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881 Washington Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11225Company-ownedBBL 3011890007BIN 3029711
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

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 14 building permits on record (7 active). There are 103 violations on record (0 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

483records 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 483 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 283 of its 483 records, fully 59%, fall under that one heading. Violation (103) and inspection (29) trail well behind. No 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 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 — 59% 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 483 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

14 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 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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PlumbingDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Jan 13, 1995Job #300386990-01-02

PL

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Violations

103 on record · none currently 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.
HPDClass C
VIOLATION DISMISSED
Issued Oct 3, 2025#18271613

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

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HPDClass A
VIOLATION DISMISSED
Issued Oct 3, 2025#18277783

§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL PEELING PAINT SURFACES IN THE BATHROOM , THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH, THE KITCHEN , THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

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HPDClass C
VIOLATION CLOSED
Issued Sep 18, 2025#18239454

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES AT, DOOR COMPACTOR IN FRONT OF HOPPER DOOR , SOUTH WALL , NORTH SECTION, AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STORY

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HPDClass B
VIOLATION DISMISSED
Issued Sep 18, 2025#18239456

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING HANDRAIL AT, STAIR BELOW GRADE.,SOUTH WEST SECTION, AT BUILDING FRONT

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ECB
RESOLVE
Issued Jul 2, 2023#39089591H

AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION I OBSERVE IN APARTMENT 2B INSTALLATION OF A NEW PANEL AND CIRCUIT BREAKER NO APPLICATION ON FILE WITH D.O.B., OBTAIN PERMIT

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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 14 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 103 violations on record, with 0 currently open. Breakdown: 53 DOB, 23 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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