475 Carlton Avenue, Brooklyn
A 1974 elevator apartment building on Carlton Avenue with 357 open violations on record across city enforcement files.
475 Carlton Avenue is an elevator apartment building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3020070014). The property is zoned R7-2, on a 125,150 sq ft lot, with 15 floors and 306 residential units. It was built in 1974. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 357 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.
Property facts
| BBL | 3020070014 |
|---|---|
| Borough | Brooklyn — Community District 2 |
| Neighborhood | Fort Greene |
| ZIP code | 11238 |
| Zoning district | R7-2 |
| Building class | D4 — elevator apartment building (what’s a building class?) |
| Land use | 03 — Multi-family elevator buildings |
| Lot area | 125,150 sq ft |
| Floors | 15 |
| Residential units | 306 |
| Year built | 1974 |
| FAR | 3.81 built · 3.44 max residential · 0 max commercial Learn: What is FAR? |
| Flood zone | Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area |
Public records
- 35 open Department of Buildings violations
- 17 open ECB (OATH) violations — $1,250 in penalties due
- 305 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
- Façade safety filing status: UNFILED
Violation counts as of 2026-07-05.
Absence of a record means none on file in NYC municipal records — not a certification of compliance.
The complete dossier also covers:
- Buildable floor area (residential & commercial)
- Recorded ownership & last sale
- Recorded mortgages & open debt stack
- LL97 carbon exposure by compliance period
- Flood coverage percentage & base flood elevation
- Climate projections for this lot
- Open permits & construction pipeline
- Distress signal convergence
- Air rights & transferable development rights
- Comparable sales (Pro)
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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.