Brooklyn • Elevator Apartment

791 East 2 St

Brooklyn, NY 11218Company-ownedBBL 3054090038BIN 3127573

Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1930
Floors6
Units48
Building Area50,000 sqft
ZoningR6A
ClassD1
Market Value$3.8M

791 EAST 2 ST is a property located at 791 EAST 2 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11218. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof. The building was constructed in 1930. It has 6 floors and 48 units. The building area is 50,000 square feet on a 10,253 sqft lot. The property is zoned R6A. The assessed market value is $3.8M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 23 building permits on record (14 active). There are 53 violations on record (5 currently open). 1 docketed judgment is 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

165records on file
58Energy Star

Completed in 1930, 791 East 2 St rises 6 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 48 units and 50,000 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R6A. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $3.8M, and assessed for tax at $1.7M. In the 55 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 165 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward violation: 53 of its 165 records, fully 32%, fall under that one heading. Complaint (44) and permit (23) trail well behind. 5 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 58, with a site energy-use intensity of 87.6 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 265 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 32% violation, 55 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$3.8M of Kings, written across 165 government filings.

Property Details

Address791 EAST 2 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11218
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Semi-Fireproof
D1
Year Built1930
Floors6
Total Units48
Building Area50,000 sqft
Lot Size10,253 sqft
ZoningR6A
ConditionAverage
3054090038
3127573
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$3.8M
$1.7M
$114K

Building Permits

23 on record · 14 active
Cats Registration InspectionOther
CURRENT
Filed Mar 25, 2025Job #445611
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed May 2, 2023Est. cost $23KJob #B00789041-I1
AntennaDOB NOW
SIGNED-OFF
Filed Apr 3, 2023Est. cost $23KJob #B00789041-I1
Alteration — Type 3DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Nov 17, 2015Est. cost $30KJob #320931676-01
AlterationDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Apr 7, 2014Job #320931676-01-01

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Violations

53 on record · 5 open
Judgments · 1 docketed
OATH summonsJUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Oct 31, 2000Ticket #0112789362
20000517N
ECBConstruction
ACTIVE
Issued Jul 22, 2026#39197109Z

ATOI, OBSERVED FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER TO FILE A CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION FOR ECB VIOLATION #39055392J, ISSUED ON 02/02/2022, PURSUANT TO ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 28-204.4. DEPARTMENT RECORD

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HPDClass C
DEFECT LETTER ISSUED
Issued Aug 2, 2023#16139239

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT B8, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 791 EAST 2 ST, Brooklyn built?

The building at 791 EAST 2 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11218 was constructed in 1930. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof with 6 floors and 48 units. The building area is 50,000 sqft.

Are there building permits at 791 EAST 2 ST, Brooklyn?

Yes. 791 EAST 2 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11218 has 23 building permits on record, with 14 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 Mar 25, 2025.

Does 791 EAST 2 ST, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 791 EAST 2 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11218 has 53 violations on record, with 5 currently open. Breakdown: 21 DOB, 10 ECB, 22 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 791 EAST 2 ST, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 791 EAST 2 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11218 has 1 docketed judgment 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 791 EAST 2 ST?

791 EAST 2 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11218 has an assessed market value of $3.8M and a total assessed value of $1.7M (land: $114K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 791 EAST 2 ST?

791 EAST 2 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11218 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 791 EAST 2 ST?

791 EAST 2 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11218 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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