# 245 Front Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201 BBL 3000420037 · Block 42 · Lot 37 · BIN 3000100 Canonical page: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/245-front-street-3000420037 Last updated: 2026-10-31 · Open-item counts as of 2026-10-31 ## Summary 245 Front Street (Brooklyn, NY 11201; tax lot BBL 3000420037) is a 3-unit walk-up apartment building (building class C0: three-family walk-up), built around 1855, on a 2,500 sq ft lot zoned R6B. City tax records list the owner as DONNA E ZAKOWSKI. The Department of Finance's final market value for tax year 2027 is $6,641,000. As of October 31, 2026, NYC Open Data shows 11 open HPD violations and one OATH ticket with an unpaid balance. There was one 311 request 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, “245 Front Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201 (BBL 3000420037)”, data as of 2026-10-31, https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/245-front-street-3000420037. 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 | 11 | | OATH tickets with unpaid balance | 1 | ## Lot & building - Owner of record: DONNA E ZAKOWSKI - Building class: C0 – Three-family walk-up - Year built: 1855 - Floors: 3 - Units: 3 residential / 3 total - Lot area: 2,500 sq ft · Building area: 4,500 sq ft - Zoning: R6B - Source: PLUTO (Dept. of City Planning) (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/64uk-42ks), data as of 2026-11-02 ## Tax assessment - Tax year 2027 (final roll): market value $6,641,000, assessed value $398,460, 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 | |---|---|---|---| | 2000-06-26 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 2000-06-26 from ZAKOWSKI, EDITH to ZAKOWSKI, DONNA E, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1997-10-26 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1997-10-26 from COLEMAN, JOHN/HEIR; ZAWOSKI, EDITH; LEWIS, LENA/LWT; ZAKOWSKI, EDITH/DEVISEE; ALDAHANDO, JOANNE/HEIR to ZAKOWSKI, EDITH, 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 | |---|---|---|---| | 2020-06-17 | n/a (Signed-off) | DOB NOW work permit for job B00357352-I1: Supported Scaffold — INSTALLATION OF PIPE SCAFFOLDING. Issued 2020-06-17, expires 2021-06-17. | rbx6-tga4 | | 2020-06-15 | n/a (Signed-off) | DOB NOW work permit for job B00357348-I1: Sidewalk Shed — INSTALLATION OF SIDEWALK SHED. Issued 2020-06-15, expires 2020-10-15. | rbx6-tga4 | ## Open violations (DOB, ECB, HPD) status "open" = DOB violation category is ACTIVE, ECB violation status is ACTIVE, or HPD violation status is Open. | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2026-05-04 | open (Nov Sent Out) | HPD class A violation (Class A): (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS.. Open — not recorded as corrected. | wvxf-dwi5 | | 2025-06-09 | open (Nov Sent Out) | HPD class A violation (Class A): (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS.. Open — not recorded as corrected. | wvxf-dwi5 | | 2024-04-10 | open (Nov Sent Out) | HPD class A violation (Class A): (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS.. Open — not recorded as corrected. | wvxf-dwi5 | | 2023-03-22 | open (Nov Sent Out) | HPD class A violation (Class A): (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS.. Open — not recorded as corrected. | wvxf-dwi5 | | 2022-02-24 | open (Nov Sent Out) | HPD class A violation (Class A): (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS.. Open — not recorded as corrected. | wvxf-dwi5 | | 2021-04-08 | open (Nov Sent Out) | HPD class A violation (Class A): (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS.. Open — not recorded as corrected. | wvxf-dwi5 | | 2009-10-13 | open (Nov Sent Out) | HPD class B violation (Class B): SECTION 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNSET EVERY DAY TO SUNRISE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING A MINIMUM OF 100 WATTS REQUIRED.. Open — not recorded as corrected. | wvxf-dwi5 | | 2008-07-03 | open (Nov Sent Out) | HPD class A violation (Class A): D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BROWNSTONE WORK OVER ENTRANCE DOOR STREET TO VESTIBULE.. Open — not recorded as corrected. | wvxf-dwi5 | | 2008-07-03 | open (Nov Sent Out) | HPD class B violation (Class B): D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BROWNSTONE EXTERIOR WALLS BASEMENT & OVER WINDOW 2 & 3 STY FRONT.. Open — not recorded as corrected. | wvxf-dwi5 | | 2008-07-03 | open (Nov Sent Out) | HPD class A violation (Class A): D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FENCE FRONT.. Open — not recorded as corrected. | wvxf-dwi5 | | 2008-07-03 | open (Nov Sent Out) | HPD class A violation (Class A): D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING BALUSTERS FRONT STOOP.. Open — not recorded as corrected. | wvxf-dwi5 | ## 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 | |---|---|---|---| | 2022-11-15 | open (DEFAULTED · DEFAULTED) | OATH ticket from Dep - Bureau Of Env. Complianc: IDLING OF MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINE MORE THAN THREE MINUTES 1ST OFF. Unpaid balance $458. Respondent defaulted (did not appear). | jz4z-kudi | | 2024-01-24 | pending (RESCHEDULED · ADJOURNED) | OATH ticket from Dep - Bureau Of Env. Complianc: IDLING OF MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINE MORE THAN THREE MINUTES 1ST OFF. Hearing pending. | 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 | |---|---|---|---| | 2026-05-12 | closed (Closed) | 311 request to DOT: Street Condition – Plate Condition - Noisy. | 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 DONNA E ZAKOWSKI. | 64uk-42ks | | 2000-06-26 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 2000-06-26). | 636b-3b5g | | 2025-10-22 | expired_registration | HPD registration contact: HeadOfficer Donna Zakowski, business city Ny. | feu5-w2e2 | | 2025-10-22 | expired_registration | HPD registration contact: SiteManager Roman Paska. | feu5-w2e2 | | 2025-10-22 | expired_registration | HPD registration contact: IndividualOwner Donna Zakowski, business city Brooklyn. | feu5-w2e2 | | 2025-10-22 | expired_registration | HPD registration contact: Officer Roman Paska. | feu5-w2e2 | | 2025-10-22 | expired_registration | HPD registration contact: Officer Donna Zakowski. | feu5-w2e2 | --- Independent site. 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