# 156 Cornelia Street, Bedford-Stuyvesant (East), Brooklyn, NY 11221 BBL 3033820030 · Block 3382 · Lot 30 · BIN 3077544 Canonical page: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/156-cornelia-street-3033820030 Last updated: 2026-10-31 · Open-item counts as of 2026-11-09 ## Summary 156 Cornelia Street (Brooklyn, NY 11221; tax lot BBL 3033820030) is a 3-unit walk-up apartment building (building class C0: three-family walk-up), built around 1905, on a 1,850 sq ft lot zoned R6. City tax records list the owner as EDMOND VARNER. The Department of Finance's final market value for tax year 2027 is $1,998,000. As of November 9, 2026, NYC Open Data shows 13 open HPD violations. There were three 311 requests in the past 12 months and two HPD complaints since 2019. (Source: NYC Open Data — DOB, HPD, OATH, DOF, DCP and ACRIS datasets — compiled by NYC Property Facts.) How to cite: NYC Property Facts, “156 Cornelia Street, Brooklyn, NY 11221 (BBL 3033820030)”, data as of 2026-11-09, https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/156-cornelia-street-3033820030. Source: NYC Open Data. ## Neighborhood Bedford-Stuyvesant (East): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11221 - Open HPD violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11221/open-hpd-violations - Active DOB violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11221/active-dob-violations - Active ECB violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11221/active-ecb-violations - Open DOB jobs: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11221/open-dob-jobs - Unpaid OATH tickets: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11221/unpaid-oath-tickets ## ZIP Brooklyn 11221: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11221 ## Nearby properties Ordered by map distance among lots on this street within 40 house numbers and on this tax block within 15 lot numbers. - 154 Cornelia Street (18 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/154-cornelia-street-3033820029 - 158 Cornelia Street (19 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/158-cornelia-street-3033820031 - 152 Cornelia Street (37 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/152-cornelia-street-3033820028 - 160 Cornelia Street (37 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/160-cornelia-street-3033820032 - 150 Cornelia Street (56 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/150-cornelia-street-3033820027 - 162 Cornelia Street (56 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/162-cornelia-street-3033820033 - 496 Central Avenue (136 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/496-central-avenue-3033820038 - 494 Central Avenue (136 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/494-central-avenue-3033820037 ## Open items | Item | Count | |---|---| | Open DOB jobs (permit issued, not signed off) | 0 | | Active DOB violations (BIS) | 0 | | Active DOB safety violations (DOB NOW) | 0 | | Active ECB violations | 0 | | Open HPD violations | 13 | | OATH tickets with unpaid balance | 0 | ## Lot & building - Owner of record: EDMOND VARNER - Building class: C0 – Three-family walk-up - Year built: 1905 - Floors: 2 - Units: 3 residential / 3 total - Lot area: 1,850 sq ft · Building area: 2,499 sq ft - Zoning: R6 - Source: PLUTO (Dept. of City Planning) (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/64uk-42ks), city dataset updated 2026-08-24; last loaded 2026-11-09 ## Tax assessment - Tax year 2027 (final roll): market value $1,998,000, assessed value $119,880, tax class 1 - Source: DOF Property Valuation and Assessment Data (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/8y4t-faws) ## Sales & deeds (ACRIS) Deeds recorded with the City Register. amount 0 usually means a non-market transfer. lots_in_deed > 1 means the price covers several lots. No records found. ## Open DOB jobs and recent work permits A DOB "job" is an application to do construction work. status "open" = a permit was issued but DOB has no record of final sign-off. Work permits are listed with type "work_permit" and their DOB permit status (they are not counted as open items). No records found. ## Open violations (DOB, DOB NOW safety, ECB, HPD) status "open" = DOB violation category is ACTIVE, DOB NOW safety violation status is Active, ECB violation status is ACTIVE, or HPD violation status is Open. Dismissed, cured, waived and disputed-successfully safety violations are not open. | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2023-09-26 | open (Invalid Certification) | HPD class B violation (Class B) in apt 2: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST. Open — not recorded as corrected. | wvxf-dwi5 | | 2023-09-26 | open (Certification Postponment Denied) | HPD class A violation (Class A) in apt 3: § 27-2005 HMC: REFIT WINDOW LOWER SASH AT