# 700 Leonard Street, Brooklyn, NY 11222

BBL 3025750034 · Block 2575 · Lot 34 · BIN 3065175  
Canonical page: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/700-leonard-street-3025750034  
Last updated: 2026-11-04 · Open-item counts as of 2026-10-31

## Summary

700 Leonard Street (Brooklyn, NY 11222; tax lot BBL 3025750034) is a 3-unit walk-up apartment building (building class C0: three-family walk-up), built around 1901, on a 1,406 sq ft lot zoned R6B. City tax records list the owner as CARUSO, VINCENT D; per ACRIS, a deed to this owner dated March 2, 2006 lists a price of $600,000. The Department of Finance's final market value for tax year 2027 is $2,207,000. As of October 31, 2026, NYC Open Data shows seven open HPD violations. There were five 311 requests 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, “700 Leonard Street, Brooklyn, NY 11222 (BBL 3025750034)”, data as of 2026-10-31, https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/700-leonard-street-3025750034. 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 | 7 |
| OATH tickets with unpaid balance | 0 |

## Lot & building

- Owner of record: CARUSO, VINCENT D
- Building class: C0 – Three-family walk-up
- Year built: 1901
- Floors: 3
- Units: 3 residential / 3 total
- Lot area: 1,406 sq ft · Building area: 2,160 sq ft
- Zoning: R6B
- Source: PLUTO (Dept. of City Planning) (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/64uk-42ks), data as of 2026-11-04

## Tax assessment

- Tax year 2027 (final roll): market value $2,207,000, assessed value $132,420, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-03-02 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 2006-03-02 from SEDLAK, JANINA to CARUSO, LAURA L; CARUSO, VINCENT D, stated price $600,000. | bnx9-e6tj |
| 1995-12-21 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1995-12-21 from POTAS, PAULIN; POTAS, HELEN to SEDLAK, JANINA, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-09 | n/a (Signed-off) | DOB NOW work permit for job B00643371-I1: Sidewalk Shed — TEMPORARY SIDEWALK SHED INSTALLATION AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.. Issued 2021-12-09, expires 2022-04-01. | rbx6-tga4 |

## 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 |
| 2022-02-25 | 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 |
| 2021-04-09 | 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 |
| 2009-09-03 | open (Nov Sent Out) | HPD class B violation (Class B): § 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNSET EVERY DAY TO SUNRISE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING FIXTURES PRESENT 100 WATTS REQUIRED. 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.

No records found.

## Complaints (HPD since 2019, 311 last 12 months)

Complaints are reports, not violations. status mirrors the published complaint / request status.

| Date | Status | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | closed (Closed) | 311 request to DSNY: Missed Collection – Compost. | erm2-nwe9 |
| 2026-05-06 | closed (Closed) | 311 request to DSNY: Missed Collection – Compost. | erm2-nwe9 |
| 2026-05-05 | closed (Closed) | 311 request to DSNY: Missed Collection – Compost. | erm2-nwe9 |
| 2026-03-31 | closed (Closed) | 311 request to DSNY: Missed Collection – Compost. | erm2-nwe9 |
| 2025-12-09 | closed (Closed) | 311 request to NYPD: Illegal Parking – Blocked Sidewalk. | 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 CARUSO, VINCENT D. | 64uk-42ks |
| 2006-03-02 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 2006-03-02). | 636b-3b5g |
| 2006-03-02 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 2006-03-02). | 636b-3b5g |
| 2026-06-05 | current_registration | HPD registration contact: JointOwner Vincent Caruso, business city Brooklyn. | feu5-w2e2 |
| 2026-06-05 | current_registration | HPD registration contact: Agent Vincent Caruso, business city Brooklyn. | feu5-w2e2 |
| 2026-06-05 | current_registration | HPD registration contact: SiteManager Laura Caruso. | feu5-w2e2 |
| 2026-06-05 | current_registration | HPD registration contact: JointOwner Laura Caruso, business city Brooklyn. | feu5-w2e2 |

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