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495 Lincoln Pl

Brooklyn, NY 11238Company-ownedBBL 3011780079BIN 3029611

Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1920
Floors4
Units31
Building Area25,556 sqft
ZoningR7A
ClassC1
Market Value$4.1M

495 LINCOLN PL is a property located at 495 LINCOLN PL, Brooklyn, NY 11238. It is classified as a walk-up apartment - over six families without stores. The building was constructed in 1920. It has 4 floors and 31 units. The building area is 25,556 square feet on a 11,039 sqft lot. The property is zoned R7A. The assessed market value is $4.1M. It last sold for $12.7M on Jul 19, 2005. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 5 building permits on record (2 active). There are 120 violations on record (6 currently open). 9 docketed judgments carrying $1,300 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

446records on file
1Energy Star

Completed in 1920, 495 Lincoln Pl rises 4 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 31 units and 25,556 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R7A. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $4.1M, and assessed for tax at $1.8M. In the 61 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 446 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 227 of its 446 records, fully 51%, fall under that one heading. Violation (120) and inspection (20) 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 2009.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 1, with a site energy-use intensity of 207.7 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 310 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 51% 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.

$4.1M of Kings, written across 446 government filings.

Property Details

Address495 LINCOLN PL, Brooklyn, NY 11238
Building TypeWalk-Up Apartment - Over Six Families Without Stores
C1
Year Built1920
Floors4
Total Units31
Building Area25,556 sqft
Lot Size11,039 sqft
ZoningR7A
ConditionAverage
3011780079
3029611
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$4.1M
$1.8M
$472K
$12.7M
Last Sale DateJul 19, 2005

Building Permits

5 on record · 2 active
Cats Registration InspectionOther
CURRENT
Filed Oct 1, 2025Job #469798
Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Mar 23, 2010Est. cost $110KJob #320080773-01
Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Oct 13, 2009Job #320080773-1-1-hist
Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Oct 13, 2009Job #320080773-01-01
Cats Certificate To OperateOther
CANCELLED
Filed N/AJob #116085

Violations

120 on record · 6 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$1,300
Judgments · 9 docketed
DEP summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Oct 31, 2025Ticket #000865799K
IDLING OF MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINE MORE THAN THREE MINUTES 1ST OFF
DEP summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed May 31, 2025Balance $1,300Ticket #000830516L
IDLING OF MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINE MORE THAN THREE MINUTES 1ST OFF
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Aug 31, 2021Ticket #046976186Z
IMPROPER RECEPTACLES 1ST OFFENSE
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jul 31, 2021Ticket #047043798L
IMPROPER DISPOSAL BEDDING 1ST OFFENSE
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Dec 31, 2020Ticket #038272614K
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ELEVATOR OR CONVEYING SYSTEM

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DOB LegacyEnergy Benchmarking
ACTIVE
Issued Aug 2, 2021#2544919

FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4

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DOB LegacyEnergy Benchmarking
ACTIVE
Issued Jun 2, 2021#2534950

FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4

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DOB LegacyEGRADE
ACTIVE
Issued Apr 29, 2021#2521346

FAILURE TO DISPLAY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRADE AS PER ADCODE SEC. 28-309.12.3

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 495 LINCOLN PL, Brooklyn built?

The building at 495 LINCOLN PL, Brooklyn, NY 11238 was constructed in 1920. It is classified as a walk-up apartment - over six families without stores with 4 floors and 31 units. The building area is 25,556 sqft.

Are there building permits at 495 LINCOLN PL, Brooklyn?

Yes. 495 LINCOLN PL, Brooklyn, NY 11238 has 5 building permits on record, with 2 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 Oct 1, 2025.

Does 495 LINCOLN PL, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 495 LINCOLN PL, Brooklyn, NY 11238 has 120 violations on record, with 6 currently open. Breakdown: 31 DOB, 5 ECB, 84 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 495 LINCOLN PL, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 495 LINCOLN PL, Brooklyn, NY 11238 has 9 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $1,300. 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 495 LINCOLN PL?

495 LINCOLN PL, Brooklyn, NY 11238 has an assessed market value of $4.1M and a total assessed value of $1.8M (land: $472K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

When was 495 LINCOLN PL last sold?

495 LINCOLN PL, Brooklyn, NY 11238 last sold for $12.7M on Jul 19, 2005. Sale records are sourced from NYC ACRIS and Department of Finance rolling sales data.

What is the zoning for 495 LINCOLN PL?

495 LINCOLN PL, Brooklyn, NY 11238 is zoned R7A. 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 495 LINCOLN PL?

495 LINCOLN PL, Brooklyn, NY 11238 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.

How do I get a full property report for 495 LINCOLN PL?

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