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525 Lenox Rd

Brooklyn, NY 11203Government-ownedBBL 3048440001BIN 3107846
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Year Built1929
Floors4
Units1
Building Area72,960 sqft
ZoningR5
ClassW1
Market Value$11.5M

525 LENOX RD is a property located at 525 LENOX RD, Brooklyn, NY 11203. It is classified as a education - public school. The building was constructed in 1929. It has 4 floors and 1 unit. The building area is 72,960 square feet on a 77,550 sqft lot. The property is zoned R5. The assessed market value is $11.5M. Public records list the property as government-owned. There are 174 building permits on record (131 active). There are 123 violations on record (6 currently open). 4 docketed judgments carrying $550 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.

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455records on file
35Energy Star

Completed in 1929, 525 Lenox Rd rises 4 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 1 unit and 72,960 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R5. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $11.5M, and assessed for tax at $5.2M. In the 35 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 455 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward permit: 174 of its 455 records, fully 38%, fall under that one heading. Violation (123) and enforcement (94) trail well behind. 6 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 2023.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 35, with a site energy-use intensity of 72.0 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 532 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 38% permit, 35 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$11.5M of Kings, written across 455 government filings.

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Property Details

Address525 LENOX RD, Brooklyn, NY 11203
Building TypeEducation - Public School
W1
Year Built1929
Floors4
Total Units1
Building Area72,960 sqft
Lot Size77,550 sqft
ZoningR5
3048440001
3107846
OwnershipGovernment-owned

Assessment & Sales

$11.5M
$5.2M
$1.1M

Building Permits

174 on record · 131 active
General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed Oct 9, 2026Est. cost $25KJob #B01103698-I1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed Oct 9, 2026Est. cost $25KJob #B01103699-I1
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Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy
PERMIT ISSUED - ENTIRE JOB/WORK
Filed Sep 16, 2026Est. cost $600KJob #322053077-01
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Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Sep 16, 2026Job #322053077-02-04

OT

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Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Sep 16, 2026Job #322053077-03-04

OT

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Violations

123 on record · 6 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$550
Judgments · 4 docketed
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Feb 28, 2025Balance $125Ticket #048501459Z
ILLEGAL POSTING OF HANDBILL NOTICE
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Dec 31, 2024Balance $125Ticket #048430395N
ILLEGAL POSTING OF HANDBILL NOTICE
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Oct 31, 2023Balance $300Ticket #047847148N
FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREET
OATH summonsJUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jan 23, 2004Ticket #000168475K
BAR
ECBConstruction
ACTIVE
Issued Apr 17, 2026#35732673X

REISSUE ECB#35692003N FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER.ILLUMINATION FOR EXITS,EXIT DISCHARGES AND PUBLIC CORRIDORS PER BC 1006.1;27-381.NOTED AT 1ST FL CAFETERIA 4TH FL HALLWAY EXIT SIGN NE

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ECBConstruction
ACTIVE
Issued Apr 15, 2025#35692003N

RE-ISSUE #35678806X. FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER: ILLUMINATION FOR EXITS, EXIT DISCHARGES AND PUBLIC CORRIDORS PERBC 1006.1; 27-381. NOTED: IN THE GYMNASIUM TO LIGHTS IN THE CAFETERIA

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ECBConstruction
ACTIVE
Issued Mar 20, 2024#35678806X

REISSUE#35672890K FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER.ILLUMINATION FOR EXITS,EXIT DISCHARGES AND PUBLIC CORRIDORS PER BC 1006.1;27-381.NOTED:AT TIME OF MY INSPECTION I OBSERVED AT THE AUDITORI

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 525 LENOX RD, Brooklyn built?

The building at 525 LENOX RD, Brooklyn, NY 11203 was constructed in 1929. It is classified as a education - public school with 4 floors and 1 unit. The building area is 72,960 sqft.

Are there building permits at 525 LENOX RD, Brooklyn?

Yes. 525 LENOX RD, Brooklyn, NY 11203 has 174 building permits on record, with 131 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 Oct 9, 2026.

Does 525 LENOX RD, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 525 LENOX RD, Brooklyn, NY 11203 has 123 violations on record, with 6 currently open. Breakdown: 5 DOB Safety, 40 DOB, 78 ECB. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 525 LENOX RD, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 525 LENOX RD, Brooklyn, NY 11203 has 4 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $550. 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 525 LENOX RD?

525 LENOX RD, Brooklyn, NY 11203 has an assessed market value of $11.5M and a total assessed value of $5.2M (land: $1.1M). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 525 LENOX RD?

525 LENOX RD, Brooklyn, NY 11203 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 525 LENOX RD?

525 LENOX RD, Brooklyn, NY 11203 is government-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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