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Brooklyn • Elevator Apartment

881 Washington Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11225Company-ownedBBL 3011890007BIN 3029711
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Year Built1926
Floors6
Units73
Building Area86,004 sqft
ZoningR8A
ClassD1
Market Value$3.9M

881 WASHINGTON AVE is a property located at 881 WASHINGTON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11225. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof. The building was constructed in 1926. It has 6 floors and 73 units. The building area is 86,004 square feet on a 19,172 sqft lot. The property is zoned R8A. The assessed market value is $3.9M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 15 building permits on record (7 active). There are 104 violations on record (1 currently open). 2 docketed judgments 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

490records on file
91Energy Star

Completed in 1926, 881 Washington Ave rises 6 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 73 units and 86,004 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R8A. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $3.9M, and assessed for tax at $1.8M. In the 101 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 490 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 284 of its 490 records, fully 58%, fall under that one heading. Violation (104) and inspection (32) trail well behind. 1 violation stands 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 2005.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 91, with a site energy-use intensity of 63.4 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 326 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 58% complaint, 101 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$3.9M of Kings, written across 490 government filings.

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Property Details

Address881 WASHINGTON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11225
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Semi-Fireproof
D1
Year Built1926
Floors6
Total Units73
Building Area86,004 sqft
Lot Size19,172 sqft
ZoningR8A
ConditionAverage
3011890007
3029711
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$3.9M
$1.8M
$152K

Building Permits

15 on record · 7 active
Cats Certificate To OperateOther
CURRENT
Filed Sep 12, 2025Job #463925
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ElectricalDOB NOW
COMPLETE
Filed Jul 3, 2023Job #B00899291-I1-EL

APT 2B PANEL UPGRADE FROM FUE TO CIRCUIT BREAKERS

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Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Jan 30, 2020Est. cost $3KJob #300386990-01
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Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Mar 26, 2019Est. cost $45KJob #340659674-01

CHIMNEY LINER

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Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Feb 6, 2019Job #340659674-01-01

OT

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Violations

104 on record · 1 open
Judgments · 2 docketed
DEP summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Mar 31, 2026Ticket #000898839R
IDLING OF MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINE MORE THAN THREE MINUTES 1ST OFF
OATH summonsJUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Feb 1, 2005Ticket #038148953R
28Q03/ 55Y13/ 35O02/ 58M07/ 66O02/ 85BB05/ 58M07-COTTER PINS.
ECBElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Sep 2, 2026#39202807J

1) EXPIRED CAT1 TAG. 2) MR MISSING 2026 PREVENTITIVE MAINTENANCE LOG. 3) CLEANING OF COMBUSTABLE MATERIALS IN ELEVATOR PIT. 4) SEAL/PATCH HOIST MACHINE OIL LEAK. 5) INCASE OF FIRE USE STAIRS SIGNAGE MISSING ON

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 881 WASHINGTON AVE, Brooklyn built?

The building at 881 WASHINGTON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11225 was constructed in 1926. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof with 6 floors and 73 units. The building area is 86,004 sqft.

Are there building permits at 881 WASHINGTON AVE, Brooklyn?

Yes. 881 WASHINGTON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11225 has 15 building permits on record, with 7 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Cats Certificate To Operate (CURRENT) filed Sep 12, 2025.

Does 881 WASHINGTON AVE, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 881 WASHINGTON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11225 has 104 violations on record, with 1 currently open. Breakdown: 53 DOB, 24 ECB, 27 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 881 WASHINGTON AVE, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 881 WASHINGTON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11225 has 2 docketed judgments 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 881 WASHINGTON AVE?

881 WASHINGTON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11225 has an assessed market value of $3.9M and a total assessed value of $1.8M (land: $152K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 881 WASHINGTON AVE?

881 WASHINGTON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11225 is zoned R8A. 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 881 WASHINGTON AVE?

881 WASHINGTON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11225 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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