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500 Washington Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11238Company-ownedBBL 3019780025BIN 3056641
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1930
Floors6
Units36
Building Area39,200 sqft
ZoningR6B
ClassD1
Market Value$3.3M

500 WASHINGTON AVE is a property located at 500 WASHINGTON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11238. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof. The building was constructed in 1930. It has 6 floors and 36 units. The building area is 39,200 square feet on a 9,385 sqft lot. The property is zoned R6B. The assessed market value is $3.3M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 33 building permits on record (21 active). There are 515 violations on record (47 currently open). 15 docketed judgments carrying $9,975 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

1,977records on file
59Energy Star

Completed in 1930, 500 Washington Ave rises 6 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 36 units and 39,200 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R6B. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $3.3M, and assessed for tax at $1.5M. In the 55 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 1,977 separate government filings — a paper trail nearly as tall as the building itself.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 1,222 of its 1,977 records, fully 62%, fall under that one heading. Violation (515) and enforcement (66) trail well behind. 47 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 2016.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 59, with a site energy-use intensity of 77.2 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 200 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 62% complaint, 55 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$3.3M of Kings, written across 1,977 government filings.

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Property Details

Address500 WASHINGTON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11238
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Semi-Fireproof
D1
Year Built1930
Floors6
Total Units36
Building Area39,200 sqft
Lot Size9,385 sqft
ZoningR6B
ConditionAverage
3019780025
3056641
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$3.3M
$1.5M
$211K

Building Permits

33 on record · 21 active
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Apr 8, 2026Est. cost $71KJob #B00797580-I1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Apr 8, 2026Est. cost $50KJob #B01248946-I1
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ElectricalDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Feb 12, 2026Job #B01359244-I1-EL

New 200Amp meter and disconnect switch in basement for cell site Install (1) set of 3/0 conductors and (1) 200 Amp 1 phase panel on rooftop

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General ConstructionDOB NOW
SIGNED-OFF
Filed Nov 13, 2025Est. cost $50KJob #B01248946-I1

Initial Permit

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ElectricalDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Sep 6, 2025Job #B01251866-I1-EL

INSTALLATION OF LIGHTING FOR SIDEWALK SHED.

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Violations

515 on record · 47 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$9,975
Judgments · 15 docketed
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Apr 30, 2026Balance $625Ticket #039165532J
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Mar 31, 2026Balance $2,500Ticket #035693453P
UNLAWFUL ACTS.FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH AN ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONER
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Mar 31, 2026Balance $6,250Ticket #035693455Z
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jan 31, 2026Ticket #049197525K
DIRTY SIDEWALK
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Oct 31, 2025Ticket #048908568M
FAIL TO RECYCLE ORGANIC WASTE 9 OR MORE DWELLING UNITS 1ST

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Apr 8, 2026#18772111

§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT NORTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 31, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Apr 8, 2026#18772112

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT NORTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 31, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Apr 8, 2026#18772113

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING AT CLOSET IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 31, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

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HPDClass C
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Nov 11, 2025#18362254

§ 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 500 WASHINGTON AVE, Brooklyn built?

The building at 500 WASHINGTON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11238 was constructed in 1930. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof with 6 floors and 36 units. The building area is 39,200 sqft.

Are there building permits at 500 WASHINGTON AVE, Brooklyn?

Yes. 500 WASHINGTON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11238 has 33 building permits on record, with 21 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 Apr 8, 2026.

Does 500 WASHINGTON AVE, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 500 WASHINGTON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11238 has 515 violations on record, with 47 currently open. Breakdown: 37 DOB, 52 ECB, 426 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 500 WASHINGTON AVE, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 500 WASHINGTON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11238 has 15 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $9,975. 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 WASHINGTON AVE?

500 WASHINGTON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11238 has an assessed market value of $3.3M and a total assessed value of $1.5M (land: $211K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 500 WASHINGTON AVE?

500 WASHINGTON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11238 is zoned R6B. 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 WASHINGTON AVE?

500 WASHINGTON 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.

How do I get a full property report for 500 WASHINGTON AVE?

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