# 497 Flushing Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11205 BBL 3022630071 · Block 2263 · Lot 71 · BIN 3061399 Canonical page: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/497-flushing-avenue-3022630071 Last updated: 2026-10-31 · Open-item counts as of 2026-11-08 ## Summary 497 Flushing Avenue (Brooklyn, NY 11205; tax lot BBL 3022630071) is a factory or industrial building (building class F5: factory / industrial building (subtype F5)), built around 1931, on a 5,500 sq ft lot zoned M1-2. City tax records list the owner as BETTER PLASTICS CORP. The Department of Finance's final market value for tax year 2027 is $512,000. As of November 8, 2026, NYC Open Data shows no open DOB jobs, active DOB/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, “497 Flushing Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11205 (BBL 3022630071)”, data as of 2026-11-08, https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/497-flushing-avenue-3022630071. Source: NYC Open Data. ## Neighborhood Bedford-Stuyvesant (West): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/neighborhoods/bedford-stuyvesant-west - Open HPD violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/neighborhoods/bedford-stuyvesant-west/open-hpd-violations - Active DOB violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/neighborhoods/bedford-stuyvesant-west/active-dob-violations - Active ECB violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/neighborhoods/bedford-stuyvesant-west/active-ecb-violations - Open DOB jobs: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/neighborhoods/bedford-stuyvesant-west/open-dob-jobs - Unpaid OATH tickets: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/neighborhoods/bedford-stuyvesant-west/unpaid-oath-tickets ## ZIP Brooklyn 11205: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11205 ## Nearby properties Ordered by map distance among lots on this street within 40 house numbers and on this tax block within 15 lot numbers. - 493 Flushing Avenue (39 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/493-flushing-avenue-3022630073 - 491 Flushing Avenue (78 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/491-flushing-avenue-3022630074 - 515 Flushing Avenue (81 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/515-flushing-avenue-3022637508 - 475 Flushing Avenue (158 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/475-flushing-avenue-3022630077 - 480 Flushing Avenue (166 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/480-flushing-avenue-3017160030 - 486 Flushing Avenue (180 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/486-flushing-avenue-3017170029 ## Open items | Item | Count | |---|---| | Open DOB jobs (permit issued, not signed off) | 0 | | Active DOB violations | 0 | | Active ECB violations | 0 | | Open HPD violations | 0 | | OATH tickets with unpaid balance | 0 | ## Lot & building - Owner of record: BETTER PLASTICS CORP - Building class: F5 – Factory / industrial building (subtype F5) - Year built: 1931 - Floors: 1 - Units: 0 residential / 0 total - Lot area: 5,500 sq ft · Building area: 5,000 sq ft - Zoning: M1-2 - Source: PLUTO (Dept. of City Planning) (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/64uk-42ks), city dataset updated 2026-08-24; last loaded 2026-11-08 ## Tax assessment - Tax year 2027 (final roll): market value $512,000, assessed value $230,400, tax class 4 - 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 | |---|---|---|---| | 1999-12-08 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1999-12-08 from BETTER PLASTIC INC to 495 REALTY LLC, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1995-09-28 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1995-09-28 from WASSERMAN, SAM/DEFS; MILLER, IRA K/REF to BETTER PLASTICS INC, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1993-06-15 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1993-06-15 from WASSERMAN, SAM to WASSERMAN, ESTHER; WASSERMAN, SAM, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1991-09-23 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1991-09-23 from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE to CITY OF NEW YORK, no price stated ($0) for a deed covering 273 lots. | bnx9-e6tj | | 1988-03-17 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1988-03-17 from 495-497 FLUSING AVECORP to WASSERMAN, SAM, 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. 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 BETTER PLASTICS CORP. | 64uk-42ks | | 1999-12-08 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 1999-12-08). | 636b-3b5g | --- Independent site. Data from NYC Open Data; not affiliated with the City of New York. Not a title search or official record; verify with the issuing agency. JSON: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/api/v1/property/3022630071