# 237 Garfield Place, Brooklyn, NY 11215

BBL 3010700036 · Block 1070 · Lot 36 · BIN 3024917  
Canonical page: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/237-garfield-place-3010700036  
Last updated: 2026-11-04 · Open-item counts as of 2026-10-31

## Summary

237 Garfield Place (Brooklyn, NY 11215; tax lot BBL 3010700036) is a 3-unit walk-up apartment building (building class C0: three-family walk-up), built around 1892, on a 1,425 sq ft lot zoned R6B. City tax records list the owner as PETER L BRAY. The Department of Finance's final market value for tax year 2027 is $3,753,000. As of October 31, 2026, NYC Open Data shows one OATH ticket with an unpaid balance. There were seven 311 requests in the past 12 months and no 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, “237 Garfield Place, Brooklyn, NY 11215 (BBL 3010700036)”, data as of 2026-10-31, https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/237-garfield-place-3010700036. Source: NYC Open Data.

## Open items

| Item | Count |
|---|---|
| Open DOB jobs (permit issued, not signed off) | 0 |
| Active DOB violations | 0 |
| Active ECB violations | 0 |
| Open HPD violations | 0 |
| OATH tickets with unpaid balance | 1 |

## Lot & building

- Owner of record: PETER L BRAY
- Building class: C0 – Three-family walk-up
- Year built: 1892
- Floors: 3
- Units: 3 residential / 3 total
- Lot area: 1,425 sq ft · Building area: 3,420 sq ft
- Zoning: R6B
- Source: PLUTO (Dept. of City Planning) (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/64uk-42ks), data as of 2026-11-04

## Tax assessment

- Tax year 2027 (final roll): market value $3,753,000, assessed value $225,180, 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.

| Date | Status | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-03-26 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1990-03-26 from DAKIN, DIANE; BRAY, STEPHEN D to REEL, BRIDGET; BRAY, PETER, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |
| 1990-03-23 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1990-03-23 from BRAY, SHARON to BRAY, PETER; REEL, BRIDGET, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |
| 1990-03-16 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1990-03-16 from BRAY, FELICE; BRAY, RALPH to REEL, BRIDGET; BRAY, PETER, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |
| 1990-01-19 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1990-01-19 from BRAY, FELICE; BRAY, RALPH to REEL, BRIDGET; BRAY, PETER L, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |
| 1990-01-19 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1990-01-19 from BRAY, FELICE; BRAY, RALPH to DAKIN, DIANE; BRAY, STEPHEN D, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |
| 1990-01-19 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1990-01-19 from BRAY, RALPH; BRAY, FELICE to BRAY, SHARON P, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |
| 1989-12-06 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1989-12-06 from BRAY, FELICE; BRAY, RALPH to DAKIN, DIANE; BRAY, STEPHEN D, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |
| 1989-12-06 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1989-12-06 from BRAY, RALPH; BRAY, FELICE to BRAY, PETER; REEL, BRIDGET, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |
| 1983-03-07 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1983-03-07 from BRAY, RALPH; CHESSIN, SYLVIA B to BRAY, RALPH; BRAY, FELICE, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |
| 1975-10-20 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1975-10-20 from BRAY HARRY EXEC OF to CHESSIN SYLVIA B; BRAY RALPH, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |

## 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).

| Date | Status | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-02-13 | n/a (ISSUED (initial)) | BIS work permit for job 340835421: Equipment work / Other / general construction. Issued 2022-02-13, expires 2022-06-12. | ipu4-2q9a |
| 2005-06-17 | n/a (ISSUED (initial)) | BIS work permit for job 301928001: Plumbing / Plumbing. Issued 2005-06-17, expires 2006-06-17. | ipu4-2q9a |
| 2005-06-08 | n/a (ISSUED (initial)) | BIS work permit for job 301928001: Equipment work / Other / general construction. Issued 2005-06-08, expires 2007-02-06. | ipu4-2q9a |

## Open violations (DOB, ECB, HPD)

status "open" = DOB violation category is ACTIVE, ECB violation status is ACTIVE, or HPD violation status is Open.

No records found.

## 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.

| Date | Status | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-21 | open (DOCKETED · DEFAULTED) | OATH ticket from Dep - Bureau Of Env. Complianc: IDLING OF MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINE MORE THAN THREE MINUTES 3RD AND SUB. Unpaid balance $2,000. Respondent defaulted (did not appear). | jz4z-kudi |

## Complaints (HPD since 2019, 311 last 12 months)

Complaints are reports, not violations. status mirrors the published complaint / request status.

| Date | Status | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-03 | closed (Closed) | 311 request to DPR: Damaged Tree – Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down. | erm2-nwe9 |
| 2026-08-31 | closed (Closed) | 311 request to DPR: Damaged Tree – Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down. | erm2-nwe9 |
| 2026-08-23 | closed (Closed) | 311 request to DSNY: Obstruction – Trash or Recycling. | erm2-nwe9 |
| 2026-08-18 | closed (Closed) | 311 request to DPR: Damaged Tree – Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down. | erm2-nwe9 |
| 2026-08-14 | closed (Closed) | 311 request to DPR: Damaged Tree – Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down. | erm2-nwe9 |
| 2026-08-05 | closed (Closed) | 311 request to DSNY: Illegal Dumping – Removal Request. | erm2-nwe9 |
| 2026-07-08 | closed (Closed) | 311 request to DPR: Damaged Tree – Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down. | 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 PETER L BRAY. | 64uk-42ks |
| 1990-03-26 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 1990-03-26). | 636b-3b5g |
| 1990-03-26 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 1990-03-26). | 636b-3b5g |
| 2026-07-30 | current_registration | HPD registration contact: SiteManager Peter Bray. | feu5-w2e2 |
| 2026-07-30 | current_registration | HPD registration contact: IndividualOwner Peter Bray, business city Brooklyn. | feu5-w2e2 |

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