# 498 Christopher Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11212 BBL 3038450131 · Block 3845 · Lot 131 · BIN 3085667 Canonical page: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/498-christopher-avenue-3038450131 Last updated: 2026-10-31 · Open-item counts as of 2026-11-08 ## Summary 498 Christopher Avenue (Brooklyn, NY 11212; tax lot BBL 3038450131) is a one-family home (building class A5: one-family home, attached or semi-detached), built around 1986, on a 1,800 sq ft lot zoned R6. City tax records list the owner as LOUIS, AUGUSTUS; per ACRIS, a deed to this owner dated November 26, 2013 lists a price of $280,000. The Department of Finance's final market value for tax year 2027 is $601,000. 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, “498 Christopher Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11212 (BBL 3038450131)”, data as of 2026-11-08, https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/498-christopher-avenue-3038450131. Source: NYC Open Data. ## Neighborhood Brownsville: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11212 - Open HPD violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11212/open-hpd-violations - Active DOB violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11212/active-dob-violations - Active ECB violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11212/active-ecb-violations - Open DOB jobs: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11212/open-dob-jobs - Unpaid OATH tickets: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11212/unpaid-oath-tickets ## ZIP Brooklyn 11212: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11212 ## Nearby properties Ordered by map distance among lots on this street within 40 house numbers and on this tax block within 15 lot numbers. - 494 Christopher Avenue (18 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/494-christopher-avenue-3038450130 - 500 Christopher Avenue (18 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/500-christopher-avenue-3038450132 - 502 Christopher Avenue (36 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/502-christopher-avenue-3038450133 - 492 Christopher Avenue (42 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/492-christopher-avenue-3038450129 - 504 Christopher Avenue (54 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/504-christopher-avenue-3038450134 - 506 Christopher Avenue (72 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/506-christopher-avenue-3038450135 - 775 Mother Gaston Blvd (102 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/775-mother-gaston-blvd-3038450116 - 773 Mother Gaston Blvd (108 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/773-mother-gaston-blvd-3038450117 ## 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: LOUIS, AUGUSTUS - Building class: A5 – One-family home, attached or semi-detached - Year built: 1986 - Floors: 2 - Units: 1 residential / 1 total - Lot area: 1,800 sq ft · Building area: 1,116 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 2026-11-08 ## Tax assessment - Tax year 2027 (final roll): market value $601,000, assessed value $36,060, 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 | |---|---|---|---| | 2013-11-26 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 2013-11-26 from ALEXANDER, KAREN NATASHA to LOUIS, AUGUSTUS, stated price $280,000. | bnx9-e6tj | | 2000-03-31 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 2000-03-31 from ALEXANDER, KAREN NATASHA/ADMIN; ALEXANDER, AGNES/ESTOF to ALEXANDER, KAREN NATASHA, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1988-08-25 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1988-08-25 from ALEXANDER, THOMAS; ALEXANDER, AGNES to ALEXANDER, AGNES, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1986-06-26 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1986-06-26 from EAST BKLYN CH SPON/COMMI to ALEXANDER, AGNES; ALEXANDER, THOMAS, 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 | |---|---|---|---| | 2020-12-29 | n/a (ISSUED (initial)) | BIS work permit for job 340794545: Equipment work / Other / general construction. Issued 2020-12-29, expires 2021-12-05. | 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 LOUIS, AUGUSTUS. | 64uk-42ks | | 2013-11-26 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 2013-11-26). | 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/3038450131