550 WATKINS ST, Brooklyn, NY 11212 — Property Records, Permits, Violations, Tax & Zoning | RegWatch

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Year Built2009

Floors4

Units56

Building Area53,864 sqft

ZoningR6

ClassC1

Market Value$4.8M

550 WATKINS ST is a property located at 550 WATKINS ST, Brooklyn, NY 11212. It is classified as a walk-up apartment - over six families without stores. The building was constructed in 2009. It has 4 floors and 56 units. The building area is 53,864 square feet on a 25,867 sqft lot. The property is zoned R6. The assessed market value is $4.8M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 100 building permits on record (74 active). There are 284 violations on record (94 currently open). 5 docketed judgments carrying $2,535 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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793records on file

97Energy Star

Completed in 2009, 550 Watkins St rises 4 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 56 units and 53,864 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R6. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $4.8M, and assessed for tax at $2.2M. In the 24 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 793 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 287 of its 793 records, fully 36%, fall under that one heading. Violation (284) and permit (100) trail well behind. 94 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 2025.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 97, with a site energy-use intensity of 27.7 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 141 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 36% complaint, 24 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$4.8M of Kings, written across 793 government filings.

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Sources

NYC DOB NYC HPD NYC DOF ACRIS NYC DCP ECB/OATH NYC DEP NYC LPC NYC FDNY NYS DHCR MOCEJ FEMA EPA US Census HUD USGS

updated Aug 1, 2026

Property Details

Address550 WATKINS ST, Brooklyn, NY 11212

Building TypeWalk-Up Apartment - Over Six Families Without Stores

Building ClassC1

Year Built2009

Floors4

Total Units56

Building Area53,864 sqft

Lot Size25,867 sqft

ZoningR6

ConditionAverage

BBL3036170025

BIN3398648 +6 more

OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

Market Value$4.8M

Assessed Total$2.2M

Assessed Land$349K

Building Permits

100 on record · 74 active

Cats RegistrationOther

CURRENT

Filed Aug 22, 2023Job #403117

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New BuildingDOB Legacy

SIGNED OFF

Filed Aug 6, 2012Job #310101715-01

GC

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New BuildingDOB Legacy

SIGNED OFF

Filed Aug 6, 2012Job #310101715-03

STRUCT/FOUND

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New BuildingDOB Legacy

SIGNED OFF

Filed Aug 6, 2012Job #310101715-02

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Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy

SIGNED OFF

Filed Jul 27, 2012Est. cost $1KJob #320199708-01

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Violations

284 on record · 94 open

Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$2,535

Judgments · 5 docketed

FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED

Docketed Mar 31, 2025Balance $935Ticket #012155378L

FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS:FAIL TO PREVENT UNNECESSARY UNWARRANTED ALARMS

FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED

Docketed Nov 30, 2024Balance $375Ticket #012149798R

FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS:FAIL TO PREVENT UNNECESSARY UNWARRANTED ALARMS

FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED

Docketed Oct 31, 2023Balance $375Ticket #012134313H

FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS:FAIL TO PREVENT UNNECESSARY UNWARRANTED ALARMS

FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED

Docketed Sep 30, 2021Balance $475Ticket #011773360P

FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS

FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED

Docketed Apr 30, 2021Balance $375Ticket #012103180L

FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS:FAIL TO PREVENT UNNECESSARY UNWARRANTED ALARMS

HPDClass B

NOV SENT OUT

Issued Jun 25, 2026#19031008

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COUNTER BALANCE AT LOWER WINDOW SASH 1ST WINDOW AT EAST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 1B, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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HPDClass A

NOV SENT OUT

Issued Jun 25, 2026#19031009

§27-2104(B) HMC POST A PROPER NOTICE REGARDING RENT STABILIZATION LAW, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A CONSPICUOUS LOCATION WITHIN THE COMMON AREA AT THE BUILDINGS ENTRANCE. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SIGNAGE REQUIREMENTS, PLEASE VISIT: HTTPS://WWW.NYC.GOV/SITE/HPD/SERVICES-AND-INFORMATION/REQUIRED-SIGNAGE.PAGE

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HPDClass C

NOTICE OF ISSUANCE SENT TO TENANT

Issued Jun 13, 2026#19005817

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

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HPDClass A

NOV SENT OUT

Issued Jun 13, 2026#19005818

§ 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR LEAKY WATER CLOSET FLUSH PIPE CONNECTION IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

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HPDClass B

NOV SENT OUT

Issued Jun 10, 2026#18995224

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE DOOR AT STORAGE AREA UNDER STAIR WELL AT BUILDING FRONT

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+ 279 more violations on record — view full report

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 550 WATKINS ST, Brooklyn built?

The building at 550 WATKINS ST, Brooklyn, NY 11212 was constructed in 2009. It is classified as a walk-up apartment - over six families without stores with 4 floors and 56 units. The building area is 53,864 sqft.

Are there building permits at 550 WATKINS ST, Brooklyn?

Yes. 550 WATKINS ST, Brooklyn, NY 11212 has 100 building permits on record, with 74 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 Aug 22, 2023.

Does 550 WATKINS ST, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 550 WATKINS ST, Brooklyn, NY 11212 has 284 violations on record, with 94 currently open. Breakdown: 12 DOB, 6 ECB, 266 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 550 WATKINS ST, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 550 WATKINS ST, Brooklyn, NY 11212 has 5 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $2,535. 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 550 WATKINS ST?

550 WATKINS ST, Brooklyn, NY 11212 has an assessed market value of $4.8M and a total assessed value of $2.2M (land: $349K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 550 WATKINS ST?

550 WATKINS ST, Brooklyn, NY 11212 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 550 WATKINS ST?

550 WATKINS ST, Brooklyn, NY 11212 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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