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256 Vernon Avenue, Brooklyn

BIN 3048905BBL 3017610028Block 1761 · Lot 28Built 18992 storiesGoogle Maps & Street View ↗Tax & zoning on NYC.gov ↗
8 open Class C — see them ↓$920.00 recorded as due
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256 Vernon Avenue at a glance

256 Vernon Avenue, Brooklyn has 48 open city records on file, 8 of them Class C (immediately hazardous), and $920.00 recorded as due on OATH/ECB summonses. No marshal evictions are on record for this building. It last sold on Feb 17, 2015 for $715,000. The most recent record is dated Apr 13, 2026.

Open Class C
8
Immediately hazardous — click to see them
Open Class B
34
Hazardous — click to see them
Open Class A
6
Non-hazardous — click to see them
Fines due
$920.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Open per unit
26.00
2 residential units · NYC average 0.31
Evictions
0
No marshal evictions on record
Permits on file
0
Construction permits filed with DOB
Last activity
Apr 13, 2026
DOHMH record

Health score for 256 Vernon Avenue

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

D
Health score · Sep 11, 2026
Scored from all 160 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 8
Open Class B violations
Hazardous
This building 34
Heat & hot water records
Violations and complaints, last 24 months
This building 0
Unpaid penalties
OATH/ECB summonses with balance due
This building $920
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 256 Vernon Avenue

160 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 256 Vernon Avenue

$920.00 is recorded as due across the 30 summonses below, out of $28,555.00 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 256 Vernon Avenue
048939860LFeb 1, 2025IMPROPER RECEPTACLE FAILURE TO CONTAINERIZE - RESIDENTIAL 1STMay 2, 2025Pending
048572557KNov 6, 2024DIRTY SIDEWALKFeb 4, 2025Defaulted (did not respond)$320.00
047361941ZJan 31, 2022SNOW,ICE DIRT ON SIDEWALKSMay 2, 2022Pending
047025071LApr 27, 2021DIRTY SIDEWALK DIRTY AREAJul 26, 2021Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
046683892RFeb 27, 2020FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETSep 25, 2020Found in violation
046747259LDec 23, 2019FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETJan 15, 2020Found in violation
046651456YNov 19, 2019DIRTY SIDEWALK DIRTY AREADec 19, 2019Found in violation
0205360953Jul 26, 2018DIRTY AREASep 13, 2018Pending
0204268690Jul 6, 2018DIRTY SIDEWALK DIRTY AREAAug 14, 2018Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
0195810616Jul 11, 2017DIRTY SIDEWALK DIRTY AREAAug 22, 2017Written off
0195816271Jun 15, 2017DIRTY SIDEWALK DIRTY AREAJul 25, 2017Written off
0194715465Mar 15, 2017SNOW,ICE DIRT ON SIDEWALKSMay 16, 2017Written off
0194714484Mar 7, 2017DIRTY SIDEWALK DIRTY AREAApr 18, 2017Defaulted (did not respond)
0192072165Jul 29, 2016DIRTY SIDEWALK DIRTY AREASep 6, 2016Pending
0189507488Feb 23, 2016DIRTY SIDEWALK DIRTY AREAMar 29, 2016Pending
1379863Feb 3, 2015FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG NOTED:FOUND WINDOWS MISSING & BOARDED UP W/PLYWOOD.BSMT CEILING SEMI-DETACHED & IN DANGER OF FALLING.BSMT WINDOW ISOPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS.REM:MAINTAIN BLDG.Mar 23, 2015Written off
035118007YFeb 3, 2015FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNERMar 23, 2015Written off
041516687HJan 25, 2014SNOW,ICE DIRT ON SIDEWALKSFeb 25, 2014Defaulted (did not respond)
041666651JAug 8, 2013DIRTY AREASep 10, 2013Defaulted (did not respond)
034970501RSep 17, 2011FAIL TO COMPLY W COMMISSIONER ORDER TO FILE CERT OF CORRECTION W DOBNov 7, 2011Defaulted (did not respond)
976172Sep 17, 2011FAILURE TO COMPLY W/ COMMS ORDER TO FILE A CERT OF CORRECTION W/ THE DOB FOR NOV#34878271Z ISSUED ON 05/13/11 PURSUANT TO 28-204.4 & 1RCNY 102-01.REM:FILE A CERT OF CORRECTION.Nov 7, 2011Defaulted (did not respond)
034901063RMay 21, 2011FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNERJul 11, 2011Defaulted (did not respond)
1106488May 21, 2011FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A CODE-COMPLAINT MANNER. AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED AT FRONT OF PREMISES,BASEMENT LEVEL WINDOW IS OPEN &UNGUARDED ALLOWING UNAUTHORIZED INTERIOR ACCESS. AT FRONT BROWN STONEJul 11, 2011Defaulted (did not respond)
034878271ZMay 13, 2011FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNERJun 27, 2011Defaulted (did not respond)
973975May 13, 2011FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER NOTED DECORATIVE MASONRY STONE FELL FROM 1FL TOP OF WINDOW SECTION FELL APPX 1X3FT REM: REPAIR AND OR REPLACE DECORATIVE STONEJun 27, 2011Defaulted (did not respond)
041462271NApr 28, 2010DIRTY SIDEWALK DIRTY AREAJun 1, 2010Defaulted (did not respond)
0151517713Sep 30, 2006NON-RECYCLABLES LEFT IN RECYCLING CONTAINER FOR COLLECTIONOct 31, 2006Pending
0126731651May 7, 2002DIRTY SIDEWALKJul 16, 2002Written off
0117350119Sep 11, 2000FAILURE TO SWEEP 18 INCHES FROM CURBOct 11, 2000Written off
0116616125Jul 5, 2000DIRTY SIDEWALKAug 16, 2000Written off

Ownership history for 256 Vernon Avenue

Every deed the City Register has recorded against this building’s tax lot (BBL 3017610028), 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 256 Vernon Avenue
Feb 17, 2015Feb 25, 2015$715,000Vernon INC.Bmn Enterprises INC.DeedView ↗
Dec 17, 2014Jan 21, 2015$530,000Bmn Enterprise INC.James Sutton As AdministratorDeedView ↗

Financing record for 256 Vernon Avenue

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 256 Vernon Avenue
Feb 13, 2012Satisfaction of mortgageNyc Commissioner Of Social ServicesView ↗
Feb 13, 2012Satisfaction of mortgageNyc Commissioner Of Social ServicesView ↗
Nov 3, 1972MortgageComm Of Social Ser City Of NyView ↗
Oct 6, 1972MortgageComm Of Social Ser City Of NyView ↗
Jan 20, 1966Mortgage assignmentLawrence Cedarhurst Fedl Savs & Loan AssnView ↗

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