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247 Decatur Street, Brooklyn

BIN 3047118BBL 3016750067Block 1675 · Lot 67Built 18863 storiesGoogle Maps & Street View ↗Tax & zoning on NYC.gov ↗
1 open Class C — see them ↓$2,500.00 recorded as due
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247 Decatur Street at a glance

247 Decatur Street, Brooklyn has 4 open city records on file, 1 of them Class C (immediately hazardous), and $2,500.00 recorded as due on OATH/ECB summonses. No marshal evictions are on record for this building. Its last recorded ownership transfer was May 23, 2025 (no consideration recorded). The most recent record is dated Aug 6, 2026.

Open Class C
1
Immediately hazardous — click to see them
Open Class B
3
Hazardous — click to see them
Open Class A
0
Non-hazardous — click to see them
Fines due
$2,500.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Open per unit
1.67
3 residential units · NYC average 0.31
Evictions
0
No marshal evictions on record
Permits on file
6
Construction permits filed with DOB
Last activity
Aug 6, 2026
Permits record

Health score for 247 Decatur Street

A composite of the public indicators below. How it is scored.

B
Health score · Sep 11, 2026
Scored from all 35 public records for this building
Scored from city records as published, which lag reality by a day or two, and closed violations rest on owner self-certification. A grade summarizes the public record, not the building itself. Full methodology · report a problem
Open Class C violations
Immediately hazardous, uncertified
This building 1
Open Class B violations
Hazardous
This building 3
Heat & hot water records
Violations and complaints, last 24 months
This building 0
Unpaid penalties
OATH/ECB summonses with balance due
This building $2,500
Bedbug filings with infestations
Annual LL69 filings on record
This building 0
Tenant litigation
Open HP actions in Housing Court
This building 0
Active vacate order
HPD or FDNY order to vacate, still in effect
This building No

Record timeline for 247 Decatur Street

35 records on file, every agency interleaved. Class A, B and C are HPD’s hazard tiers: C is immediately hazardous, A and B explained here.

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OATH / ECB summonses & fines at 247 Decatur Street

$2,500.00 is recorded as due across the 7 summonses below, out of $8,850.00 in penalties imposed. Balances are as the city publishes them; a settlement or write-off that never reached the dataset will not show here. New to these? How an OATH summons becomes a penalty, explained.

OATH and ECB summonses for 247 Decatur Street
039193728JJun 25, 2026TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT INSTALLATION ON SITE EXPIRED PERMITSep 2, 2026Pending$1,250.00
1780474Jun 25, 2026ATOI NO WORK OBSERVED FOR ERECTED SIDEWALK SHED WITH EXPIRED PERMIT#B01235711-SF/SH EXP DATE 06/06/2026. SWS APPEARS STABLE AND SAFE. NOV ISSUED., RENEW PERMIT; RENEW PERMITMar 2, 2027Pending$1,250.00
011740856HMar 5, 2020RECORDKEEPINGAug 4, 2020Found in violation
035039723JDec 21, 2012FAIL TO COMPLY W COMMISSIONER ORDER TO FILE CERT OF CORRECTION W DOBFeb 4, 2013Defaulted (did not respond)
219280Dec 21, 2012FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER TO FILE A C OF C W/THE DEPT OF BUILDINGS FOR NOTICE OF VIOLATION #34951682L ISSUED ON 8/28/12 PURSUANT TO 28-204.4 & 1RCNY 102-01. FOR FAILURE TO MAINTAIN.Feb 4, 2013Defaulted (did not respond)
644429Aug 28, 2012FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG NOTED AT 2ND FLOOR WINDOW MASONRY CORNICE APPX 2X5 HAS FALLEN & SMALL SECTION ARE IN DANGER OF FALLING REM: INSTALL SIDEWALK SHED IMMEDIATELY AND REPAIR DEFECTS FORTHWITHNov 8, 2012Found in violation
034951682LAug 28, 2012FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING WALL(S) OR APPURTENANCESNov 8, 2012Found in violation

Ownership history for 247 Decatur Street

Every deed the City Register has recorded against this building’s tax lot (BBL 3016750067), newest first. A price is the consideration stated on the deed; transfers between related parties, into an LLC, or by a referee often record none, shown as “—”. Each row links to the document in ACRIS.

Recorded deeds for 247 Decatur Street
May 23, 2025Jun 9, 2025Hawes, LaverneWard Family Trust, Laverne Hawes As Co-Trustee, Dwayne Johnson As Co-TrusteeDeedView ↗
Jun 2, 2015Oct 6, 2015Ward Family TrustMadison-Ward Realty INC.DeedView ↗
Oct 26, 1973Oct 26, 1973Madison Ward Rlty INC247 Decatur St Rlty INCDeedView ↗

Financing record for 247 Decatur Street

Mortgages recorded against this building’s tax lot, with the satisfactions that paid them off and the assignments that moved them between lenders, from the City Register (ACRIS). A satisfaction usually records no amount, shown as “—”.

Recorded financing documents for 247 Decatur Street
May 28, 1968Mortgage854 Madison St INCView ↗

Lender names are as recorded; the current holder of a loan can differ if a later assignment was never recorded.