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59 Kent St

Brooklyn, NY 11222Company-ownedBBL 3025490036BIN 3064537
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1911
Floors5
Units36
Building Area35,375 sqft
ZoningM1-2/R6A
ClassD1
Market Value$12.2M

59 KENT ST is a property located at 59 KENT ST, Brooklyn, NY 11222. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof. The building was constructed in 1911. It has 5 floors and 36 units. The building area is 35,375 square feet on a 8,371 sqft lot. The property is zoned M1-2/R6A. The assessed market value is $12.2M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 52 building permits on record (35 active). There are 36 violations on record (1 currently open). 2 docketed judgments 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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127records on file
67Energy Star

Completed in 1911, 59 Kent St rises 5 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 36 units and 35,375 square feet of floor area, on land zoned M1-2/R6A. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $12.2M, and assessed for tax at $5.5M. In the 50 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 127 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward permit: 52 of its 127 records, fully 41%, fall under that one heading. Violation (36) and complaint (12) 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 2019.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 67, with a site energy-use intensity of 51.9 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 154 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 41% permit, 50 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$12.2M of Kings, written across 127 government filings.

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Property Details

Address59 KENT ST, Brooklyn, NY 11222
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Semi-Fireproof
D1
Year Built1911
Floors5
Total Units36
Building Area35,375 sqft
Lot Size8,371 sqft
ZoningM1-2/R6A
ConditionAverage
3025490036
3064537
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$12.2M
$5.5M
$283K

Building Permits

52 on record · 35 active
Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Feb 18, 2014Est. cost $35KJob #320697812-01

GEN. CONSTR.

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Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed May 1, 2013Job #320697812-01-02

OT

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Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Mar 12, 2013Job #320697812-01-01

OT

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Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Mar 12, 2013Job #320697812-1-1-hist

OT

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Alteration — Type 1DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Oct 18, 2012Est. cost $2.4MJob #302356947-01

GC

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Violations

36 on record · 1 open
Judgments · 2 docketed
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Oct 31, 2017Ticket #038254944Y
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ELEVATOR OR CONVEYING SYSTEM
OATH summonsJUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jan 29, 2001Ticket #0116665075
20000905N
DOB LegacyE
RESOLVED
Issued Mar 23, 2020#2454351
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HPDClass I
VIOLATION DISMISSED
Issued Oct 30, 2019#13387138

§27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO CIVIL PENALTIES, PROHIBITED FROM CERTIFYING VIOLATIONS, AND DENIED THE RIGHT TO RECOVER POSSESSION OF PREMISES FOR NONPAYMENT OF RENT UNTIL A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT IS FILED.

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HPDClass B
VIOLATION DISMISSED
Issued Jun 6, 2019#13111211

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3C, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

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HPDClass A
VIOLATION DISMISSED
Issued Jun 6, 2019#13111134

§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AT EAST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 5C, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

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HPDClass C
VIOLATION CLOSED
Issued Jun 6, 2019#13111149

§ 27-2037, 2038 HMC: PROVIDE A SAFE AND ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC SERVICE TO THE FIXTURES AT LIGHT FIXTURES AND OUTLETS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5C, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 59 KENT ST, Brooklyn built?

The building at 59 KENT ST, Brooklyn, NY 11222 was constructed in 1911. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof with 5 floors and 36 units. The building area is 35,375 sqft.

Are there building permits at 59 KENT ST, Brooklyn?

Yes. 59 KENT ST, Brooklyn, NY 11222 has 52 building permits on record, with 35 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Alteration — Type 2 (SIGNED OFF) filed Feb 18, 2014.

Does 59 KENT ST, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 59 KENT ST, Brooklyn, NY 11222 has 36 violations on record, with 1 currently open. Breakdown: 9 DOB, 5 ECB, 22 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 59 KENT ST, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 59 KENT ST, Brooklyn, NY 11222 has 2 docketed judgments 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 59 KENT ST?

59 KENT ST, Brooklyn, NY 11222 has an assessed market value of $12.2M and a total assessed value of $5.5M (land: $283K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 59 KENT ST?

59 KENT ST, Brooklyn, NY 11222 is zoned M1-2/R6A. 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 KENT ST?

59 KENT ST, Brooklyn, NY 11222 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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