# 278 Devoe Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211 BBL 3029200023 · Block 2920 · Lot 23 · BIN 3326107, 3326108 Canonical page: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/278-devoe-street-3029200023 Last updated: 2026-11-01 · Open-item counts as of 2026-10-31 Also recorded as: 278 Rear Devoe St ## Summary 278 Devoe Street (Brooklyn, NY 11211; tax lot BBL 3029200023) is a 7-unit walk-up apartment building (building class C1: walk-up apartments, more than six families, no stores), built around 1920, on a 3,125 sq ft lot zoned R6B. City tax records list the owner as GJENASAJ, SAL; per ACRIS, a deed to this owner dated April 18, 2023 lists a price of $2,185,000. The Department of Finance's final market value for tax year 2027 is $1,603,000. As of October 31, 2026, NYC Open Data shows three open HPD violations. (Source: NYC Open Data — DOB, HPD, OATH, DOF, DCP and ACRIS datasets — compiled by NYC Property Facts.) How to cite: NYC Property Facts, “278 Devoe Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211 (BBL 3029200023)”, data as of 2026-10-31, https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/278-devoe-street-3029200023. 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 | 3 | | OATH tickets with unpaid balance | 0 | ## Lot & building - Owner of record: GJENASAJ, SAL - Building class: C1 – Walk-up apartments, more than six families, no stores - Year built: 1920 - Floors: 3 - Units: 7 residential / 7 total - Lot area: 3,125 sq ft · Building area: 6,000 sq ft - Zoning: R6B - Source: PLUTO (Dept. of City Planning) (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/64uk-42ks), data as of 2026-10-31 ## Tax assessment - Tax year 2027 (final roll): market value $1,603,000, assessed value $721,350, tax class 2B - 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 | |---|---|---|---| | 2025-08-13 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 2025-08-13 from GJENASAJ, SAL to GJENASAJ, BESNIK; GJENASAJ, ZYHRA; GJENASAJ, SAL, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 2023-04-18 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 2023-04-18 from DEVOE STREET FAIR HOUSING ASSOCIATES to GJENASAJ, SAL, stated price $2,185,000. | bnx9-e6tj | | 1992-07-17 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1992-07-17 from CITIBANK NA to DEVOE ST FAIR HSNG ASSN, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1991-10-17 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1991-10-17 from THOMPSON, MARTTIE L/REF; KATSIMBRAKIS, GIRO/DEF to CITIBANK NA, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1989-03-27 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1989-03-27 from BLUE NILE STATIONERYCP to KATSIMBRAKIS, GIRO, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1987-11-04 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1987-11-04 from KATSIMBRAKIS, KYRIACOS; KATSIMBRAKIS, PASQUELINA to BLUE NILE STATIONERYCP, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1983-01-05 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1983-01-05 from MURRAY, ANGELA R; MURRAY, JOHN J to 278 DEVOE CORP, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1983-01-05 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1983-01-05 from 278 DEVOE CORP to KATSIMBRAKIS, PASQUALINA; KATSIMBRAKIS, KYRIACOS S, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1975-03-12 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1975-03-12 from DAMATO JOAN A; DAMATO JOHN J to MURRAY JOHN J; MURRAY ANGELA R, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1969-05-27 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1969-05-27 from CALABRESE ALFONSO; CALBRESE ALFONSO to DAMATO JOHN J; DAMATO JOAN A, 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 | |---|---|---|---| | 2001-03-01 | n/a (ISSUED (renewal)) | BIS work permit for job 300864991: Alteration. Issued 2001-03-01, expires 2001-10-01. | ipu4-2q9a | | 2000-04-03 | n/a (ISSUED (initial)) | BIS work permit for job 300864991: Plumbing / Plumbing. Issued 2000-04-03, expires 2001-04-03. | ipu4-2q9a | | 1999-11-10 | n/a (ISSUED (renewal)) | BIS work permit for job 300864991: Alteration. Issued 1999-11-10, expires 2000-10-15. | ipu4-2q9a | | 1999-07-16 | n/a (ISSUED (initial)) | BIS work permit for job 300864991: Alteration. Issued 1999-07-16, expires 1999-10-15. | ipu4-2q9a | | 1993-10-18 | n/a (ISSUED (initial)) | BIS work permit for job 300303259: Equipment work / Other / general construction. Issued 1993-10-18, expires 1994-10-18. | ipu4-2q9a | | 1992-08-19 | n/a (RE-ISSUED (initial)) | BIS work permit for job 300195250: Alteration. Issued 1992-08-19, expires 1993-08-04. | 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. | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2009-08-18 | open (Nov Sent Out) | HPD class C violation (Class C): § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: MAKE SAFE BY PROPERLY REPAIRING THE STRUCTURAL DEFECT. ERODING FOUNDING WALL AT EAST SIDE OF BLDG. & ROTTED BEAMS, 1 STY.. Open — not recorded as corrected. | wvxf-dwi5 | | 2009-08-18 | open (Nov Sent Out) | HPD class C violation (Class C): § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: MAKE SAFE BY PROPERLY REPAIRING THE STRUCTURAL DEFECT. ROTTED BEAMS AT FRONT NORTHWEST ALL STYS.. Open — not recorded as corrected. | wvxf-dwi5 | | 2009-08-18 | open (Nov Sent Out) | HPD class C violation (Class C): § 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES KITCHEN & BATHROOM, 2ND STY. SOUTHEAST APT. 2L.. 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. No records found. ## Complaints (HPD since 2019, 311 last 12 months) Complaints are reports, not violations. status mirrors the published complaint / request status. No records found. ## 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 GJENASAJ, SAL. | 64uk-42ks | | 2025-08-13 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 2025-08-13). | 636b-3b5g | | 2025-08-13 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 2025-08-13). | 636b-3b5g | | 2025-08-13 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 2025-08-13). | 636b-3b5g | | 2026-08-29 | current_registration | HPD registration contact: JointOwner Sal Gjenasaj, business city Forest Hills. | feu5-w2e2 | | 2026-08-29 | current_registration | HPD registration contact: SiteManager Besnik Gjenasaj. | feu5-w2e2 | | 2026-08-29 | current_registration | HPD registration contact: JointOwner Besnik Gjenasaj, business city Forest Hills. | feu5-w2e2 | | 2026-08-29 | current_registration | HPD registration contact: Agent Besnik Gjenasaj, business city Forest Hills. | feu5-w2e2 | --- Independent site. 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