Brooklyn • Elevator Apartment

740 Clarkson Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11203Company-ownedBBL 3048510001BIN 3108020

Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1958
Floors6
Units57
Building Area48,150 sqft
ZoningR5
ClassD1
Market Value$4.4M

740 CLARKSON AVE is a property located at 740 CLARKSON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11203. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof. The building was constructed in 1958. It has 6 floors and 57 units. The building area is 48,150 square feet on a 9,000 sqft lot. The property is zoned R5. The assessed market value is $4.4M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 44 building permits on record (26 active). There are 145 violations on record (18 currently open). 16 docketed judgments carrying $5,662 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

627records on file
90Energy Star

Completed in 1958, 740 Clarkson Ave rises 6 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 57 units and 48,150 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R5. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $4.4M, and assessed for tax at $2.0M. In the 67 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 627 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 339 of its 627 records, fully 54%, fall under that one heading. Violation (145) and permit (44) trail well behind. 18 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 2025.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 90, with a site energy-use intensity of 66.5 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 197 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 54% complaint, 67 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$4.4M of Kings, written across 627 government filings.

Property Details

Address740 CLARKSON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11203
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Semi-Fireproof
D1
Year Built1958
Floors6
Total Units57
Building Area48,150 sqft
Lot Size9,000 sqft
ZoningR5
ConditionAverage
3048510001
3108020
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$4.4M
$2M
$61K

Building Permits

44 on record · 26 active
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Apr 9, 2026Est. cost $12KJob #B01212972-I1
General ConstructionDOB NOW
SIGNED-OFF
Filed Feb 20, 2026Est. cost $12KJob #B01212972-I1
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Aug 18, 2025Est. cost $1Job #B08047610-I1
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Mar 25, 2025Est. cost $110KJob #B00918872-I1
General ConstructionDOB NOW
SIGNED-OFF
Filed Nov 27, 2024Est. cost $110KJob #B00918872-I1

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Violations

145 on record · 18 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$5,662
Judgments · 16 docketed
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Nov 30, 2025Balance $300Ticket #048948547J
DIRTY SIDEWALK
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Mar 31, 2025Balance $300Ticket #048548433Z
IMPROPER DISPOSAL--BEDDING 1ST OCCURRENCE
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Dec 31, 2024Balance $1,000Ticket #048330704J
ABANDONING VEHICLE
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jul 31, 2024Balance $1,562Ticket #039103819N
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ELEVATOR OR CONVEYING SYSTEM
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed May 31, 2024Balance $300Ticket #048042539Z
IMPROPER DISPOSAL--BEDDING 1ST OCCURRENCE

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jan 8, 2025#17604160

§ 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6E, 6th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jan 8, 2025#17604161

§ 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6E, 6th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 740 CLARKSON AVE, Brooklyn built?

The building at 740 CLARKSON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11203 was constructed in 1958. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof with 6 floors and 57 units. The building area is 48,150 sqft.

Are there building permits at 740 CLARKSON AVE, Brooklyn?

Yes. 740 CLARKSON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11203 has 44 building permits on record, with 26 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 (LOC ISSUED) filed Apr 9, 2026.

Does 740 CLARKSON AVE, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 740 CLARKSON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11203 has 145 violations on record, with 18 currently open. Breakdown: 34 DOB, 16 ECB, 95 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 740 CLARKSON AVE, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 740 CLARKSON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11203 has 16 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $5,662. 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 740 CLARKSON AVE?

740 CLARKSON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11203 has an assessed market value of $4.4M and a total assessed value of $2M (land: $61K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 740 CLARKSON AVE?

740 CLARKSON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11203 is zoned R5. 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 740 CLARKSON AVE?

740 CLARKSON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11203 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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