# 291 Exeter Street, Brooklyn, NY 11235

BBL 3087430011 · Block 8743 · Lot 11 · BIN 3411760, 3246325  
Canonical page: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/291-exeter-street-3087430011  
Last updated: 2026-10-31 · Open-item counts as of 2026-11-05

## Summary

291 Exeter Street (Brooklyn, NY 11235; tax lot BBL 3087430011) is an one-family home (building class A1: one-family home, two stories, detached), built around 1925, on a 3,120 sq ft lot zoned R3-1. City tax records list the owner as PAUL METZ IRREVOCABLE TRUST. The Department of Finance's final market value for tax year 2027 is $2,477,000. As of November 5, 2026, NYC Open Data shows one DOB job with a permit issued but no sign-off. (Source: NYC Open Data — DOB, HPD, OATH, DOF, DCP and ACRIS datasets — compiled by NYC Property Facts.)

How to cite: NYC Property Facts, “291 Exeter Street, Brooklyn, NY 11235 (BBL 3087430011)”, data as of 2026-11-05, https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/291-exeter-street-3087430011. Source: NYC Open Data.

## Open items

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

## Lot & building

- Owner of record: PAUL METZ IRREVOCABLE TRUST
- Building class: A1 – One-family home, two stories, detached
- Year built: 1925
- Floors: 2
- Units: 1 residential / 1 total
- Lot area: 3,120 sq ft · Building area: 2,700 sq ft
- Zoning: R3-1
- Source: PLUTO (Dept. of City Planning) (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/64uk-42ks), data as of 2026-11-05

## Tax assessment

- Tax year 2027 (final roll): market value $2,477,000, assessed value $148,620, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-10-03 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 2018-10-03 from PAUL METZ REVOCABLE TRUST NUMBER M-2; PAUL METZ AS TRUSTEE to PAUL METZ IRREVOCABLE TRUST; HEIDI METZ MIKEL AS TRUSTEE; LISA METZ AS TRUSTEE, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |
| 2013-02-25 | recorded (DEED, LE) | DEED, LE dated 2013-02-25 from METZ, VALBORG B to LISA METZ, AS TRUSTEE; HEIDI METZ MIKEL, AS TRUSTEE; VALBORG BITTEN METZ TRUST, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |
| 1999-08-12 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1999-08-12 from METZ, PAUL to PAUL METZ REVOCABLETRUST NUMBER M-2; METZ, PAUL/TR, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |
| 1970-07-28 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1970-07-28 from KENT DAVID; KENT JOSEPHINE to METZ VALBORG B; METZ PAUL;, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-12-07 | open (PERMIT ISSUED - ENTIRE JOB/WORK) | BIS job 302047121 (A3 – Minor alteration (one type of work)): PERMIT ISSUED - ENTIRE JOB/WORK — permit issued, no sign-off on record. LEGALIZE EXISTING WOOD DECK AT REAR YARD | ic3t-wcy2 |
| 2006-01-19 | n/a (ISSUED (initial)) | BIS work permit for job 302047121: Alteration / Other / general construction. Issued 2006-01-19, expires 2007-01-19. | 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.

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 PAUL METZ IRREVOCABLE TRUST. | 64uk-42ks |
| 2018-10-03 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 2018-10-03). | 636b-3b5g |
| 2018-10-03 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 2018-10-03). | 636b-3b5g |
| 2018-10-03 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 2018-10-03). | 636b-3b5g |

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