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609 Metropolitan Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11211Company-ownedBBL 3027570028BIN 3068690
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Year Built1920
Floors5
Units65
Building Area43,230 sqft
ZoningR7A
ClassD5
Market Value$13.9M

609 METROPOLITAN AVE is a property located at 609 METROPOLITAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11211. It is classified as a elevator apartment - converted. The building was constructed in 1920. It has 5 floors and 65 units. The building area is 43,230 square feet on a 12,450 sqft lot. The property is zoned R7A. The assessed market value is $13.9M. It last sold for $5.5M on Nov 1, 2006. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 42 building permits on record (33 active). There are 65 violations on record (3 currently open). 4 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.

A RegWatch Dossier

302records on file
60Energy Star

Completed in 1920, 609 Metropolitan Ave rises 5 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 65 units and 43,230 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R7A. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $13.9M, and assessed for tax at $6.3M. In the 59 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 302 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 113 of its 302 records, fully 37%, fall under that one heading. Violation (65) and permit (42) trail well behind. 3 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 60, with a site energy-use intensity of 94.5 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 254 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 37% complaint, 59 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$13.9M of Kings, written across 302 government filings.

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Property Details

Address609 METROPOLITAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11211
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Converted
D5
Year Built1920
Floors5
Total Units65
Building Area43,230 sqft
Lot Size12,450 sqft
ZoningR7A
ConditionAverage
3027570028
3068690
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$13.9M
$6.3M
$448K
$5.5M
Last Sale DateNov 1, 2006

Building Permits

42 on record · 33 active
Cats RegistrationOther
CURRENT
Filed Jan 26, 2026Job #483024
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
APPROVED
Filed Nov 29, 2024Est. cost $10KJob #B00732594-P1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed Nov 29, 2024Est. cost $10KJob #B00732594-I1
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Cats RegistrationOther
CURRENT
Filed Aug 16, 2024Job #436952
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Cats RegistrationOther
CURRENT
Filed Aug 16, 2024Job #436951
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Violations

65 on record · 3 open
Judgments · 4 docketed
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Feb 28, 2022Ticket #038263270L
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ELEVATOR OR CONVEYING SYSTEM
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Dec 21, 2007Ticket #034540877P
SUPERVISION/USE OF RIGGING EQUIPMENT W/O A SPECIAL RIGGER'S LICENSE.
DEP summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Nov 7, 2007Ticket #000250229H
CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES AT IMPERMISSABLE TIMES DAYS
OATH summonsJUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Aug 30, 2002Ticket #000101465K
SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 29, 2026#VIO-FTC-VT-PER-202512-0000957

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2025 Periodic Inspection Affirmation of Correction

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Sep 9, 2020#13805529

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MORTISE DOOR LOCK AND ASSEMBLY IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 6I, 6th STORY, 5th APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 609 METROPOLITAN AVE, Brooklyn built?

The building at 609 METROPOLITAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11211 was constructed in 1920. It is classified as a elevator apartment - converted with 5 floors and 65 units. The building area is 43,230 sqft.

Are there building permits at 609 METROPOLITAN AVE, Brooklyn?

Yes. 609 METROPOLITAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11211 has 42 building permits on record, with 33 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 Jan 26, 2026.

Does 609 METROPOLITAN AVE, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 609 METROPOLITAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11211 has 65 violations on record, with 3 currently open. Breakdown: 7 DOB Safety, 30 DOB, 6 ECB, 22 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 609 METROPOLITAN AVE, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 609 METROPOLITAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11211 has 4 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 609 METROPOLITAN AVE?

609 METROPOLITAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11211 has an assessed market value of $13.9M and a total assessed value of $6.3M (land: $448K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

When was 609 METROPOLITAN AVE last sold?

609 METROPOLITAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11211 last sold for $5.5M on Nov 1, 2006. Sale records are sourced from NYC ACRIS and Department of Finance rolling sales data.

What is the zoning for 609 METROPOLITAN AVE?

609 METROPOLITAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11211 is zoned R7A. 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 609 METROPOLITAN AVE?

609 METROPOLITAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11211 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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