# 97 Shepherd Avenue, East New York-City Line, Brooklyn, NY 11208 BBL 3039290024 · Block 3929 · Lot 24 · BIN 3087282 Canonical page: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/97-shepherd-avenue-3039290024 Last updated: 2026-10-31 · Open-item counts as of 2026-11-10 ## Summary 97 Shepherd Avenue (Brooklyn, NY 11208; tax lot BBL 3039290024) is a two-family home (building class B2: two-family home, frame (wood)), built around 1910, on a 2,038 sq ft lot zoned R4. City tax records list the owner as SANDS, CHRISTOPHER. The Department of Finance's final market value for tax year 2027 is $766,000. As of November 10, 2026 (limited by DOB Job Application Filings (BIS); other open-item sources were confirmed later), NYC Open Data shows two active DOB violations and one active ECB violation. (Source: NYC Open Data — DOB, HPD, OATH, DOF, DCP and ACRIS datasets — compiled by NYC Property Facts.) How to cite: NYC Property Facts, “97 Shepherd Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11208 (BBL 3039290024)”, data as of 2026-11-10, https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/97-shepherd-avenue-3039290024. Source: NYC Open Data. ## Neighborhood East New York-City Line: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11208 - Open HPD violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11208/open-hpd-violations - Active DOB violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11208/active-dob-violations - Active ECB violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11208/active-ecb-violations - Open DOB jobs: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11208/open-dob-jobs - Unpaid OATH tickets: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11208/unpaid-oath-tickets ## ZIP Brooklyn 11208: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11208 ## Nearby properties Ordered by map distance among lots on this street within 40 house numbers and on this tax block within 15 lot numbers. - 99 Shepherd Avenue (20 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/99-shepherd-avenue-3039290023 - 95 Shepherd Avenue (20 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/95-shepherd-avenue-3039290025 - 101 Shepherd Avenue (40 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/101-shepherd-avenue-3039290022 - 93 Shepherd Avenue (41 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/93-shepherd-avenue-3039290026 - 103 Shepherd Avenue (60 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/103-shepherd-avenue-3039290021 - 89 Shepherd Avenue (60 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/89-shepherd-avenue-3039290027 - 176 Ridgewood Avenue (157 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/176-ridgewood-avenue-3039290033 - 172 Ridgewood Avenue (158 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/172-ridgewood-avenue-3039290032 ## Open items | Item | Count | |---|---| | Open DOB jobs (permit issued, not signed off) | 0 | | Active DOB violations (BIS) | 2 | | Active DOB safety violations (DOB NOW) | 0 | | Active ECB violations | 1 | | Open HPD violations | 0 | | OATH tickets with unpaid balance | 0 | | Active vacate orders | 0 | ## Lot & building - Owner of record: SANDS, CHRISTOPHER - Building class: B2 – Two-family home, frame (wood) - Year built: 1910 - Floors: 2 - Units: 2 residential / 2 total - Lot area: 2,038 sq ft · Building area: 1,944 sq ft - Zoning: R4 - Source: PLUTO (Dept. of City Planning) (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/64uk-42ks), city dataset updated 2026-08-24; last loaded 2026-11-12 ## Tax assessment - Tax year 2027 (final roll): market value $766,000, assessed value $45,960, 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 | |---|---|---|---| | 2008-01-23 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 2008-01-23 from SANDS, LEONARD W to SANDS, CHRISTOPHER; RODRIGUEZ, KATHLEEN, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1980-08-20 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1980-08-20 from QUIGLEY ALICE C; KIRMSS ALICE M (ATTORNEY IN FACT); KIRMSS ALICE A ATTORNEY IN FACT to MYVETT LAZARUS; MYVETT NELLA, no price stated ($0) for a deed covering 2 lots. | bnx9-e6tj | | 1977-07-29 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1977-07-29 from SCHWAB DOROTHY N to SANDS BARBARA A; SANDS LEONARD W, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1974-02-04 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1974-02-04 from SCHWAB MATILDA; SCHWAB DOROTHY N; SCHWAB MARGARET M to SCHWAB DOROTHY N, 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, 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 | |---|---|---|---| | 2001-04-05 | open (VW-VIOLATION WORK WITHOUT PERMIT - ACTIVE) | DOB violation (C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL): WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. WORK NOTED: INSTALLATION OF WOOD FRAME PIGEON COOP APPROX 8'X 8'X 8' AT ROOF REAR SUGGESTED REMEDY: OBTAIN A PERMIT IF FEASIBLE OR REMOVE PIGEON COOP. Active — not recorded as resolved or dismissed. | 3h2n-5cm9 | | 2001-04-05 | open (V-DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE) | DOB violation (C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL). Active — not recorded as resolved or dismissed. | 3h2n-5cm9 | | 2001-04-05 | open (violation status ACTIVE; hearing status IN VIOLATION; certification NO COMPLIANCE RECORDED) | ECB (DOB) violation, non-hazardous: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT WORK NOTED INSTALLATION OF WOOF FRAME PIGEON COOP APPROX 8'X8'X8' AT ROOF REAR SUGGESTED REMMEDY OBTAIN A PERMIT IF FEASABLE OR REMOVE THE PIGEON COOP. Violation status (DOB): active (open; not resolved in DOB records). Hearing/penalty status: found in violation. Certification of correction: no compliance recorded. | 6bgk-3dad | ## 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. No records found. Source: DOB Safety Violations (DOB NOW) (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Building/DOB-Safety-Violations/855j-jady), city dataset updated 2026-11-11; last loaded 2026-11-11 ## 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 SANDS, CHRISTOPHER. | 64uk-42ks | | 2008-01-23 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 2008-01-23). | 636b-3b5g | | 2008-01-23 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 2008-01-23). | 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/3039290024