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959 Essex St

Brooklyn, NY 11208Company-ownedBBL 3044070015BIN 3098057
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1951
Floors1
Building Area41,476 sqft
ZoningM1-1
ClassF5
Market Value$3.8M

959 ESSEX ST is a property located at 959 ESSEX ST, Brooklyn, NY 11208. It is classified as a factory - light manufacturing. The building was constructed in 1951. The building has 1 floor. The building area is 41,476 square feet on a 36,063 sqft lot. The property is zoned M1-1. The assessed market value is $3.8M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 75 building permits on record (52 active). There are 10 violations on record (2 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

148records on file

Completed in 1951, 959 Essex St rises 1 story over Kings. Public records put it at 41,476 square feet of floor area, on land zoned M1-1. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $3.8M, and assessed for tax at $1.7M. In the 49 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 148 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward permit: 75 of its 148 records, fully 51%, fall under that one heading. Assignment (15) and violation (10) 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 2010.

On the environmental ledger, the building is benchmarked under Local Law 84, with a site energy-use intensity of 1743.6 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 4,508 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 51% permit, 49 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$3.8M of Kings, written across 148 government filings.

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Property Details

Address959 ESSEX ST, Brooklyn, NY 11208
Building TypeFactory - Light Manufacturing
F5
Year Built1951
Floors1
Total Units0
Building Area41,476 sqft
Lot Size36,063 sqft
ZoningM1-1
3044070015
3098057
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$3.8M
$1.7M
$324K

Building Permits

75 on record · 52 active
Cats Certificate To OperateOther
CURRENT
Filed Jul 30, 2026Job #491442
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Cats Certificate To OperateOther
CURRENT
Filed Mar 26, 2026Job #479222
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Cats Certificate To OperateOther
CURRENT
Filed Mar 26, 2026Job #474651
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Cats RegistrationOther
CURRENT
Filed Oct 3, 2025Job #474386
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Cats RegistrationOther
CURRENT
Filed Oct 3, 2025Job #474385
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Violations

10 on record · 2 open
Judgments · 2 docketed
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Apr 30, 2021Ticket #039017295K
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ELEVATOR OR CONVEYING SYSTEM
OATH summonsJUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Feb 20, 2001Ticket #0115857226
20001215N
ECBConstruction
ACTIVE
Issued May 14, 2009#34774221Y

ALTERED/CHANGED BLDG OCCUPIED W/O A VALID C OF O AS PER 28-118.3.1-28-118.3.2 NOTED DOB RECORDS APPLICATION #300173274 SHOWS 1ST FLR AS EXISTING FACTORY BEING CHANGED TO PROPOSED PRINTING AND 2ND FLR OFFICES

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ECBConstruction
ACTIVE
Issued Mar 21, 2003#34385973H

ALTERED BLDG OCCUPIED W/OUT A VALID COFO IN THAT JOB#30012126801 ALSO #30012126802 A1 FOR ADDITION OF FLOOR AREA AT TIME OF INSPECTION BLDG OCCUPIED. THROUGHOUT WITH OFFICE AT 2ND FLR MEZZANANE AND FACTORY

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 959 ESSEX ST, Brooklyn built?

The building at 959 ESSEX ST, Brooklyn, NY 11208 was constructed in 1951. It is classified as a factory - light manufacturing with 1 floor. The building area is 41,476 sqft.

Are there building permits at 959 ESSEX ST, Brooklyn?

Yes. 959 ESSEX ST, Brooklyn, NY 11208 has 75 building permits on record, with 52 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 Jul 30, 2026.

Does 959 ESSEX ST, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 959 ESSEX ST, Brooklyn, NY 11208 has 10 violations on record, with 2 currently open. Breakdown: 7 DOB, 3 ECB. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 959 ESSEX ST, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 959 ESSEX ST, Brooklyn, NY 11208 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 959 ESSEX ST?

959 ESSEX ST, Brooklyn, NY 11208 has an assessed market value of $3.8M and a total assessed value of $1.7M (land: $324K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 959 ESSEX ST?

959 ESSEX ST, Brooklyn, NY 11208 is zoned M1-1. 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 959 ESSEX ST?

959 ESSEX ST, Brooklyn, NY 11208 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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