Brooklyn • Elevator Apartment

811 Cortelyou Rd

Brooklyn, NY 11218Company-ownedBBL 3053770043BIN 3126291

Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1941
Floors6
Units84
Building Area96,000 sqft
ZoningR7B
ClassD4
Market Value$6.9M

811 CORTELYOU RD is a property located at 811 CORTELYOU RD, Brooklyn, NY 11218. It is classified as a elevator apartment - cooperative. The building was constructed in 1941. It has 6 floors and 84 units. The building area is 96,000 square feet on a 20,000 sqft lot. The property is zoned R7B. The assessed market value is $6.9M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 116 building permits on record (61 active). There are 253 violations on record (2 currently open). 3 docketed judgments carrying $1,600 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

662records on file
92Energy Star

Completed in 1941, 811 Cortelyou Rd rises 6 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 84 units and 96,000 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R7B. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $6.9M, and assessed for tax at $3.1M. In the 1826 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 662 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward violation: 253 of its 662 records, fully 38%, fall under that one heading. Complaint (149) and permit (116) trail well behind. 2 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 2020.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 92, with a site energy-use intensity of 56.9 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 349 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 38% violation, 1826 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$6.9M of Kings, written across 662 government filings.

Property Details

Address811 CORTELYOU RD, Brooklyn, NY 11218
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Cooperative
D4
Year Built1941
Floors6
Total Units84
Building Area96,000 sqft
Lot Size20,000 sqft
ZoningR7B
ConditionAverage
3053770043
3126291
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$6.9M
$3.1M
$176K

Building Permits

116 on record · 61 active
Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Nov 12, 2025Est. cost $20KJob #340636592-01
ElectricalDOB NOW
COMPLETE
Filed Feb 19, 2025Job #B01183860-I1-EL
ElectricalDOB NOW
COMPLETE
Filed Oct 30, 2024Job #B01134616-I1-EL
General ConstructionDOB NOW
APPROVED
Filed Aug 7, 2024Est. cost $12KJob #B01079119-I1
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Mar 5, 2024Est. cost $30KJob #B00853525-I1

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Violations

253 on record · 2 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$1,600
Judgments · 3 docketed
DEP summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Apr 30, 2026Ticket #000805952N
IDLING OF MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINE MORE THAN THREE MINUTES 1ST OFF
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Apr 30, 2022Ticket #011746178P
RECORDKEEPING
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Apr 30, 2021Balance $1,600Ticket #039027710H
UNAPPROVED UNSAFE UNSUITABLE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT OR WIRING IN USE
HPDClass C
DEFECT LETTER ISSUED
Issued Mar 6, 2023#15769131

§ 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st CLOSET FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL DOOR, 1st CLOSET FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL DOOR FRAME, 2nd CLOSET FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL DOOR IN THE 1st PRIVATE HALLWAY FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1H, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION AT WEST

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 811 CORTELYOU RD, Brooklyn built?

The building at 811 CORTELYOU RD, Brooklyn, NY 11218 was constructed in 1941. It is classified as a elevator apartment - cooperative with 6 floors and 84 units. The building area is 96,000 sqft.

Are there building permits at 811 CORTELYOU RD, Brooklyn?

Yes. 811 CORTELYOU RD, Brooklyn, NY 11218 has 116 building permits on record, with 61 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Alteration — Type 2 (SIGNED OFF) filed Nov 12, 2025.

Does 811 CORTELYOU RD, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 811 CORTELYOU RD, Brooklyn, NY 11218 has 253 violations on record, with 2 currently open. Breakdown: 44 DOB, 15 ECB, 194 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 811 CORTELYOU RD, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 811 CORTELYOU RD, Brooklyn, NY 11218 has 3 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $1,600. 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 811 CORTELYOU RD?

811 CORTELYOU RD, Brooklyn, NY 11218 has an assessed market value of $6.9M and a total assessed value of $3.1M (land: $176K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 811 CORTELYOU RD?

811 CORTELYOU RD, Brooklyn, NY 11218 is zoned R7B. 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 811 CORTELYOU RD?

811 CORTELYOU RD, 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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