# 259 East 86th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11236

BBL 3079110012 · Block 7911 · Lot 12 · BIN 3221799  
Canonical page: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/259-east-86th-street-3079110012  
Last updated: 2026-10-31 · Open-item counts as of 2026-10-31

## Summary

259 East 86th Street (Brooklyn, NY 11236; tax lot BBL 3079110012) is an one-family home (building class A5: one-family home, attached or semi-detached), built around 1945, on a 1,600 sq ft lot zoned R5. City tax records list the owner as BECKLES GEORGE. The Department of Finance's final market value for tax year 2027 is $622,000. As of October 31, 2026, NYC Open Data shows one active ECB violation 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, “259 East 86th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11236 (BBL 3079110012)”, data as of 2026-10-31, https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/259-east-86th-street-3079110012. Source: NYC Open Data.

## Open items

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

## Lot & building

- Owner of record: BECKLES GEORGE
- Building class: A5 – One-family home, attached or semi-detached
- Year built: 1945
- Floors: 2
- Units: 1 residential / 1 total
- Lot area: 1,600 sq ft · Building area: 896 sq ft
- Zoning: R5
- 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 $622,000, assessed value $37,320, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-01-05 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1983-01-05 from WEISENT, BARBARA to BECKLES, GEORGE, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |
| 1981-03-03 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1981-03-03 from FARRAS, MARIA E. to WEISENT, BARBARA, 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).

No records found.

## 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-02 | open (violation status ACTIVE; hearing status DEFAULT; certification NO COMPLIANCE RECORDED) | ECB (DOB) violation, class - 2: SEC. PC 1101.2 FAILURE TO COMPLY W/STORM/RAIN WATER DRAINAGE REQUIREMENT FOR ROOF,PAVED AREA OR YARD. OBSERVED AT EXP#1 OF 2 STY BLDG: THE LEADER RUNNING FROM ROOF TO GRADE IS NOT CONNECTED TO ANY DRY WELL OR. Violation status (DOB): active (open; not resolved in DOB records). Hearing/penalty status: default (the respondent did not appear; the penalty was imposed by default). Certification of correction: no compliance recorded. Balance due $6,250. | 6bgk-3dad |

## 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-02 | open (DOCKETED · DEFAULTED) | OATH ticket from Dept. Of Buildings: MISCELLANEOUS VIOLATIONS. Unpaid balance $6,250. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-23 | open (In Progress) | 311 request to DPR: Overgrown Tree/Branches – Blocking Street. | 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 BECKLES GEORGE. | 64uk-42ks |
| 1983-01-05 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 1983-01-05). | 636b-3b5g |

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