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505 Elmwood Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11230Company-ownedBBL 3065030051BIN 3170331
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1938
Floors6
Units65
Building Area67,500 sqft
ZoningR3-1
ClassD1
Market Value$4.2M

505 ELMWOOD AVE is a property located at 505 ELMWOOD AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11230. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof. The building was constructed in 1938. It has 6 floors and 65 units. The building area is 67,500 square feet on a 18,060 sqft lot. The property is zoned R3-1. The assessed market value is $4.2M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 34 building permits on record (21 active). There are 443 violations on record (151 currently open). 11 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

1,139records on file
52Energy Star

Completed in 1938, 505 Elmwood Ave rises 6 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 65 units and 67,500 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R3-1. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $4.2M, and assessed for tax at $1.9M. In the 87 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 1,139 separate government filings — a paper trail nearly as tall as the building itself.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 570 of its 1,139 records, fully 50%, fall under that one heading. Violation (443) and permit (34) trail well behind. 151 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 2017.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 52, with a site energy-use intensity of 81.3 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 348 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 50% complaint, 87 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$4.2M of Kings, written across 1,139 government filings.

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Property Details

Address505 ELMWOOD AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11230
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Semi-Fireproof
D1
Year Built1938
Floors6
Total Units65
Building Area67,500 sqft
Lot Size18,060 sqft
ZoningR3-1
ConditionAverage
3065030051
3170331
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$4.2M
$1.9M
$569K

Building Permits

34 on record · 21 active
StructuralDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Oct 10, 2025Est. cost $3KJob #B01045375-I1

Renewal Permit Without Changes

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General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed Oct 10, 2025Est. cost $3KJob #B01045375-I1
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Cats Certificate To OperateOther
CURRENT
Filed Jun 26, 2025Job #460368
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ElectricalDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Mar 27, 2025Job #B01202022-I1-EL

Run 3 20amp line from panel to junction box. to re-feed lines that were disconnected.

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Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Sep 1, 2023Est. cost $20KJob #322042464-01

GEN. CONSTR.

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Violations

443 on record · 151 open
Judgments · 11 docketed
DEP summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed May 31, 2026Ticket #000890574Y
IDLING MOTOR VEHICLE ENGIN OVER 1MIN WHILE ADJACENT TO SCHOOL 3RD SUB
OATH summonsJUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jul 31, 2022Ticket #051004873P
FAIL TO ENSURE PROPER WORKPLACE ENTRANCE PROCEDURE FOLLOWED
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jan 31, 2018Ticket #035251272H
FAIL TO COMPLY W COMMISSIONER ORDER TO FILE CERT OF CORRECTION W DOB
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jan 31, 2018Ticket #035251273J
FAIL TO COMPLY W COMMISSIONER ORDER TO FILE CERT OF CORRECTION W DOB
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jan 31, 2018Ticket #035251271X
FAIL TO COMPLY W COMMISSIONER ORDER TO FILE CERT OF CORRECTION W DOB

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HPDClass C
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jun 28, 2026#19047295

§ 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1C, 1st STORY, 5th APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jun 28, 2026#19037942

§ 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CONNECTION AT WAISTLINE AT SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1C, 1st STORY, 5th APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jun 28, 2026#19037932

§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT SOUTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1C, 1st STORY, 5th APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jun 28, 2026#19037933

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE SOUTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1C, 1st STORY, 5th APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jun 28, 2026#19037934

§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1C, 1st STORY, 5th APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

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+ 438 more violations on record — view full report

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 505 ELMWOOD AVE, Brooklyn built?

The building at 505 ELMWOOD AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11230 was constructed in 1938. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof with 6 floors and 65 units. The building area is 67,500 sqft.

Are there building permits at 505 ELMWOOD AVE, Brooklyn?

Yes. 505 ELMWOOD AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11230 has 34 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 Structural (PERMIT ISSUED) filed Oct 10, 2025.

Does 505 ELMWOOD AVE, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 505 ELMWOOD AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11230 has 443 violations on record, with 151 currently open. Breakdown: 31 DOB, 24 ECB, 388 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 505 ELMWOOD AVE, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 505 ELMWOOD AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11230 has 11 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 505 ELMWOOD AVE?

505 ELMWOOD AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11230 has an assessed market value of $4.2M and a total assessed value of $1.9M (land: $569K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 505 ELMWOOD AVE?

505 ELMWOOD AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11230 is zoned R3-1. 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 505 ELMWOOD AVE?

505 ELMWOOD AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11230 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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