Brooklyn • Transportation

59 Adams St

Brooklyn, NY 11201Government-ownedBBL 3000390001BIN 3000089

Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built2000
Floors2
Units1
Building Area50,000 sqft
ZoningM1-4/R8A
ClassT9
Market Value$4.2M

59 ADAMS ST is a property located at 59 ADAMS ST, Brooklyn, NY 11201. It is classified as a transportation - miscellaneous. The building was constructed in 2000. It has 2 floors and 1 unit. The building area is 50,000 square feet on a 33,000 sqft lot. The property is zoned M1-4/R8A. The assessed market value is $4.2M. Public records list the property as government-owned. There are 20 building permits on record (12 active). There are 16 violations on record (0 currently open). 6 docketed judgments carrying $18,550 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.

A RegWatch Dossier

140records on file

Completed in 2000, 59 Adams St rises 2 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 1 unit and 50,000 square feet of floor area, on land zoned M1-4/R8A. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $4.2M, and assessed for tax at $1.9M. In the 81 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 140 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward enforcement: 71 of its 140 records, fully 51%, fall under that one heading. Permit (20) and violation (16) 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 2023.

On the environmental ledger, the building is benchmarked under Local Law 84, with a site energy-use intensity of 144.0 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 133 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 51% enforcement, 81 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$4.2M of Kings, written across 140 government filings.

Property Details

Address59 ADAMS ST, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Building TypeTransportation - Miscellaneous
T9
Year Built2000
Floors2
Total Units1
Building Area50,000 sqft
Lot Size33,000 sqft
ZoningM1-4/R8A
3000390001
3000089
OwnershipGovernment-owned

Assessment & Sales

$4.2M
$1.9M
$709K

Building Permits

20 on record · 12 active
Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Jan 12, 1996Job #300048936-01-02
Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Jan 12, 1996Job #300048936-1-2-hist
Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Oct 11, 1995Job #300397069-01-01
Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Oct 11, 1995Job #300397069-1-1-hist
Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Feb 15, 1995Job #300221383-01-03

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Violations

16 on record · none currently open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$18,550
Judgments · 6 docketed
DEP summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Mar 31, 2026Balance $2,600Ticket #000881284L
IDLING OF MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINE MORE THAN THREE MINUTES 3RD AND SUB
DEP summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jul 31, 2025Balance $1,950Ticket #000840105X
IDLING OF MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINE MORE THAN THREE MINUTES 2ND OFF
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Feb 29, 2024Balance $3,000Ticket #014085333J
LABELS MARKINGS
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Feb 29, 2024Balance $1,000Ticket #014085334L
ROOFTOP ACCESS AND MEANS OF EGRESS
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Feb 29, 2024Balance $10,000Ticket #014085421J
INSPECTION AND TESTING

+ 1 more docketed judgmentview full report

DOB LegacyLBLVIO
DISMISSED
Issued Dec 31, 2009#1474699
DOB LegacyLocal Law 62/91
DISMISSED
Issued Jan 1, 2009#1404376
DOB LegacyLocal Law 62/91
DISMISSED
Issued Jan 3, 2008#1302757
DOB LegacyLocal Law 62/91
DISMISSED
Issued Jan 19, 2007#1201455
DOB LegacyLocal Law 62/91
DISMISSED
Issued Jan 6, 2006#1147167

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 59 ADAMS ST, Brooklyn built?

The building at 59 ADAMS ST, Brooklyn, NY 11201 was constructed in 2000. It is classified as a transportation - miscellaneous with 2 floors and 1 unit. The building area is 50,000 sqft.

Are there building permits at 59 ADAMS ST, Brooklyn?

Yes. 59 ADAMS ST, Brooklyn, NY 11201 has 20 building permits on record, with 12 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Construction Equipment (ISSUED) filed Jan 12, 1996.

Does 59 ADAMS ST, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 59 ADAMS ST, Brooklyn, NY 11201 has 16 violations on record, with 0 currently open. Breakdown: 16 DOB. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 59 ADAMS ST, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 59 ADAMS ST, Brooklyn, NY 11201 has 6 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $18,550. 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 59 ADAMS ST?

59 ADAMS ST, Brooklyn, NY 11201 has an assessed market value of $4.2M and a total assessed value of $1.9M (land: $709K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 59 ADAMS ST?

59 ADAMS ST, Brooklyn, NY 11201 is zoned M1-4/R8A. 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 59 ADAMS ST?

59 ADAMS ST, Brooklyn, NY 11201 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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