Brooklyn • Elevator Apartment

770 St Marks Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11216Company-ownedBBL 3012270036BIN 3031004
Year Built1929
Floors6
Units52
Building Area70,097 sqft
ZoningR6
ClassD1
Market Value$5.7M

770 ST MARKS AVE is a property located at 770 ST MARKS AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11216. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof. The building was constructed in 1929. It has 6 floors and 52 units. The building area is 70,097 square feet on a 15,035 sqft lot. The property is zoned R6. The assessed market value is $5.7M. It last sold for $19.1M on May 12, 2016. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 27 building permits on record (18 active). There are 1270 violations on record (107 currently open). 68 docketed judgments carrying $2,500 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.

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5,117records on file
86Energy Star

Completed in 1929, 770 St Marks Ave rises 6 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 52 units and 70,097 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R6. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $5.7M, and assessed for tax at $2.5M. In the 56 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 5,117 separate government filings — a paper trail nearly as tall as the building itself.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 3,511 of its 5,117 records, fully 69%, fall under that one heading. Violation (1,270) and enforcement (146) trail well behind. 107 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 86, with a site energy-use intensity of 64.9 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 306 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 69% complaint, 56 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

69% of every record here performs the same act: complaint.

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Property Details

Address770 ST MARKS AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11216
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Semi-Fireproof
D1
Year Built1929
Floors6
Total Units52
Building Area70,097 sqft
Lot Size15,035 sqft
ZoningR6
ConditionAverage
3012270036
3031004
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$5.7M
$2.5M
$203K
$19.1M
Last Sale DateMay 12, 2016

Building Permits

27 on record · 18 active
Cats Registration InspectionOther
EXPIRED
Filed Oct 8, 2026Job #424294
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Aug 17, 2023Est. cost $35KJob #B00851319-I1
AntennaDOB NOW
SIGNED-OFF
Filed Jun 22, 2023Est. cost $35KJob #B00851319-I1
ElectricalDOB NOW
APPROVED
Filed May 22, 2023Job #B00810517-P1

Install wiring for subpanel from existing 200 amp main switch provided by others for dish cell. Install new 200 amp meter pan and new disconnect.

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ElectricalDOB NOW
APPROVED
Filed Apr 5, 2023Job #B00854737-P1

Existing Disconnect in Cellar. Installation of 200 Amp feeders and panel in the roof for Dish equipment

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Violations

1270 on record · 107 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$2,500
Judgments · 68 docketed
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Oct 31, 2025Balance $1,250Ticket #039123920X
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ELEVATOR OR CONVEYING SYSTEM
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jan 31, 2024Balance $1,250Ticket #039091138M
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ELEVATOR OR CONVEYING SYSTEM
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed May 31, 2021Ticket #039026499R
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ELEVATOR OR CONVEYING SYSTEM
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Aug 31, 2016Ticket #038240195Z
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ELEVATOR OR CONVEYING SYSTEM
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Sep 30, 2016Ticket #038240196K
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ELEVATOR OR CONVEYING SYSTEM

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HPDClass C
NOTICE OF ISSUANCE SENT TO TENANT
Issued Oct 12, 2026#19293038

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5D, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

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HPDClass C
NOTICE OF ISSUANCE SENT TO TENANT
Issued Oct 12, 2026#19293039

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5D, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

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HPDClass A
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Oct 5, 2026#19277015

§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL WALLS AND CEILING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3D, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Oct 5, 2026#19277018

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT NORTH WALL SOUTH WALL AND CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 3D, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Oct 5, 2026#19277019

§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT NORTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 3D, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 770 ST MARKS AVE, Brooklyn built?

The building at 770 ST MARKS AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11216 was constructed in 1929. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof with 6 floors and 52 units. The building area is 70,097 sqft.

Are there building permits at 770 ST MARKS AVE, Brooklyn?

Yes. 770 ST MARKS AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11216 has 27 building permits on record, with 18 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 (EXPIRED) filed Oct 8, 2026.

Does 770 ST MARKS AVE, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 770 ST MARKS AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11216 has 1270 violations on record, with 107 currently open. Breakdown: 4 DOB Safety, 79 DOB, 100 ECB, 1087 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 770 ST MARKS AVE, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 770 ST MARKS AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11216 has 68 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $2,500. 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 770 ST MARKS AVE?

770 ST MARKS AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11216 has an assessed market value of $5.7M and a total assessed value of $2.5M (land: $203K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

When was 770 ST MARKS AVE last sold?

770 ST MARKS AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11216 last sold for $19.1M on May 12, 2016. Sale records are sourced from NYC ACRIS and Department of Finance rolling sales data.

What is the zoning for 770 ST MARKS AVE?

770 ST MARKS AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11216 is zoned R6. 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 770 ST MARKS AVE?

770 ST MARKS 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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