Brooklyn • Office

49 South 2 St

Brooklyn, NY 11249Company-ownedBBL 3024030041BIN 3062892

Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1909
Floors3
Units5
Building Area21,600 sqft
ZoningM3-1
ClassO2
Market Value$8.8M

49 SOUTH 2 ST is a property located at 49 SOUTH 2 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11249. It is classified as a office - fireproof (over 100k sq ft). The building was constructed in 1909. It has 3 floors and 5 units. The building area is 21,600 square feet on a 7,400 sqft lot. The property is zoned M3-1. The assessed market value is $8.8M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 47 building permits on record (35 active). There are 44 violations on record (11 currently open). 5 docketed judgments carrying $2,625 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

212records on file
64Energy Star

Completed in 1909, 49 South 2 St rises 3 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 5 units and 21,600 square feet of floor area, on land zoned M3-1. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $8.8M, and assessed for tax at $4.0M. In the 36 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 212 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward permit: 47 of its 212 records, fully 22%, fall under that one heading. Violation (44) and enforcement (38) trail well behind. 11 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 2015.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 64, with a site energy-use intensity of 27.5 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 68 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 22% permit, 36 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$8.8M of Kings, written across 212 government filings.

Property Details

Address49 SOUTH 2 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11249
Building TypeOffice - Fireproof (over 100K sq ft)
O2
Year Built1909
Floors3
Total Units5
Building Area21,600 sqft
Lot Size7,400 sqft
ZoningM3-1
3024030041
3062892
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$8.8M
$4M
$441K

Building Permits

47 on record · 35 active
Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy
PERMIT ISSUED - ENTIRE JOB/WORK
Filed Sep 30, 2022Est. cost $3.2MJob #321214495-01
Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Sep 30, 2022Job #321214495-02-02
Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Jul 1, 2022Est. cost $39KJob #301468347-01
Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed May 17, 2022Est. cost $97KJob #340080343-01
Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed May 11, 2022Est. cost $10KJob #320934281-02

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Violations

44 on record · 11 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$2,625
Judgments · 5 docketed
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Mar 31, 2025Ticket #039124883K
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ELEVATOR OR CONVEYING SYSTEM
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed May 31, 2023Balance $1,875Ticket #012129298M
FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS:FAIL TO PREVENT UNNECESSARY UNWARRANTED ALARMS
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Feb 28, 2023Balance $750Ticket #012125713M
FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS:FAIL TO PREVENT UNNECESSARY UNWARRANTED ALARMS
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Feb 28, 2015Ticket #040396769L
STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jun 8, 2012Ticket #0173440310
STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES
DOB LegacyLBLVIO
ACTIVE
Issued Sep 23, 2024#2773375

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

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DOB LegacyLBLVIO
ACTIVE
Issued Sep 23, 2024#2773376

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

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ECBElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Sep 13, 2024#39124883K

CEASE USE ORDER IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: 1) CATEGORY 1 INSPECTIONS NOT UP TO DATE. LAST CAT 1 ON FILE WAS PERFORMED ON 12/30/2020, PERFORM CATEGORY 1 TEST. 2) CATEGORY 5 INSPECTIONS NOT UP TO DATE.

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DOB LegacyLBLVIO
ACTIVE
Issued Jun 20, 2023#2651146

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

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DOB LegacyLBLVIO
ACTIVE
Issued Jun 20, 2023#2666326

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 49 SOUTH 2 ST, Brooklyn built?

The building at 49 SOUTH 2 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11249 was constructed in 1909. It is classified as a office - fireproof (over 100k sq ft) with 3 floors and 5 units. The building area is 21,600 sqft.

Are there building permits at 49 SOUTH 2 ST, Brooklyn?

Yes. 49 SOUTH 2 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11249 has 47 building permits on record, with 35 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Alteration — Type 2 (PERMIT ISSUED - ENTIRE JOB/WORK) filed Sep 30, 2022.

Does 49 SOUTH 2 ST, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 49 SOUTH 2 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11249 has 44 violations on record, with 11 currently open. Breakdown: 29 DOB, 15 ECB. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 49 SOUTH 2 ST, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 49 SOUTH 2 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11249 has 5 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $2,625. 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 49 SOUTH 2 ST?

49 SOUTH 2 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11249 has an assessed market value of $8.8M and a total assessed value of $4M (land: $441K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 49 SOUTH 2 ST?

49 SOUTH 2 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11249 is zoned M3-1. 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 49 SOUTH 2 ST?

49 SOUTH 2 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11249 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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