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81 Columbia Heights

Brooklyn, NY 11201Company-ownedBBL 3002190005BIN 3326021
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1916
Floors5
Units56
Building Area39,340 sqft
ZoningR6
ClassC6
Market Value$10.3M

81 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS is a property located at 81 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, Brooklyn, NY 11201. It is classified as a walk-up apartment - cooperative. The building was constructed in 1916. It has 5 floors and 56 units. The building area is 39,340 square feet on a 10,000 sqft lot. The property is zoned R6. The assessed market value is $10.3M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 114 building permits on record (71 active). There are 39 violations on record (19 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

286records on file
99Energy Star

Completed in 1916, 81 Columbia Heights rises 5 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 56 units and 39,340 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R6. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $10.3M, and assessed for tax at $4.6M. In the 60 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 286 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward permit: 114 of its 286 records, fully 40%, fall under that one heading. Assignment (44) and violation (39) trail well behind. 19 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 2021.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 99, with a site energy-use intensity of 45.3 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 123 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 40% permit, 60 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$10.3M of Kings, written across 286 government filings.

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Property Details

Address81 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Building TypeWalk-Up Apartment - Cooperative
C6
Year Built1916
Floors5
Total Units56
Building Area39,340 sqft
Lot Size10,000 sqft
ZoningR6
ConditionAverage
3002190005
3326021 +1 more
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$10.3M
$4.6M
$429K

Building Permits

114 on record · 71 active
Cats RegistrationOther
CURRENT
Filed Apr 8, 2025Job #458579
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Cats RegistrationOther
CURRENT
Filed Apr 8, 2025Job #458577
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed May 22, 2023Est. cost $100KJob #B00743932-I1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
SIGNED-OFF
Filed Jun 6, 2022Est. cost $100KJob #B00743932-I1

Initial Permit

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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Apr 20, 2022Est. cost $1KJob #B00488511-I1
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Violations

39 on record · 19 open
Judgments · 1 docketed
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Oct 31, 2025Ticket #049090060J
STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES PLACED OUT PRIOR TO 8PM WITHOUT A RECEPTACLE
DOB LegacyLBLVIO
ACTIVE
Issued Jan 17, 2020#2436452

VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Apr 3, 2008#7226729

SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EVIDENCE OF CONCEALED WATER LEAK SOUTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 31, 3rd STORY, APARTMENT AT WEST

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HPDClass A
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Apr 3, 2008#7226731

SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT SOUTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 31, 3rd STORY, APARTMENT AT WEST

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Apr 3, 2008#7226736

SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EXPOSED ELECTRICAL WIRES CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 31, 3rd STORY, APARTMENT AT WEST

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Apr 3, 2008#7226739

SECTION 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING LOCATED AT APT 31, 3rd STORY, APARTMENT AT WEST

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 81 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, Brooklyn built?

The building at 81 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, Brooklyn, NY 11201 was constructed in 1916. It is classified as a walk-up apartment - cooperative with 5 floors and 56 units. The building area is 39,340 sqft.

Are there building permits at 81 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, Brooklyn?

Yes. 81 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, Brooklyn, NY 11201 has 114 building permits on record, with 71 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 (CURRENT) filed Apr 8, 2025.

Does 81 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 81 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, Brooklyn, NY 11201 has 39 violations on record, with 19 currently open. Breakdown: 10 DOB, 1 ECB, 28 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 81 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 81 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, Brooklyn, NY 11201 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 81 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS?

81 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, Brooklyn, NY 11201 has an assessed market value of $10.3M and a total assessed value of $4.6M (land: $429K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 81 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS?

81 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, Brooklyn, NY 11201 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 81 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS?

81 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, Brooklyn, NY 11201 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.

How do I get a full property report for 81 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS?

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