with 5 currently open. Breakdown: 49 DOB, 8 ECB. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 488 MORGAN AVE, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 488 MORGAN AVE, 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 488 MORGAN AVE?

488 MORGAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11222 has an assessed market value of $8.1M and a total assessed value of $3.7M (land: $233K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 488 MORGAN AVE?

488 MORGAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11222 is zoned M1-1. 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 488 MORGAN AVE?

488 MORGAN AVE, 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.

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