EAST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 3, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST. Open — not recorded as corrected. | wvxf-dwi5 | | 2023-09-26 | open (Invalid Certification) | HPD class C violation (Class C): § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE AT VESTIBULE AT PUBLIC HALL. Open — not recorded as corrected. | wvxf-dwi5 | | 2023-09-26 | open (Invalid Certification) | HPD class B violation (Class B): § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF REFRIGERATOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY. Open — not recorded as corrected. | wvxf-dwi5 | | 2023-09-26 | open (Invalid Certification) | HPD class C violation (Class C): § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE AT DOOR LEADING TO CELLAR AT PUBLIC HALL. Open — not recorded as corrected. | wvxf-dwi5 | | 2022-10-31 | open (Not Complied With) | HPD class C violation (Class C) in apt 3: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST. Open — not recorded as corrected. | wvxf-dwi5 | | 2022-10-31 | open (Not Complied With) | HPD class C violation (Class C) in apt 3: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST. Open — not recorded as corrected. | wvxf-dwi5 | | 2011-11-28 | open (Not Complied With) | HPD class C violation (Class C): § 27-2043.1 HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) THROUGHOUT THE PUBLIC AREAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12. AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STORY. Open — not recorded as corrected. | wvxf-dwi5 | | 2008-06-05 | open (Not Complied With) | HPD class B violation (Class B): § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERBOARD CEILING REAR CELLAR.. Open — not recorded as corrected. | wvxf-dwi5 | | 2008-06-05 | open (Not Complied With) | HPD class B violation (Class B): D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF HOUSEHOLD ITEMS ALL STYS PUBLIC HALL.. Open — not recorded as corrected. | wvxf-dwi5 | | 2008-06-05 | open (Not Complied With) | HPD class B violation (Class B) in apt 2: D26-13.03 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN MICE & ROACHES KITCHEN & BATHROOM 2 STY APT 2. , SECTION '' ''. Open — not recorded as corrected. | wvxf-dwi5 | | 2008-06-05 | open (Not Complied With) | HPD class B violation (Class B) in apt 3: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE 2 STY APT 3. LOCATED AT APT 3. Open — not recorded as corrected. | wvxf-dwi5 | | 2008-06-05 | open (Not Complied With) | HPD class B violation (Class B) in apt 2: § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE 1 STY SOUTH APT 2 LEWIS. LOCATED AT APT 2. Open — not recorded as corrected. | wvxf-dwi5 | ## DOB safety violations (DOB NOW) Active means the published violation status is Active. Dismissed, cured, waived, disputed successfully and pending dismissal are not open items. No records found. Source: DOB Safety Violations (DOB NOW) (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Building/DOB-Safety-Violations/855j-jady), city dataset updated 2026-11-09; last loaded 2026-11-09 ## OATH tickets with unpaid balance or pending status "open" = balance due > $0 after a decision (cases awaiting a hearing are "pending"). default=true means the respondent did not appear. No records found. ## Complaints (HPD since 2019, 311 last 12 months) Complaints are reports, not violations. status mirrors the published complaint / request status. | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2022-11-20 | closed (CLOSE) | HPD complaint (apt 3): Heat/Hot Water – Apartment Only. The Department of Housing Preservation and Development responded to a complaint of no heat or hot water and was advised by a tenant in the building that heat and hot water had been restored. If the c… | ygpa-z7cr | | 2022-08-24 | closed (CLOSE) | HPD complaint (apt 3): Unsanitary Condition – Pests. The Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. Violations were issued. Information about specific violations is available at www.nyc.gov/hpd | ygpa-z7cr | | 2026-09-21 | closed (Closed) | 311 request to DOB: Real Time Enforcement – Work Without A Permit - Occupied Multiple Dwelling. | erm2-nwe9 | | 2026-06-05 | closed (Closed) | 311 request to DOT: Sidewalk Condition – Broken Sidewalk. | erm2-nwe9 | | 2026-04-02 | closed (Closed) | 311 request to DOT: Sidewalk Condition – Broken Sidewalk. | erm2-nwe9 | ## Owners & contacts Owner of record comes from city tax records (PLUTO) and can lag behind recent sales. | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2026-08-24 | current | City tax records (PLUTO) list the owner as EDMOND VARNER. | 64uk-42ks | | 2025-07-17 | expired_registration | HPD registration contact: IndividualOwner Irma Varner, business city Brooklyn. | feu5-w2e2 | --- Independent site. 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