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689 Vanderbilt Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11238Company-ownedBBL 3011650001BIN 3029076
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1895
Floors3
Units21
Building Area41,000 sqft
ZoningR7A
ClassD4
Market Value$7.6M

689 VANDERBILT AVE is a property located at 689 VANDERBILT AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11238. It is classified as a elevator apartment - cooperative. The building was constructed in 1895. It has 3 floors and 21 units. The building area is 41,000 square feet on a 20,925 sqft lot. The property is zoned R7A. The assessed market value is $7.6M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 76 building permits on record (61 active). There are 40 violations on record (2 currently open). 7 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

241records on file
75Energy Star

Completed in 1895, 689 Vanderbilt Ave rises 3 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 21 units and 41,000 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R7A. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $7.6M, and assessed for tax at $3.4M. In the 38 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 241 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward permit: 76 of its 241 records, fully 32%, fall under that one heading. Violation (40) and complaint (31) 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 2010.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 75, with a site energy-use intensity of 65.8 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 178 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 32% permit, 38 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$7.6M of Kings, written across 241 government filings.

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Property Details

Address689 VANDERBILT AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11238
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Cooperative
D4
Year Built1895
Floors3
Total Units21
Building Area41,000 sqft
Lot Size20,925 sqft
ZoningR7A
ConditionAverage
3011650001
3029076
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$7.6M
$3.4M
$424K

Building Permits

76 on record · 61 active
General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Jul 9, 2026Est. cost $145KJob #B01177672-I1

Initial Permit

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General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed Jul 9, 2026Est. cost $145KJob #B01177672-I1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Mar 6, 2026Est. cost $84KJob #B01215288-I1

Renewal Permit with Changes

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General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed Mar 6, 2026Est. cost $84KJob #B01215288-I1
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PlumbingDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Jul 24, 2025Est. cost $21KJob #B01215288-S1

Initial Permit

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Violations

40 on record · 2 open
Judgments · 7 docketed
DEP summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Oct 31, 2025Ticket #000850162L
IDLING OF MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINE MORE THAN THREE MINUTES 1ST OFF
DEP summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Nov 30, 2024Ticket #000800549K
IDLING OF MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINE MORE THAN THREE MINUTES 1ST OFF
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Oct 31, 2019Ticket #0207073974
IMPROPER DISPOSAL BEDDING 1ST OFFENSE
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Oct 31, 2018Ticket #032093112Z
FAIL MAINTAIN BLDG IN COMPLIANT MANNER: SERVICE EQUIPMENT - BOILER
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jan 31, 2012Ticket #041335123J
STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES

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ECBConstruction
ACTIVE
Issued Nov 18, 2010#34739597Z

FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN A CODE COMPLIANT MANNER DEFECT NOTED BRICK PROPERTY WALL @ REAR IS MISSING BRICKS @ @ TOP UNDER COPING STONE AREA APPROX 6FTLX1-2FTH IN ADDITION DETERIORATED MORTAR JOINTS IN VARIOUS

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ECBConstruction
ACTIVE
Issued Aug 10, 2010#34854084R

FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG WALLS NOTED @ EXTERIOR GARAGE REAR LEFT RETAINING WALLS HAVE STEP CRACKS & MISSING MORTAR JOINTS VARIOUS LOCATIONS MINOR @ TIME OF INSPECTION BUT NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED IMMEDIATELY &

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 689 VANDERBILT AVE, Brooklyn built?

The building at 689 VANDERBILT AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11238 was constructed in 1895. It is classified as a elevator apartment - cooperative with 3 floors and 21 units. The building area is 41,000 sqft.

Are there building permits at 689 VANDERBILT AVE, Brooklyn?

Yes. 689 VANDERBILT AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11238 has 76 building permits on record, with 61 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a General Construction (PERMIT ISSUED) filed Jul 9, 2026.

Does 689 VANDERBILT AVE, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 689 VANDERBILT AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11238 has 40 violations on record, with 2 currently open. Breakdown: 20 DOB, 7 ECB, 13 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 689 VANDERBILT AVE, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 689 VANDERBILT AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11238 has 7 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 689 VANDERBILT AVE?

689 VANDERBILT AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11238 has an assessed market value of $7.6M and a total assessed value of $3.4M (land: $424K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 689 VANDERBILT AVE?

689 VANDERBILT AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11238 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 689 VANDERBILT AVE?

689 VANDERBILT AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11238 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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