Brooklyn • Elevator Apartment

59 Livingston St

Brooklyn, NY 11201Company-ownedBBL 3002650006BIN 3002545
Year Built1917
Floors6
Units43
Building Area63,224 sqft
ZoningC5-2A
ClassD1
Market Value$7.3M

59 LIVINGSTON ST is a property located at 59 LIVINGSTON ST, Brooklyn, NY 11201. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof. The building was constructed in 1917. It has 6 floors and 43 units. The building area is 63,224 square feet on a 15,015 sqft lot. The property is zoned C5-2A. The assessed market value is $7.3M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 33 building permits on record (16 active). There are 77 violations on record (8 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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260records on file
90Energy Star

Completed in 1917, 59 Livingston St rises 6 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 43 units and 63,224 square feet of floor area, on land zoned C5-2A. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $7.3M, and assessed for tax at $3.3M. In the 57 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 260 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward violation: 77 of its 260 records, fully 30%, fall under that one heading. Complaint (68) and permit (33) trail well behind. 8 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 2018.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 90, with a site energy-use intensity of 64.7 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 254 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 30% violation, 57 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$7.3M of Kings, written across 260 government filings.

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Property Details

Address59 LIVINGSTON ST, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Semi-Fireproof
D1
Year Built1917
Floors6
Total Units43
Building Area63,224 sqft
Lot Size15,015 sqft
ZoningC5-2A
ConditionAverage
3002650006
3002545
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$7.3M
$3.3M
$761K

Building Permits

33 on record · 16 active
Supported ScaffoldDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Sep 23, 2026Est. cost $9KJob #B01447298-S1
General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed Sep 23, 2026Est. cost $9KJob #B01447298-S1
Sidewalk ShedDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Aug 20, 2026Est. cost $1KJob #B01447298-I1
General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed Aug 20, 2026Est. cost $1KJob #B01447298-I1
ElectricalDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Aug 20, 2026Job #B01447299-I1-EL

Installation of temporary wiring for sidewalk shed.

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Violations

77 on record · 8 open
Judgments · 2 docketed
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Nov 30, 2017Ticket #035210675L
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING WALL S OR APPURTENANCES
OATH summonsJUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Aug 11, 2000Ticket #000103061N
SafetyBoiler
ACTIVE
Issued Nov 14, 2023#VIO-FTC-BE-EXT-201912-0001497

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2019 External Inspection Affirmation of Correction for LP Device

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SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 23, 2023#VIO-FTC-VT-CAT1-201912-0000730

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2019 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction

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SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 23, 2023#VIO-FTC-VT-CAT1-201912-0000941

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2019 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jun 7, 2021#14374710

§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 4E, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jun 7, 2021#14374715

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 4E, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 59 LIVINGSTON ST, Brooklyn built?

The building at 59 LIVINGSTON ST, Brooklyn, NY 11201 was constructed in 1917. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof with 6 floors and 43 units. The building area is 63,224 sqft.

Are there building permits at 59 LIVINGSTON ST, Brooklyn?

Yes. 59 LIVINGSTON ST, Brooklyn, NY 11201 has 33 building permits on record, with 16 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Supported Scaffold (PERMIT ISSUED) filed Sep 23, 2026.

Does 59 LIVINGSTON ST, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 59 LIVINGSTON ST, Brooklyn, NY 11201 has 77 violations on record, with 8 currently open. Breakdown: 3 DOB Safety, 37 DOB, 13 ECB, 24 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 59 LIVINGSTON ST, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 59 LIVINGSTON ST, Brooklyn, NY 11201 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 LIVINGSTON ST?

59 LIVINGSTON ST, Brooklyn, NY 11201 has an assessed market value of $7.3M and a total assessed value of $3.3M (land: $761K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 59 LIVINGSTON ST?

59 LIVINGSTON ST, Brooklyn, NY 11201 is zoned C5-2A. 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 LIVINGSTON ST?

59 LIVINGSTON ST, Brooklyn, NY 11201 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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