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501 Lefferts Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11225Company-ownedBBL 3013240001BIN 3035150
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1926
Floors6
Units60
Building Area53,784 sqft
ZoningR7-1
ClassD1
Market Value$3.4M

501 LEFFERTS AVE is a property located at 501 LEFFERTS AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11225. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof. The building was constructed in 1926. It has 6 floors and 60 units. The building area is 53,784 square feet on a 8,025 sqft lot. The property is zoned R7-1. The assessed market value is $3.4M. It last sold for $4.6M on Sep 30, 2009. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 50 building permits on record (40 active). There are 600 violations on record (37 currently open). 14 docketed judgments carrying $2,350 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

3,224records on file
64Energy Star

Completed in 1926, 501 Lefferts Ave rises 6 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 60 units and 53,784 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R7-1. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $3.4M, and assessed for tax at $1.5M. In the 73 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 3,224 separate government filings — a paper trail nearly as tall as the building itself.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 2,408 of its 3,224 records, fully 75%, fall under that one heading. Violation (600) and enforcement (76) trail well behind. 37 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 2010.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 64, with a site energy-use intensity of 87.1 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 368 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 75% complaint, 73 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

75% of every record here performs the same act: complaint.

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Property Details

Address501 LEFFERTS AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11225
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Semi-Fireproof
D1
Year Built1926
Floors6
Total Units60
Building Area53,784 sqft
Lot Size8,025 sqft
ZoningR7-1
ConditionAverage
3013240001
3035150
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$3.4M
$1.5M
$50K
$4.6M
Last Sale DateSep 30, 2009

Building Permits

50 on record · 40 active
General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed Feb 6, 2026Est. cost $21KJob #B01120953-I1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed Feb 6, 2026Est. cost $21KJob #B01012317-I1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed Feb 6, 2026Est. cost $8KJob #B01120964-I1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed Feb 6, 2026Est. cost $8KJob #B00885636-I1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed Feb 6, 2026Est. cost $17KJob #B00885629-I1
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+ 45 more permits — view full report

Violations

600 on record · 37 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$2,350
Judgments · 14 docketed
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Apr 30, 2025Balance $50Ticket #048443577R
FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREET
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jul 31, 2025Ticket #035646973R
TAMPERED WITH,REMOVED OR DEFACED A WRITTEN POSTED STOP WORK ORDER
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Sep 30, 2023Balance $300Ticket #047725976N
DIRTY AREA
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jun 30, 2018Ticket #0194987834
FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREET
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed May 31, 2018Ticket #035264530Y
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING WALL S OR APPURTENANCES

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HPDClass B
NOV CERTIFIED ON TIME
Issued Jun 5, 2026#18984354

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES CONSISTING OF HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AT 4TH STORY BALCONY AT BUILDING FRONT SECTION WEST AT FIRE ESCAPE

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HPDClass C
NOV CERTIFIED ON TIME
Issued Jun 5, 2026#18984355

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GLASS PANE AT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR

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DOB LegacyC
ACTIVE
Issued Jan 12, 2026#2818049

L1-BOROUGH COMMISSIONER HAS ORDERED ALL WORK STOPPED UNDER PERMIT #B01120964-I1 ON 10/22/25. INTENT TO REVOKE APPROVAL AND PERMIT. CONTACT BOROUGH COMMISSIONER OFFICE AT (718) 802-3677.

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DOB LegacyC
ACTIVE
Issued Jan 12, 2026#2818050

L1-BOROUGH COMMISSIONER HAS ORDERED ALL WORK STOPPED UNDER PERMIT #B01120953-I1 ON 10/22/25. INTENT TO REVOKE APPROVAL AND PERMIT. CONTACT BOROUGH COMMISSIONER OFFICER AT 718-802-3677

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DOB LegacyC
ACTIVE
Issued Jan 12, 2026#2818051

L1-BOROUGH COMMISSIONER HAS ORDERED ALL WORK STOPPED UNDER PERMIT #B00885629-I1 ON 10/22/25. INTENT TO REVOKE APPROVAL AND PERMIT. CONTACT BOROUGH COMMISSIONER OFFICE AT 718-802-3677

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+ 595 more violations on record — view full report

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 501 LEFFERTS AVE, Brooklyn built?

The building at 501 LEFFERTS AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11225 was constructed in 1926. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof with 6 floors and 60 units. The building area is 53,784 sqft.

Are there building permits at 501 LEFFERTS AVE, Brooklyn?

Yes. 501 LEFFERTS AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11225 has 50 building permits on record, with 40 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 (PERMIT ENTIRE) filed Feb 6, 2026.

Does 501 LEFFERTS AVE, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 501 LEFFERTS AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11225 has 600 violations on record, with 37 currently open. Breakdown: 50 DOB, 55 ECB, 495 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 501 LEFFERTS AVE, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 501 LEFFERTS AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11225 has 14 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $2,350. 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 LEFFERTS AVE?

501 LEFFERTS AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11225 has an assessed market value of $3.4M and a total assessed value of $1.5M (land: $50K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

When was 501 LEFFERTS AVE last sold?

501 LEFFERTS AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11225 last sold for $4.6M on Sep 30, 2009. Sale records are sourced from NYC ACRIS and Department of Finance rolling sales data.

What is the zoning for 501 LEFFERTS AVE?

501 LEFFERTS AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11225 is zoned R7-1. 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 501 LEFFERTS AVE?

501 LEFFERTS AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11225 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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