Brooklyn • Elevator Apartment

523 Vermont St

Brooklyn, NY 11207Company-ownedBBL 3038080011BIN 3084735

Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1930
Floors5
Units74
Building Area84,005 sqft
ZoningR6
ClassD1
Market Value$3.5M

523 VERMONT ST is a property located at 523 VERMONT ST, Brooklyn, NY 11207. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof. The building was constructed in 1930. It has 5 floors and 74 units. The building area is 84,005 square feet on a 39,000 sqft lot. The property is zoned R6. The assessed market value is $3.5M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 49 building permits on record (32 active). There are 710 violations on record (10 currently open). 13 docketed judgments carrying $625 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

2,686records on file
94Energy Star

Completed in 1930, 523 Vermont St rises 5 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 74 units and 84,005 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R6. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $3.5M, and assessed for tax at $1.6M. In the 34 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 2,686 separate government filings — a paper trail nearly as tall as the building itself.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 1,792 of its 2,686 records, fully 67%, fall under that one heading. Violation (710) and inspection (54) trail well behind. 10 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 2018.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 94, with a site energy-use intensity of 46.7 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 399 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 67% complaint, 34 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

67% of every record here performs the same act: complaint.

Property Details

Address523 VERMONT ST, Brooklyn, NY 11207
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Semi-Fireproof
D1
Year Built1930
Floors5
Total Units74
Building Area84,005 sqft
Lot Size39,000 sqft
ZoningR6
ConditionAverage
3038080011
3084735
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$3.5M
$1.6M
$172K

Building Permits

49 on record · 32 active
Cats RegistrationOther
CURRENT
Filed Feb 23, 2026Job #484991
Cats RegistrationOther
CURRENT
Filed Jun 10, 2025Job #462159
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Jun 27, 2023Est. cost $39KJob #B08014994-I1
AntennaDOB NOW
SIGNED-OFF
Filed Oct 31, 2022Est. cost $39KJob #B08014994-I1
General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed Dec 27, 2020Est. cost $10KJob #B00210059-I1

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Violations

710 on record · 10 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$625
Judgments · 13 docketed
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Apr 30, 2026Balance $625Ticket #039165463P
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ELEVATOR OR CONVEYING SYSTEM
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Apr 30, 2025Ticket #048473948Y
STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES MBCP PLACED OUT PRIOR TO 4AM
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jan 31, 2025Ticket #048505435M
STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES MBCP PLACED OUT PRIOR TO 4AM
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Mar 31, 2025Ticket #048423975Y
STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES MBCP PLACED OUT PRIOR TO 4AM
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed May 31, 2021Ticket #0212715508
DIRTY SIDEWALK DIRTY AREA

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HPDClass C
VIOLATION WILL BE REINSPECTED
Issued May 1, 2026#18848763

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 10, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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HPDClass B
VIOLATION WILL BE REINSPECTED
Issued May 1, 2026#18848764

28 RCNY § 25-171; & 67 (7)(B) MDL; NYC FIRE CODE § 703.1.3; NYC FIRE CODE § 703.2: ADJUST DOOR TO PREVENT GAPS BETWEEN THE TOP AND SIDE EDGES OF DOOR AND DOOR JAMB EXCEEDING THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CLEARANCE OF 1/8 OF AN INCH AND MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CLEARANCE OF 3/4 OF AN INCH BETWEEN THE DOOR BOTTOM AND SILL AT .. IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 10, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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HPDClass A
VIOLATION WILL BE REINSPECTED
Issued Mar 10, 2026#18708999

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CABINET DOOR AT NORTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2H, 2nd STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

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HPDClass A
VIOLATION WILL BE REINSPECTED
Issued Mar 10, 2026#18708997

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BASE CABINET DOOR AT NORTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2H, 2nd STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

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HPDClass B
CIV14 MAILED
Issued Jan 21, 2026#18583410

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE NORTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 5M, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 523 VERMONT ST, Brooklyn built?

The building at 523 VERMONT ST, Brooklyn, NY 11207 was constructed in 1930. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof with 5 floors and 74 units. The building area is 84,005 sqft.

Are there building permits at 523 VERMONT ST, Brooklyn?

Yes. 523 VERMONT ST, Brooklyn, NY 11207 has 49 building permits on record, with 32 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 Feb 23, 2026.

Does 523 VERMONT ST, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 523 VERMONT ST, Brooklyn, NY 11207 has 710 violations on record, with 10 currently open. Breakdown: 25 DOB, 13 ECB, 672 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 523 VERMONT ST, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 523 VERMONT ST, Brooklyn, NY 11207 has 13 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $625. 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 523 VERMONT ST?

523 VERMONT ST, Brooklyn, NY 11207 has an assessed market value of $3.5M and a total assessed value of $1.6M (land: $172K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 523 VERMONT ST?

523 VERMONT ST, Brooklyn, NY 11207 is zoned R6. 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 523 VERMONT ST?

523 VERMONT ST, Brooklyn, NY 11207 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 523 VERMONT ST?

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