Brooklyn • Elevator Apartment

500 St Marks Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11238Company-ownedBBL 3011560025BIN 3388323

Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1930
Floors6
Units66
Building Area56,350 sqft
ZoningR6A
ClassD3
Market Value$12.4M

500 ST MARKS AVE is a property located at 500 ST MARKS AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11238. It is classified as a elevator apartment - fireproof without stores. The building was constructed in 1930. It has 6 floors and 66 units. The building area is 56,350 square feet on a 24,022 sqft lot. The property is zoned R6A. The assessed market value is $12.4M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 36 building permits on record (27 active). There are 91 violations on record (33 currently open). 2 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

320records on file
100Energy Star

Completed in 1930, 500 St Marks Ave rises 6 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 66 units and 56,350 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R6A. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $12.4M, and assessed for tax at $5.6M. In the 23 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 320 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward violation: 91 of its 320 records, fully 28%, fall under that one heading. Complaint (74) and inspection (40) trail well behind. 33 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 2024.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 100, with a site energy-use intensity of 19.6 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 127 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 28% violation, 23 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$12.4M of Kings, written across 320 government filings.

Property Details

Address500 ST MARKS AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11238
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Fireproof Without Stores
D3
Year Built1930
Floors6
Total Units66
Building Area56,350 sqft
Lot Size24,022 sqft
ZoningR6A
ConditionAverage
3011560025
3388323
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$12.4M
$5.6M
$281K

Building Permits

36 on record · 27 active
ElectricalDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed May 15, 2025Job #B01226702-I1-EL

Installation of new 200amp single phase Con Ed service and upgrade of existing Verizon Wireless cell site

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General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed Mar 5, 2025Est. cost $61KJob #B00654219-I1
AntennaDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Nov 19, 2022Est. cost $61KJob #B00654219-I1
Alteration — Type 3DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Jan 22, 2016Est. cost $17KJob #320966692-01
Alteration — Type 1DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Feb 2, 2015Est. cost $633KJob #320564509-01

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Violations

91 on record · 33 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$1,300
Judgments · 2 docketed
DEP summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed May 31, 2026Balance $1,300Ticket #000945311H
IDLING OF MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINE MORE THAN THREE MINUTES 1ST OFF
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jul 31, 2010Ticket #034821198Y
SUPERVISION OR USE RIGGING EQUIPMENT WITHOUT A RIGGER'S LICENSE
HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jul 10, 2026#19065408

§ 27-2021 ADM CODE PROVIDE SUFFICIENT, PROPER AND SEPARATE METAL RECEPTACLES FOR THE DEPOSIT OF GARBAGE, RUBBISH AND OTHER WASTE MATERIAL AND ARRANGE FOR COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF SUCH MATERIAL.

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HPDClass C
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jul 10, 2026#19065409

567 (C) § 27-2017, 27-2017.1, 27-2017.4, 27-2017.5, 27-2017.8, 27-2019, 27-2021 HMC: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EVIDENCE OF RATS AND ALL UNDERLYING CAUSES CREATING THE PEST INFESTATIONS, BY USING INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (IPM), ELIMINATE ALL BURROW ENTRY AND PASSAGEWAYS, PEST NESTS, HOLES, GAPS OR CRACKS IN WALLS, CEILINGS, FLOORS, FIXING LEAKS AND MANAGING GARBAGE IN PUBLIC AREAS. EVIDENCE FOUND AT THROUGHOUT AREA WAY AT GARAGE

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jul 10, 2026#19065410

§ 27-2010, 2011, 2012 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE AND/OR RUBBISH AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN CONDITION THE TRASH AND RECYCLE ACCUMULATION AT GARAGE

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HPDClass A
FIRST NO ACCESS TO RE- INSPECT VIOLATION
Issued Apr 25, 2025#17989403

§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 407, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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HPDClass B
FIRST NO ACCESS TO RE- INSPECT VIOLATION
Issued Apr 25, 2025#17864869

§ 27-2005, 2012 HMC & § 309 MDL: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EXCESSIVE STORAGE OF MATERIAL IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 407, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 500 ST MARKS AVE, Brooklyn built?

The building at 500 ST MARKS AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11238 was constructed in 1930. It is classified as a elevator apartment - fireproof without stores with 6 floors and 66 units. The building area is 56,350 sqft.

Are there building permits at 500 ST MARKS AVE, Brooklyn?

Yes. 500 ST MARKS AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11238 has 36 building permits on record, with 27 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Electrical (PERMIT ISSUED) filed May 15, 2025.

Does 500 ST MARKS AVE, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 500 ST MARKS AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11238 has 91 violations on record, with 33 currently open. Breakdown: 26 DOB, 6 ECB, 59 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 500 ST MARKS AVE, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 500 ST MARKS AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11238 has 2 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 500 ST MARKS AVE?

500 ST MARKS AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11238 has an assessed market value of $12.4M and a total assessed value of $5.6M (land: $281K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 500 ST MARKS AVE?

500 ST MARKS AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11238 is zoned R6A. 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 500 ST MARKS AVE?

500 ST MARKS AVE, 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.

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