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557 Wortman Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11208Company-ownedBBL 3045220031BIN 3327521
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1959
Floors1
Units1
Building Area34,500 sqft
ZoningM1-1
ClassF1
Market Value$3.1M

557 WORTMAN AVE is a property located at 557 WORTMAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11208. It is classified as a factory - heavy manufacturing. The building was constructed in 1959. It has 1 floor and 1 unit. The building area is 34,500 square feet on a 31,120 sqft lot. The property is zoned M1-1. The assessed market value is $3.1M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 15 building permits on record (5 active). 1 docketed judgment 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.

A RegWatch Dossier

104records on file

Completed in 1959, 557 Wortman Ave rises 1 story over Kings. Public records put it at 1 unit and 34,500 square feet of floor area, on land zoned M1-1. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $3.1M, and assessed for tax at $1.4M. In the 41 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 104 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward sale: 61 of its 104 records, fully 59%, fall under that one heading. Permit (15) and enforcement (12) trail well behind. No 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 2009.

On the environmental ledger, the building is benchmarked under Local Law 84, with a site energy-use intensity of 8.7 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 22 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 59% sale, 41 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$3.1M of Kings, written across 104 government filings.

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Property Details

Address557 WORTMAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11208
Building TypeFactory - Heavy Manufacturing
F1
Year Built1959
Floors1
Total Units1
Building Area34,500 sqft
Lot Size31,120 sqft
ZoningM1-1
3045220031
3327521 +1 more
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$3.1M
$1.4M
$280K

Building Permits

15 on record · 5 active
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Jul 6, 2026Est. cost $35KJob #B01248319-I1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Apr 24, 2026Est. cost $1KJob #B01287790-I1
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StructuralDOB NOW
SIGNED-OFF
Filed Mar 25, 2026Est. cost $35KJob #B01248319-I1

Initial Permit

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ElectricalDOB NOW
COMPLETE
Filed Jan 13, 2026Job #B01346217-I1-EL

ADD 3 OCCUPANCY SENSOR TO 3 EXISTING FIXTURE- NO ADDITIONAL BRANCH CIRCUIT WIRING

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General ConstructionDOB NOW
APPROVED
Filed Oct 14, 2025Est. cost $35KJob #B01248319-P1
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Violations

none on record
Judgments · 1 docketed
OATH summonsJUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Dec 27, 2004Ticket #010855808R
FIRE

No violations found in local records.

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 557 WORTMAN AVE, Brooklyn built?

The building at 557 WORTMAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11208 was constructed in 1959. It is classified as a factory - heavy manufacturing with 1 floor and 1 unit. The building area is 34,500 sqft.

Are there building permits at 557 WORTMAN AVE, Brooklyn?

Yes. 557 WORTMAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11208 has 15 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 (LOC ISSUED) filed Jul 6, 2026.

Does 557 WORTMAN AVE, Brooklyn have violations?

No violations were found in local records for 557 WORTMAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11208. Violation data is sourced from DOB (safety and legacy), HPD (housing), and ECB (environmental control).

Does 557 WORTMAN AVE, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 557 WORTMAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11208 has 1 docketed judgment 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 557 WORTMAN AVE?

557 WORTMAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11208 has an assessed market value of $3.1M and a total assessed value of $1.4M (land: $280K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 557 WORTMAN AVE?

557 WORTMAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11208 is zoned M1-1. 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.

Who owns 557 WORTMAN AVE?

557 WORTMAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11208 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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