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278 Rear Vernon Avenue, Brooklyn

BIN 3341748BBL 3015880001Block 1588 · Lot 1Built 19764 storiesGoogle Maps & Street View ↗Tax & zoning on NYC.gov ↗
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278 Rear Vernon Avenue at a glance

278 Rear Vernon Avenue, Brooklyn has 1 open city record on file, none of them Class C, and no balance recorded as due on OATH/ECB summonses. No marshal evictions are on record for this building. It last sold on Nov 7, 2012 for $18,850,000. The most recent record is dated Jan 8, 2026.

Open Class C
0
Immediately hazardous — click to see them
Open Class B
1
Hazardous — click to see them
Open Class A
0
Non-hazardous — click to see them
Fines due
$0.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Open per unit
0.00
267 residential units · NYC average 0.31
Evictions
0
No marshal evictions on record
Permits on file
2
Construction permits filed with DOB
Last activity
Jan 8, 2026
DOB record

Health score for 278 Rear Vernon Avenue

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

A
Health score · Sep 11, 2026
Scored from all 3 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 0
Open Class B violations
Hazardous
This building 1
Heat & hot water records
Violations and complaints, last 24 months
This building 0
Unpaid penalties
OATH/ECB summonses with balance due
This building $0
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 278 Rear Vernon Avenue

3 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 278 Rear Vernon Avenue

No OATH or ECB summons carrying a penalty is published against this BIN. Summonses issued to a different BIN at the same address, or filed without a building identifier, will not appear here.

Ownership history for 278 Rear Vernon Avenue

Every deed the City Register has recorded against this building’s tax lot (BBL 3015880001), 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 278 Rear Vernon Avenue
Nov 7, 2012Nov 21, 2012$18,850,000Hp Willoughby Housing Corporation, Willoughby Court Apartments L.P.Vernon Avenue Houses, INC.DeedView ↗
Feb 22, 1977Feb 22, 1977N Y Telephone CoVernon Ave House INCDeedView ↗
Aug 15, 1975Aug 15, 1975N Y S Urban Development CorporationSheffield Rehabilitation CorporationDeedView ↗
Aug 15, 1975Aug 15, 1975Vernon Ave Houses INCN Y State Urban Development CORPDeedView ↗
Dec 3, 1971Dec 3, 1971Sheffield Rehabilitation CORPCatholic Child Care Society Of The Diocese Of BklyDeedView ↗

Financing record for 278 Rear 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 278 Rear Vernon Avenue
Nov 13, 2012Mortgage$2,500,000The City Of New YorkView ↗
Nov 7, 2012Satisfaction of mortgageBsrc - Neighborhood Homes Dev. Fund CorporationView ↗
Nov 6, 2012Mortgage assignmentBsrc - Neighborhood Homes Dev. Fund CorporationView ↗
Nov 1, 2012Mortgage$23,445,000Fannie MaeView ↗
Nov 1, 2012Mortgage$15,674,663Fannie Mae, New York State Housing Finance AgencyView ↗
Nov 1, 2012Mortgage$7,770,337New York State Housing Finance Agency, Fannie MaeView ↗
Dec 8, 2009Mortgage$3,367,000Empire State Development Corporation, New York State Urban Development CorporationView ↗
May 12, 1981MortgageNew York State Urban Development CORPView ↗
Mar 14, 1977Mortgage assignmentN Y S Urban DevelopmentView ↗
Mar 14, 1977Mortgage assignmentN Y S Project Finance AgencyView ↗
Oct 2, 1975Mortgage assignmentN Y S Project Finance AgencyView ↗
Oct 2, 1975Mortgage assignmentManufacturers Hanover Trust CoView ↗
Aug 15, 1975MortgageNys Urban Development CORPView ↗
Dec 3, 1971MortgageCatholic Child Care Society Of The Diocese Of BklyView ↗

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