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Brooklyn • Elevator Apartment

685 Nostrand Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11216Company-ownedBBL 3012340001BIN 3031228
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1910
Floors5
Units27
Building Area27,070 sqft
ZoningR6A
ClassD4
Market Value$3.6M

685 NOSTRAND AVE is a property located at 685 NOSTRAND AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11216. It is classified as a elevator apartment - cooperative. The building was constructed in 1910. It has 5 floors and 27 units. The building area is 27,070 square feet on a 7,781 sqft lot. The property is zoned R6A. The assessed market value is $3.6M. It last sold for $405K on Sep 15, 2023. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 64 building permits on record (20 active). There are 434 violations on record (2 currently open). 15 docketed judgments carrying $300 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

1,046records on file
54Energy Star

Completed in 1910, 685 Nostrand Ave rises 5 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 27 units and 27,070 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R6A. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $3.6M, and assessed for tax at $1.6M. In the 60 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 1,046 separate government filings — a paper trail nearly as tall as the building itself.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward violation: 434 of its 1,046 records, fully 41%, fall under that one heading. Complaint (394) and permit (64) trail well behind. 2 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 posts an Energy Star score of 54, with a site energy-use intensity of 84.4 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 149 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 41% violation, 60 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$3.6M of Kings, written across 1,046 government filings.

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Property Details

Address685 NOSTRAND AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11216
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Cooperative
D4
Year Built1910
Floors5
Total Units27
Building Area27,070 sqft
Lot Size7,781 sqft
ZoningR6A
ConditionAverage
3012340001
3031228
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$3.6M
$1.6M
$105K
$405K
Last Sale DateSep 15, 2023

Building Permits

64 on record · 20 active
Cats RegistrationOther
CURRENT
Filed May 22, 2026Job #490122
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Cats RegistrationOther
CURRENT
Filed May 22, 2026Job #490110
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Sep 29, 2025Est. cost $1.4MJob #B00581808-I1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Sep 25, 2025Est. cost $1KJob #B00908109-I1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
APPROVED
Filed Jul 1, 2025Est. cost $1.4MJob #B00581808-P4
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Violations

434 on record · 2 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$300
Judgments · 15 docketed
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Apr 30, 2026Balance $300Ticket #049523201P
STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES PLACED OUT PRIOR TO 8PM WITHOUT A RECEPTACLE
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jul 31, 2025Ticket #048821692H
STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES PLACED OUT PRIOR TO 8PM WITHOUT A RECEPTACLE
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jul 31, 2025Ticket #048821657M
STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES PLACED OUT PRIOR TO 8PM WITHOUT A RECEPTACLE
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed May 31, 2025Ticket #039530583M
FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH MANUFACTURER SPECIFICATIONS
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Aug 31, 2024Ticket #039106304H
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ELEVATOR OR CONVEYING SYSTEM

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HPDClass A
NOV SENT OUT
Issued May 5, 2026#18883441

(A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS.

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 685 NOSTRAND AVE, Brooklyn built?

The building at 685 NOSTRAND AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11216 was constructed in 1910. It is classified as a elevator apartment - cooperative with 5 floors and 27 units. The building area is 27,070 sqft.

Are there building permits at 685 NOSTRAND AVE, Brooklyn?

Yes. 685 NOSTRAND AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11216 has 64 building permits on record, with 20 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 May 22, 2026.

Does 685 NOSTRAND AVE, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 685 NOSTRAND AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11216 has 434 violations on record, with 2 currently open. Breakdown: 49 DOB, 11 ECB, 374 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 685 NOSTRAND AVE, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 685 NOSTRAND AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11216 has 15 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $300. 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 685 NOSTRAND AVE?

685 NOSTRAND AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11216 has an assessed market value of $3.6M and a total assessed value of $1.6M (land: $105K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

When was 685 NOSTRAND AVE last sold?

685 NOSTRAND AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11216 last sold for $405K on Sep 15, 2023. Sale records are sourced from NYC ACRIS and Department of Finance rolling sales data.

What is the zoning for 685 NOSTRAND AVE?

685 NOSTRAND AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11216 is zoned 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 685 NOSTRAND AVE?

685 NOSTRAND AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11216 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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