2225 Benson Avenue, Brooklyn

A 1960 elevator apartment building on Benson Avenue with 12 open violations on record across city enforcement files.

2225 Benson Avenue is an elevator apartment building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3063820006). The property is zoned R5, on a 13,552 sq ft lot, with 6 floors and 69 residential units. It was built in 1960. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 12 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL	3063820006
Borough	Brooklyn — Community District 11
Neighborhood	Gravesend (West)
ZIP code	11214
Zoning district	R5
Building class	D1 — elevator apartment building (what’s a building class?)
Land use	03 — Multi-family elevator buildings
Lot area	13,552 sq ft
Floors	6
Residential units	69
Year built	1960
FAR	3.88 built · 1.5 max residential · 0 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zone	Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

5 open Department of Buildings violations
0 open ECB (OATH) violations
7 open Housing Preservation & Development violations

Violation counts as of 2026-07-05.

Absence of a record means none on file in NYC municipal records — not a certification of compliance.

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Data: NYC municipal records (Departments of City Planning, Buildings, Finance) and FEMA. See our sources and methodology. Data as of 2026-07-11.