# 655 St Marks Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11216 BBL 3012190062 · Block 1219 · Lot 62 · BIN 3030683 Canonical page: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/655-st-marks-avenue-3012190062 Last updated: 2026-11-05 · Open-item counts as of 2026-11-09 Also recorded as: 655 Saint Marks Ave ## Summary 655 St Marks Avenue (Brooklyn, NY 11216; tax lot BBL 3012190062) is a 4-unit walk-up apartment building (building class C3: walk-up apartments, four families), built around 1900, on a 2,505 sq ft lot zoned R6B. City tax records list the owner as JOHNS, DONNA. The Department of Finance's final market value for tax year 2027 is $1,486,000. As of November 9, 2026, NYC Open Data shows one active DOB safety violation (DOB NOW), six open HPD violations and three OATH tickets with an unpaid balance. There were no 311 requests in the past 12 months and one HPD complaint since 2019. (Source: NYC Open Data — DOB, HPD, OATH, DOF, DCP and ACRIS datasets — compiled by NYC Property Facts.) How to cite: NYC Property Facts, “655 St Marks Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11216 (BBL 3012190062)”, data as of 2026-11-09, https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/655-st-marks-avenue-3012190062. 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 11216: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11216 ## Nearby properties Ordered by map distance among lots on this street within 40 house numbers and on this tax block within 15 lot numbers. - 657 St Marks Avenue (20 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/657-st-marks-avenue-3012190061 - 653 St Marks Avenue (20 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/653-st-marks-avenue-3012190063 - 651 St Marks Avenue (40 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/651-st-marks-avenue-3012190064 - 659 St Marks Avenue (44 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/659-st-marks-avenue-3012190059 - 649 St Marks Avenue (60 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/649-st-marks-avenue-3012190065 - 647 St Marks Avenue (80 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/647-st-marks-avenue-3012190066 ## Open items | Item | Count | |---|---| | Open DOB jobs (permit issued, not signed off) | 0 | | Active DOB violations (BIS) | 0 | | Active DOB safety violations (DOB NOW) | 1 | | Active ECB violations | 0 | | Open HPD violations | 6 | | OATH tickets with unpaid balance | 3 | ## Lot & building - Owner of record: JOHNS, DONNA - Building class: C3 – Walk-up apartments, four families - Year built: 1900 - Floors: 3 - Units: 4 residential / 4 total - Lot area: 2,505 sq ft · Building area: 4,500 sq ft - Zoning: R6B - Source: PLUTO (Dept. of City Planning) (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/64uk-42ks), city dataset updated 2026-08-24; last loaded 2026-11-09 ## Tax assessment - Tax year 2027 (final roll): market value $1,486,000, assessed value $668,700, tax class 2A - 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 | |---|---|---|---| | 1999-02-12 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1999-02-12 from JOHNS, DONNA; PARKER, MOLENAUS to JOHNS, DONNA, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1998-05-08 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1998-05-08 from NEERG CPORP to PARKER, MOLENNAUX; JOHNS, DONNA, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1997-09-25 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1997-09-25 from BRAITHWAITE, RASTIAFARI/DEF; MONTAUBAN, CLARELE/DEF; GROSSMAN, REED/REF; BLACKWOOD, CLARIS/DEF; LASSEGUE, JEAN JANELMARIE/DEF; MONTEUBAN, VEREL/DEF; LASSEGUE, MARIE CARMEL/DEF; PELET, STEVEN./DEF to NEERG CORP, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1990-07-24 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1990-07-24 from LASSEGUE, MARIE CARMEL; LASSEGUE, JEAN MARIEJ to MONTAUBAN, VEREL; MONTAUBAN, CLARELE, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1982-05-14 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1982-05-14 from NEW YORK CITY to LASSEGUE, JEAN MARIEJ; LASSEGUE, MARIE CARMEL, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1977-10-21 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1977-10-21 from FINANCE ADMINISTRATOR OF CITY OF NEW YORK; FINANCE ADMINISTRATION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK; FINANCE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE CITY NEW YORK; FINANCE ADMINIST OF THE CITY OF NY; FINANCE ADMININSTRATOR OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK; FINANCE ADMIN OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK; FINANCE ADMIN OF THE CITY OF NY; FINANCE ADIMINISTRATOR OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK; COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE OF THE CITY O FNEW YORK; FINANCE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE CITY OF NY; FINANCE ADMINISTRATOR OFT HE CITY OF NEW YORK; COMMMISSIONER OF FINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK; COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK; FINANCE ADMINISTRATOR OF THECITY OF NEW YORK; FINANCE ADMINISTRATOR OF CITY OF