50 Greene Avenue, Brooklyn

A 1932 elevator apartment building on Greene Avenue with 156 open violations on record across city enforcement files.

50 Greene Avenue is an elevator apartment building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3019570030). The property is zoned R6B, on a 5,625 sq ft lot, with 7 floors and 41 residential units. It was built in 1932. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 156 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL	3019570030
Borough	Brooklyn — Community District 2
Neighborhood	Fort Greene
ZIP code	11238
Zoning district	R6B
Building class	D7 — elevator apartment building (what’s a building class?)
Land use	04 — Mixed residential & commercial buildings
Lot area	5,625 sq ft
Floors	7
Residential units	41
Year built	1932
FAR	6.38 built · 2 max residential · 0 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zone	Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

1 open Department of Buildings violation
9 open ECB (OATH) violations — $1,250 in penalties due
146 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.

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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.