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520 Crown St

Brooklyn, NY 11213Company-ownedBBL 3013000021BIN 3034322
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1921
Floors4
Units34
Building Area32,666 sqft
ZoningR5
ClassC1
Market Value$3.7M

520 CROWN ST is a property located at 520 CROWN ST, Brooklyn, NY 11213. It is classified as a walk-up apartment - over six families without stores. The building was constructed in 1921. It has 4 floors and 34 units. The building area is 32,666 square feet on a 15,330 sqft lot. The property is zoned R5. The assessed market value is $3.7M. It last sold for $9.1M on Nov 27, 2015. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 35 building permits on record (26 active). There are 211 violations on record (26 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

748records on file
75Energy Star

Completed in 1921, 520 Crown St rises 4 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 34 units and 32,666 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R5. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $3.7M, and assessed for tax at $1.7M. In the 62 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 748 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 424 of its 748 records, fully 57%, fall under that one heading. Violation (211) and permit (35) trail well behind. 26 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 75, with a site energy-use intensity of 99.3 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 202 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 57% complaint, 62 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$3.7M of Kings, written across 748 government filings.

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Property Details

Address520 CROWN ST, Brooklyn, NY 11213
Building TypeWalk-Up Apartment - Over Six Families Without Stores
C1
Year Built1921
Floors4
Total Units34
Building Area32,666 sqft
Lot Size15,330 sqft
ZoningR5
ConditionAverage
3013000021
3034322
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$3.7M
$1.7M
$138K
$9.1M
Last Sale DateNov 27, 2015

Building Permits

35 on record · 26 active
Cats RegistrationOther
CURRENT
Filed Jan 10, 2025Job #449862
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Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Jul 24, 2018Est. cost $60KJob #340390847-01

GEN. CONSTR.

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Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Jul 24, 2018Est. cost $70KJob #340438244-01

GEN. CONSTR.

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PlumbingDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Jan 23, 2018Job #340390847-01-02

PL

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Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed May 15, 2017Job #340390847-01-01

PL

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Violations

211 on record · 26 open
Judgments · 2 docketed
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Aug 31, 2010Ticket #034776573R
FAILURE TO PROVIDE UNOBSTRUCTED EXIT PASSAGEWAY
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Apr 8, 2005Ticket #034128447K
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PLUMBING AND OR APPURTENANCES-HAZARDOUS.
HPDClass A
FIRST NO ACCESS TO RE- INSPECT VIOLATION
Issued Dec 29, 2025#18543559

§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AT NORTH WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT B125, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

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HPDClass A
FIRST NO ACCESS TO RE- INSPECT VIOLATION
Issued Dec 29, 2025#18543558

§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10SQ FT AT NORTH WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT B125, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

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HPDClass B
NOT COMPLIED WITH
Issued Jul 12, 2024#17122583

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF SHOPPING CART HAND TROLLY AND HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 520 CROWN ST, Brooklyn built?

The building at 520 CROWN ST, Brooklyn, NY 11213 was constructed in 1921. It is classified as a walk-up apartment - over six families without stores with 4 floors and 34 units. The building area is 32,666 sqft.

Are there building permits at 520 CROWN ST, Brooklyn?

Yes. 520 CROWN ST, Brooklyn, NY 11213 has 35 building permits on record, with 26 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 Jan 10, 2025.

Does 520 CROWN ST, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 520 CROWN ST, Brooklyn, NY 11213 has 211 violations on record, with 26 currently open. Breakdown: 4 DOB, 11 ECB, 196 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 520 CROWN ST, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 520 CROWN ST, Brooklyn, NY 11213 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 520 CROWN ST?

520 CROWN ST, Brooklyn, NY 11213 has an assessed market value of $3.7M and a total assessed value of $1.7M (land: $138K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

When was 520 CROWN ST last sold?

520 CROWN ST, Brooklyn, NY 11213 last sold for $9.1M on Nov 27, 2015. Sale records are sourced from NYC ACRIS and Department of Finance rolling sales data.

What is the zoning for 520 CROWN ST?

520 CROWN ST, Brooklyn, NY 11213 is zoned R5. 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 520 CROWN ST?

520 CROWN ST, Brooklyn, NY 11213 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 520 CROWN ST?

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