# 398 Cornelia Street, Bushwick (West), Brooklyn, NY 11237

BBL 3033860025 · Block 3386 · Lot 25 · BIN 3077757  
Canonical page: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/398-cornelia-street-3033860025  
Last updated: 2026-11-08 · Open-item counts as of 2026-11-10

## Summary

398 Cornelia Street (Brooklyn, NY 11237; tax lot BBL 3033860025) is a two-family home (building class B1: two-family home, brick), built around 1901, on a 2,000 sq ft lot zoned R6. City tax records list the owner as FRANCIS-RALPH LORRAINE F. The Department of Finance's final market value for tax year 2027 is $1,708,000. As of November 10, 2026, NYC Open Data shows no open DOB jobs, active DOB or DOB NOW safety violations, active ECB violations, open HPD violations or unpaid OATH tickets for this lot. (Source: NYC Open Data — DOB, HPD, OATH, DOF, DCP and ACRIS datasets — compiled by NYC Property Facts.)

How to cite: NYC Property Facts, “398 Cornelia Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237 (BBL 3033860025)”, data as of 2026-11-10, https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/398-cornelia-street-3033860025. Source: NYC Open Data.

## Neighborhood

Bushwick (West): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11237

- Open HPD violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11237/open-hpd-violations
- Active DOB violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11237/active-dob-violations
- Active ECB violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11237/active-ecb-violations
- Open DOB jobs: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11237/open-dob-jobs
- Unpaid OATH tickets: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11237/unpaid-oath-tickets

## ZIP

Brooklyn 11237: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11237

## Nearby properties

Ordered by map distance among lots on this street within 40 house numbers and on this tax block within 15 lot numbers.

- 400 Cornelia Street (20 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/400-cornelia-street-3033860026
- 396 Cornelia Street (20 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/396-cornelia-street-3033860024
- 402 Cornelia Street (40 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/402-cornelia-street-3033860040
- 394 Cornelia Street (41 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/394-cornelia-street-3033860023
- 392 Cornelia Street (60 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/392-cornelia-street-3033860022
- 406 Cornelia Street (65 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/406-cornelia-street-3033860141
- 1493 Jefferson Avenue (104 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/1493-jefferson-avenue-3033860027
- 1489 Jefferson Avenue (118 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/1489-jefferson-avenue-3033860028

## Open items

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

## Lot & building

- Owner of record: FRANCIS-RALPH LORRAINE F
- Building class: B1 – Two-family home, brick
- Year built: 1901
- Floors: 2
- Units: 2 residential / 2 total
- Lot area: 2,000 sq ft · Building area: 3,300 sq ft
- Zoning: R6
- Source: PLUTO (Dept. of City Planning) (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/64uk-42ks), city dataset updated 2026-08-24; last loaded 2026-11-10

## Tax assessment

- Tax year 2027 (final roll): market value $1,708,000, assessed value $102,480, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-09-01 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1995-09-01 from FRANCIS, VIOLET E.; FRANCIS, JENNIFER to FRANCIS, LORRAINE; FRANCIS, GARTHFIELD; FRANCIS, JENNIFER; FRANCIS, JOAN D., no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |
| 1978-05-26 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1978-05-26 from ARUS REALTY CORP to FRANCIS JENNIFER; FRANCIS VIOLET E, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |
| 1976-07-12 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1976-07-12 from COLWELL MARIE to ARUS RLTY CORP, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |
| 1975-12-16 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1975-12-16 from COLWELL DOMENICA; COLWELL MARIE to COLWELL MARIE, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |
| 1969-02-17 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1969-02-17 from AUIGNONE DOMENICO; MARRA MILDRED AS DISTRIBUTEE OF; RODI ANTHONY; RODI JENNIE BOTH DECEASED to COLWELL DOMENICA; COLWELL MARIE, 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, DOB NOW safety, ECB, HPD)

status "open" = DOB violation category is ACTIVE, DOB NOW safety violation status is Active, ECB violation status is ACTIVE, or HPD violation status is Open. Dismissed, cured, waived and disputed-successfully safety violations are not open.

No records found.

## DOB safety violations (DOB NOW)

Active means the published violation status is Active. Dismissed, cured, waived, disputed successfully and pending dismissal are not open items.

No records found.

Source: DOB Safety Violations (DOB NOW) (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Building/DOB-Safety-Violations/855j-jady), city dataset updated 2026-11-09; last loaded 2026-11-10

## 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 FRANCIS-RALPH LORRAINE F. | 64uk-42ks |
| 1995-09-01 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 1995-09-01). | 636b-3b5g |
| 1995-09-01 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 1995-09-01). | 636b-3b5g |
| 1995-09-01 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 1995-09-01). | 636b-3b5g |
| 1995-09-01 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 1995-09-01). | 636b-3b5g |

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