NY; FINANCE ADMINISTRATOR OF THEC ITY OF NEW YORK; 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Work permits are listed with type "work_permit" and their DOB permit status (they are not counted as open items). | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2012-04-12 | n/a (ISSUED (renewal)) | BIS work permit for job 310004161: Equipment work / Other / general construction. Issued 2012-04-12, expires 2013-01-15. | ipu4-2q9a | | 2011-07-08 | n/a (ISSUED (renewal)) | BIS work permit for job 310004161: Equipment work / Other / general construction. Issued 2011-07-08, expires 2012-01-15. | ipu4-2q9a | | 2010-12-20 | n/a (ISSUED (renewal)) | BIS work permit for job 310004161: Equipment work / Other / general construction. Issued 2010-12-20, expires 2011-05-04. | ipu4-2q9a | | 2009-08-19 | n/a (ISSUED (initial)) | BIS work permit for job 310004161: Equipment work / Other / general construction. Issued 2009-08-19, expires 2010-05-04. | ipu4-2q9a | | 2005-08-31 | n/a (ISSUED (initial)) | BIS work permit for job 301925086: Plumbing / Plumbing. Issued 2005-08-31, expires 2006-08-31. | ipu4-2q9a | | 2005-04-21 | n/a (ISSUED (initial)) | BIS work permit for job 301925086: Alteration. Issued 2005-04-21, expires 2006-03-17. | ipu4-2q9a | ## 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. | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2025-10-31 | open (Active) | DOB NOW safety violation (Gas Piping - LL152), type FTF-PL-PER, NOD-FTF-PL-PER-202212-0134559: Cycle 1, Sub-cycle C (premises is in Community District 8). Active. | 855j-jady | | 2026-05-06 | open (Nov Sent Out) | HPD class A violation (Class A): (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS.. Open — not recorded as corrected. | wvxf-dwi5 | | 2025-06-11 | open (Nov Sent Out) | HPD class A violation (Class A): (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS.. Open — not recorded as corrected. | wvxf-dwi5 | | 2024-04-11 | open (Nov Sent Out) | HPD class A violation (Class A): (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS.. Open — not recorded as corrected. | wvxf-dwi5 | | 2023-03-27 | open (Nov Sent Out) | HPD class A violation (Class A): (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS.. Open — not recorded as corrected. | wvxf-dwi5 | | 2022-03-02 | open (Nov Sent Out) | HPD class A violation (Class A): (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS.. Open — not recorded as corrected. | wvxf-dwi5 | | 2021-04-13 | open (Nov Sent Out) | HPD class A violation (Class A): (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS.. Open — not recorded as corrected. | wvxf-dwi5 | ## 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. | Issued | Status | Type | Device | Number | Remarks | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 2025-10-31 | open (Active) | FTF-PL-PER | Gas Piping - LL152 | NOD-FTF-PL-PER-202212-0134559 | Cycle 1, Sub-cycle C (premises is in Community District 8) | 0 resolved or not active. Full list: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/api/v1/property/3012190062/violations?type=dob_safety_violation Source: DOB Safety Violations (DOB NOW) (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Building/DOB-Safety-Violations/855j-jady), city dataset updated 2026-11-09; last loaded 2026-11-09 ## 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. | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2025-09-19 | open (DEFAULTED · DEFAULTED) | OATH ticket from Pcs - Dohmh: FAIL TO ELIMINATE RODENT INFESTATION SHOWN BY ACTIVE RODENT SIGNS 1ST. Unpaid balance $600. Respondent defaulted (did not appear). | jz4z-kudi | | 2025-08-06 | open (DOCKETED · DEFAULTED) | OATH ticket from Sanitation Others: IMPROPER RECEPTACLE FAILURE TO CONTAINERIZE - RESIDENTIAL 1ST. Unpaid balance $300. Respondent defaulted (did not appear). | jz4z-kudi | | 2025-03-25 | open (HEARING COMPLETED · IN VIOLATION) | OATH ticket from Pcs - Dohmh: FAIL TO ELIMINATE RODENT INFESTATION SHOWN BY ACTIVE RODENT SIGNS 1ST. Unpaid balance $300. | jz4z-kudi | ## Complaints (HPD since 2019, 311 last 12 months) Complaints are reports, not violations. status mirrors the published complaint / request status. | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2022-01-04 | closed (CLOSE) | HPD complaint (apt BLDG): Heat/Hot Water – Entire Building. The Department of Housing Preservation and Development responded to a complaint of no heat or hot water and was advised by a tenant in the building that heat and hot water had been restored. If the c… | ygpa-z7cr | ## 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 JOHNS, DONNA. | 64uk-42ks | | 1999-02-12 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 1999-02-12). | 636b-3b5g | | 2026-09-27 | current_registration | HPD registration contact: SiteManager Michael Spencer. | feu5-w2e2 | | 2026-09-27 | current_registration | HPD registration contact: Agent Michael Spencer, business city Glendale. | feu5-w2e2 | | 2026-09-27 | current_registration | HPD registration contact: IndividualOwner Donna Johns, business city Wilmington. | feu5-w2e2 | --- 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/3012190062