# 7 Lefferts Place, Brooklyn, NY 11238

BBL 3020140060 · Block 2014 · Lot 60 · BIN 3057657  
Canonical page: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/7-lefferts-place-3020140060  
Last updated: 2026-10-31 · Open-item counts as of 2026-10-31

## Summary

7 Lefferts Place (Brooklyn, NY 11238; tax lot BBL 3020140060) is a 3-unit walk-up apartment building (building class C0: three-family walk-up), built around 1899, on a 2,250 sq ft lot zoned R6B. City tax records list the owner as DORIS SIMMONS-BROWN AS TRUSTEE. The Department of Finance's final market value for tax year 2027 is $2,816,000. As of October 31, 2026, NYC Open Data shows four open HPD violations. There was one 311 request in the past 12 months and no HPD complaints 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, “7 Lefferts Place, Brooklyn, NY 11238 (BBL 3020140060)”, data as of 2026-10-31, https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/7-lefferts-place-3020140060. Source: NYC Open Data.

## Open items

| Item | Count |
|---|---|
| Open DOB jobs (permit issued, not signed off) | 0 |
| Active DOB violations | 0 |
| Active ECB violations | 0 |
| Open HPD violations | 4 |
| OATH tickets with unpaid balance | 0 |

## Lot & building

- Owner of record: DORIS SIMMONS-BROWN AS TRUSTEE
- Building class: C0 – Three-family walk-up
- Year built: 1899
- Floors: 3
- Units: 3 residential / 3 total
- Lot area: 2,250 sq ft · Building area: 3,736 sq ft
- Zoning: R6B
- Source: PLUTO (Dept. of City Planning) (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/64uk-42ks), data as of 2026-11-01

## Tax assessment

- Tax year 2027 (final roll): market value $2,816,000, assessed value $168,960, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12-21 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 2011-12-21 from GIVENS-SIMMONS, DORIS F to DORIS SIMMONS-BROWN AS TRUSTEE; THE DORIS SIMMONS-BROWN FAMILY REVOCABLE TRUST, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |
| 2001-07-24 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 2001-07-24 from MCLARAN, ALBERT to GIVENS-SIMMONS, DORIS F, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |
| 1998-07-21 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1998-07-21 from CUFFEE, JAMES E to MCLARAN, ALBERT, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |
| 1974-03-11 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1974-03-11 from SMITH MELBORNE ETAL DEFENDANTS; SOLOMON H ENRY REFEREE to JAFF OPERATING CO INC, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |
| 1974-03-01 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1974-03-01 from JAFF OPERATING CO INC to CUFFEE JAMES E; MC LARAN ALBERT, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |
| 1973-07-18 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1973-07-18 from SOLOMON HENRY REFEREE; SMITH MELBOURNE DEFTS ETAL to JAFFE OPERATING CO INC, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |
| 1967-03-15 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1967-03-15 from SMITH PRINCE O to SMITH MELBOURNE, 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.

| Date | Status | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | 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 HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS.. Open — not recorded as corrected. | wvxf-dwi5 |
| 2025-06-10 | 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 HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS.. Open — not recorded as corrected. | wvxf-dwi5 |
| 2024-04-10 | 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 HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS.. Open — not recorded as corrected. | wvxf-dwi5 |
| 2023-03-23 | 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 HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS.. Open — not recorded as corrected. | wvxf-dwi5 |

## 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-16 | pending (NEW ISSUANCE) | OATH ticket from Sanitation Others: IMPROPER RECEPTACLE FAILURE TO CONTAINERIZE - RESIDENTIAL 1ST. Hearing pending. | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-23 | open (In Progress) | 311 request to DPR: Overgrown Tree/Branches – Hitting Building. | erm2-nwe9 |

## 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 DORIS SIMMONS-BROWN AS TRUSTEE. | 64uk-42ks |
| 2011-12-21 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 2011-12-21). | 636b-3b5g |
| 2011-12-21 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 2011-12-21). | 636b-3b5g |
| 2025-11-24 | expired_registration | HPD registration contact: SiteManager April Simmons. | feu5-w2e2 |
| 2025-11-24 | expired_registration | HPD registration contact: IndividualOwner Doris Simmonsbrownrevfamtrust, business city Brooklyn. | feu5-w2e2 |

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