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Brooklyn • Elevator Apartment

501 Ave R

Brooklyn, NY 11223Company-ownedBBL 3066810389BIN 3178657
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1935
Floors6
Units30
Building Area25,800 sqft
ZoningR6A
ClassD1
Market Value$1.5M

501 AVE R is a property located at 501 AVE R, Brooklyn, NY 11223. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof. The building was constructed in 1935. It has 6 floors and 30 units. The building area is 25,800 square feet on a 5,200 sqft lot. The property is zoned R6A. The assessed market value is $1.5M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 5 building permits on record (2 active). There are 135 violations on record (15 currently open). 2 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.

A RegWatch Dossier

362records on file
51Energy Star

Completed in 1935, 501 Ave R rises 6 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 30 units and 25,800 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R6A. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $1.5M, and assessed for tax at $669K. In the 91 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 362 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 145 of its 362 records, fully 40%, fall under that one heading. Violation (135) and inspection (17) trail well behind. 15 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 2013.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 51, with a site energy-use intensity of 97.2 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 149 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 40% complaint, 91 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$1.5M of Kings, written across 362 government filings.

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Property Details

Address501 AVE R, Brooklyn, NY 11223
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Semi-Fireproof
D1
Year Built1935
Floors6
Total Units30
Building Area25,800 sqft
Lot Size5,200 sqft
ZoningR6A
ConditionAverage
3066810389
3178657
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$1.5M
$669K
$70K

Building Permits

5 on record · 2 active
Cats RegistrationOther
CURRENT
Filed Jun 12, 2025Job #465182
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed Dec 28, 2020Est. cost $5KJob #B00073475-I1
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Supported ScaffoldDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Aug 31, 2018Est. cost $5KJob #B00073475-I1

Initial Permit

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Dec Bulk StorageOther
IN SERVICE
Filed Oct 9, 1935Job #PBS:2-250961:001:#2 FUEL OIL (ON-SITE CONSUMPTION)
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Cats Certificate To OperateOther
CANCELLED
Filed N/AJob #123586
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Violations

135 on record · 15 open
Judgments · 2 docketed
DEP summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jun 30, 2017Ticket #0193526374
FAILED TO INSTALL A BACKFLOW PREVENTER
OATH summonsJUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Dec 11, 2000Ticket #0115852642
20001006N
HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jun 10, 2026#18993879

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF PLEXIGLASS AT VESTIBULE DOORS AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jun 10, 2026#18993880

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING GLASS AT VESTIBULE DOORS AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

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HPDClass C
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jun 10, 2026#18993881

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING CONSISSTING OF ROPE AT BOILER ROOME ENTRANCE AT BOILER ROOM

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jun 10, 2026#18993882

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING DOOR HANDLE AT BOILER ROOM

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jun 10, 2026#18993883

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOCKING ASSEMBLY AT ENTRANCE DOOR AT BOILER ROOM

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 501 AVE R, Brooklyn built?

The building at 501 AVE R, Brooklyn, NY 11223 was constructed in 1935. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof with 6 floors and 30 units. The building area is 25,800 sqft.

Are there building permits at 501 AVE R, Brooklyn?

Yes. 501 AVE R, Brooklyn, NY 11223 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 (CURRENT) filed Jun 12, 2025.

Does 501 AVE R, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 501 AVE R, Brooklyn, NY 11223 has 135 violations on record, with 15 currently open. Breakdown: 22 DOB, 8 ECB, 105 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 501 AVE R, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 501 AVE R, Brooklyn, NY 11223 has 2 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 501 AVE R?

501 AVE R, Brooklyn, NY 11223 has an assessed market value of $1.5M and a total assessed value of $669K (land: $70K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 501 AVE R?

501 AVE R, Brooklyn, NY 11223 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 501 AVE R?

501 AVE R, Brooklyn, NY 11223 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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