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538 Remsen Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11236BBL 3046860010BIN 3397402
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Year Built2010
Floors1
Units3
Building Area4,698 sqft
ZoningC8-1
ClassK1
Market Value$878K

538 REMSEN AVE is a property located at 538 REMSEN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11236. It is classified as a store building - one story. The building was constructed in 2010. It has 1 floor and 3 units. The building area is 4,698 square feet on a 7,154 sqft lot. The property is zoned C8-1. The assessed market value is $878K. There are 7 building permits on record (5 active). There are 1 violation on record (1 currently open). 1 docketed judgment carrying $300 in open balances is 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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Completed in 2010, 538 Remsen Ave rises 1 story over Kings. Public records put it at 3 units and 4,698 square feet of floor area, on land zoned C8-1. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $878K, and assessed for tax at $395K. In the 16 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 18 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward permit: 7 of its 18 records, fully 39%, fall under that one heading. Mortgage (4) and lien (4) trail well behind. 1 violation stands 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 2014.

Read together — 39% permit, 16 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$878K of Kings, written across 18 government filings.

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Property Details

Address538 REMSEN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11236
Building TypeStore Building - One Story
K1
Year Built2010
Floors1
Total Units3
Building Area4,698 sqft
Lot Size7,154 sqft
ZoningC8-1
3046860010
3397402

Assessment & Sales

$878K
$395K
$145K

Building Permits

7 on record · 5 active
General ConstructionDOB NOW
APPROVED
Filed May 22, 2024Est. cost $80KJob #B00747489-I1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
APPROVED
Filed Apr 8, 2024Est. cost $20KJob #B00747489-S2
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
OBJECTIONS
Filed Jun 13, 2023Est. cost $24KJob #B00747489-S1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
APPROVED
Filed May 17, 2023Est. cost $99KJob #B00857150-I1
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Alteration — Type 1DOB Legacy
PLAN EXAM - DISAPPROVED
Filed Feb 10, 2023Est. cost $100Job #322159221-01

NO WORK

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Violations

1 on record · 1 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$300
Judgments · 1 docketed
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jul 31, 2021Balance $300Ticket #046934330Z
DIRTY AREA
SafetyGas Piping Ll152
ACTIVE
Issued Jan 31, 2025#NOD-FTF-PL-PER-202312-0065165

Cycle 1, Sub-cycle D (premises is in Community District 17)

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 538 REMSEN AVE, Brooklyn built?

The building at 538 REMSEN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11236 was constructed in 2010. It is classified as a store building - one story with 1 floor and 3 units. The building area is 4,698 sqft.

Are there building permits at 538 REMSEN AVE, Brooklyn?

Yes. 538 REMSEN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11236 has 7 building permits on record, with 5 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 (APPROVED) filed May 22, 2024.

Does 538 REMSEN AVE, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 538 REMSEN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11236 has 1 violation on record, with 1 currently open. Breakdown: 1 DOB Safety. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 538 REMSEN AVE, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 538 REMSEN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11236 has 1 docketed judgment on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $300. 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 538 REMSEN AVE?

538 REMSEN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11236 has an assessed market value of $878K and a total assessed value of $395K (land: $145K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 538 REMSEN AVE?

538 REMSEN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11236 is zoned C8-1. 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.

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