3811 Surf Avenue, Brooklyn

A 1952 elevator apartment building on Surf Avenue with 22 open violations on record across city enforcement files.

3811 Surf Avenue is an elevator apartment building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3070290001). The property is zoned R3-1, on a 21,780 sq ft lot, with 3 floors and 41 residential units. It was built in 1952. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 22 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL	3070290001
Borough	Brooklyn — Community District 13
Neighborhood	Coney Island-Sea Gate
ZIP code	11224
Zoning district	R3-1
Building class	D1 — elevator apartment building (what’s a building class?)
Land use	03 — Multi-family elevator buildings
Lot area	21,780 sq ft
Floors	3
Residential units	41
Year built	1952
FAR	1.23 built · 0.75 max residential · 0 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zone	Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

4 open Department of Buildings violations
3 open ECB (OATH) violations — $5,030 in penalties due
15 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.