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8800 20 Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11214Company-ownedBBL 3064410001BIN 3168773
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Year Built1960
Floors10
Units122
Building Area112,712 sqft
ZoningR5
ClassD1
Market Value$8.1M

8800 20 AVE is a property located at 8800 20 AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11214. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof. The building was constructed in 1960. It has 10 floors and 122 units. The building area is 112,712 square feet on a 20,000 sqft lot. The property is zoned R5. The assessed market value is $8.1M. It last sold for $11.1M on May 4, 2004. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 25 building permits on record (17 active). There are 98 violations on record (4 currently open). 4 docketed judgments carrying $125 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

714records on file
88Energy Star

Completed in 1960, 8800 20 Ave rises 10 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 122 units and 112,712 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R5. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $8.1M, and assessed for tax at $3.6M. In the 44 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 714 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 496 of its 714 records, fully 69%, fall under that one heading. Violation (98) and inspection (32) trail well behind. 4 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 88, with a site energy-use intensity of 56.7 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 467 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 69% complaint, 44 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

Address8800 20 AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11214
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Semi-Fireproof
D1
Year Built1960
Floors10
Total Units122
Building Area112,712 sqft
Lot Size20,000 sqft
ZoningR5
ConditionAverage
3064410001
3168773
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$8.1M
$3.6M
$243K
$11.1M
Last Sale DateMay 4, 2004

Building Permits

25 on record · 17 active
ElevatorDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed Aug 3, 2026Job #B01434268-I1
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Cats Certificate To OperateOther
CURRENT
Filed Mar 12, 2025Job #444872
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Suspended ScaffoldDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed May 20, 2024Job #B01044418-I1

Initial Permit

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General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed May 20, 2024Job #B01044418-I1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Aug 7, 2023Est. cost $31KJob #B00685912-I1
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Violations

98 on record · 4 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$125
Judgments · 4 docketed
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Nov 30, 2023Balance $125Ticket #047874472Z
ILLEGAL POSTING OF HANDBILL NOTICE
OATH summonsJUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Aug 31, 2018Ticket #050050391N
OPERATION OF NEGATIVE AIR SYSTEM CONTRAY TO EPA REPORT 560 5-85 1985
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Sep 30, 2012Ticket #041624880H
RECYCLABLES PLACED FOR COLLECTION W NON-RECYCL 9+ DWELLING UNITS
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Aug 4, 2008Ticket #042260363L
STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES
HPDClass C
VIOLATION WILL BE REINSPECTED
Issued Oct 27, 2026#19331554

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING CONSISTING OF WOOD WEDGE PLACED AT FIRE DOOR AT EAST FIRE STAIRS AT PUBLIC HALL

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 8800 20 AVE, Brooklyn built?

The building at 8800 20 AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11214 was constructed in 1960. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof with 10 floors and 122 units. The building area is 112,712 sqft.

Are there building permits at 8800 20 AVE, Brooklyn?

Yes. 8800 20 AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11214 has 25 building permits on record, with 17 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Elevator (PERMIT ENTIRE) filed Aug 3, 2026.

Does 8800 20 AVE, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 8800 20 AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11214 has 98 violations on record, with 4 currently open. Breakdown: 5 DOB Safety, 31 DOB, 5 ECB, 57 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 8800 20 AVE, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 8800 20 AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11214 has 4 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $125. 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 8800 20 AVE?

8800 20 AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11214 has an assessed market value of $8.1M and a total assessed value of $3.6M (land: $243K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

When was 8800 20 AVE last sold?

8800 20 AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11214 last sold for $11.1M on May 4, 2004. Sale records are sourced from NYC ACRIS and Department of Finance rolling sales data.

What is the zoning for 8800 20 AVE?

8800 20 AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11214 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 8800 20 AVE?

8800 20 AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11214 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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