850 East 17 Street, Brooklyn
A 1940 elevator apartment building on East 17 Street with 10 open violations on record across city enforcement files.
850 East 17 Street is an elevator apartment building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3067000012). The property is zoned R5B, on a 8,000 sq ft lot, with 6 floors and 35 residential units. It was built in 1940. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 10 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.
Property facts
| BBL | 3067000012 |
|---|---|
| Borough | Brooklyn — Community District 14 |
| Neighborhood | Midwood |
| ZIP code | 11230 |
| Zoning district | R5B |
| Building class | D1 — elevator apartment building (what’s a building class?) |
| Land use | 03 — Multi-family elevator buildings |
| Lot area | 8,000 sq ft |
| Floors | 6 |
| Residential units | 35 |
| Year built | 1940 |
| FAR | 4.29 built · 1.5 max residential · 0 max commercial Learn: What is FAR? |
| Flood zone | Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area |
Public records
- 0 open Department of Buildings violations
- 1 open ECB (OATH) violation
- 9 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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- LL97 carbon exposure by compliance period
- Flood coverage percentage & base flood elevation
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- 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.