Brooklyn • Elevator Apartment

7 Balfour Pl

Brooklyn, NY 11225Company-ownedBBL 3013240035BIN 3035165

Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1928
Floors6
Units43
Building Area43,780 sqft
ZoningR7A
ClassD7
Market Value$3.4M

7 BALFOUR PL is a property located at 7 BALFOUR PL, Brooklyn, NY 11225. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof with stores. The building was constructed in 1928. It has 6 floors and 43 units. The building area is 43,780 square feet on a 9,375 sqft lot. The property is zoned R7A. The assessed market value is $3.4M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 10 building permits on record (5 active). There are 186 violations on record (22 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

680records on file
35Energy Star

Completed in 1928, 7 Balfour Pl rises 6 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 43 units and 43,780 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R7A. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $3.4M, and assessed for tax at $1.5M. In the 85 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 680 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 395 of its 680 records, fully 58%, fall under that one heading. Violation (186) and enforcement (24) trail well behind. 22 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 2007.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 35, with a site energy-use intensity of 80.9 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 239 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 58% complaint, 85 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$3.4M of Kings, written across 680 government filings.

Property Details

Address7 BALFOUR PL, Brooklyn, NY 11225
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Semi-Fireproof With Stores
D7
Year Built1928
Floors6
Total Units43
Building Area43,780 sqft
Lot Size9,375 sqft
ZoningR7A
ConditionAverage
3013240035
3035165
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$3.4M
$1.5M
$59K

Building Permits

10 on record · 5 active
Cats Registration InspectionOther
CURRENT
Filed Oct 23, 2024Job #437259
ElectricalDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Oct 25, 2020Job #B00418710-I1-EL

Rehabilitation of Elevator Device Number 3P1488 in 6 story building

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Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Sep 1, 2010Est. cost $5KJob #310229963-01
Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Nov 2, 2009Job #310229963-01-02
Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Nov 2, 2009Job #310229963-1-2-hist

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Violations

186 on record · 22 open
Judgments · 7 docketed
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed May 31, 2021Ticket #046917226Y
POSTING OF SIGN PERMIT, WASTE REMOVAL
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Dec 31, 2017Ticket #038257014L
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ELEVATOR OR CONVEYING SYSTEM
DOT summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jan 31, 2016Ticket #0700084642
FAILURE TO PERMANENTLY RESTORE CUT WITHIN REQUIRED TIME
OATH summonsJUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jul 31, 2015Ticket #0186050902
SNOW,ICE DIRT ON SIDEWALKS
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Feb 28, 2015Ticket #0183005608
DIRTY SIDEWALK DIRTY AREA

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Sep 11, 2024#17260895

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING INSIDE THE CLOSET AT EAST WAL IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT F4, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Sep 11, 2024#17260896

§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING INSIDE THE CLOSET AT EAST WALL IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT F4, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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HPDClass C
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Nov 16, 2022#15517309

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE BUILDING ENTRANCE AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 7 BALFOUR PL, Brooklyn built?

The building at 7 BALFOUR PL, Brooklyn, NY 11225 was constructed in 1928. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof with stores with 6 floors and 43 units. The building area is 43,780 sqft.

Are there building permits at 7 BALFOUR PL, Brooklyn?

Yes. 7 BALFOUR PL, Brooklyn, NY 11225 has 10 building permits on record, with 5 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 Inspection (CURRENT) filed Oct 23, 2024.

Does 7 BALFOUR PL, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 7 BALFOUR PL, Brooklyn, NY 11225 has 186 violations on record, with 22 currently open. Breakdown: 29 DOB, 14 ECB, 143 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 7 BALFOUR PL, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 7 BALFOUR PL, Brooklyn, NY 11225 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 7 BALFOUR PL?

7 BALFOUR PL, Brooklyn, NY 11225 has an assessed market value of $3.4M and a total assessed value of $1.5M (land: $59K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 7 BALFOUR PL?

7 BALFOUR PL, Brooklyn, NY 11225 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 7 BALFOUR PL?

7 BALFOUR PL, Brooklyn, NY 11225 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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