720 St Marks Avenue
Brooklyn · 11216 · BBL 3012270016 · look up another building
Most recent filing on this building: a violation, September 22, 2026
720 St Marks Avenue is a multi-family elevator building in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, ZIP 11216. City records date it to 1900 and count 60 apartments. The city's property file lists the owner of record as 1298 DAVID, INC. Its total assessed value is $1.5M, for the 2026 tax year.
DHCR registration lists 59 rent-stabilized units here in 2023, but that is the building and not your apartment. The state will send you your own rent history free, and it is the only binding answer on what you should be paying.
The November 1 report on this block
On the first of every month we email one page about tax block 1227 in Brooklyn, the block 720 St Marks Avenue is on. It lists what was filed there that month, then where the block stands. As of today, that part reads:
- 1 building changed hands in the last twelve months.
- 7 marshal evictions executed here in the last twelve months.
- The block holds 35 parcels and 366 residential units.
Anything filed on 720 St Marks Avenue itself comes the next morning.
Taxes and assessed value for 720 St Marks Avenue
The city's Department of Finance assessed this lot at $1.5M for the 2026 tax year. That works out to $24K per residential unit. Assessed value is what the city taxes, not what the building would sell for, and the two routinely differ by a wide margin. The bill itself turns on the tax class rate and on any exemptions or abatements attached to the lot, neither of which is published here.
No executed evictions at 720 St Marks Avenue
No executed eviction is on record at 720 St Marks Avenue in the citywide marshal file, which runs from April 2024.
Rent stabilization at 720 St Marks Avenue
DHCR registration records list 59 rent-stabilized units at this building in 2023, the most recent year PulseCities holds. That is up from 58 units in 2018. Registration is building-level and does not settle the status of any single apartment; the rent history does. Checking your own apartment starts with the free rent history from the state. That is the only binding answer, and it takes time to come back. While you wait, you can get an email when the record here moves: a deed, an eviction, a permit or a violation filed on this building. How to check rent-stabilized status →
Open code violations at 720 St Marks Avenue
HPD and DOB inspectors have written 74 violations against this building, of which 38 remain unresolved. That is more than 7 in 10 buildings its size in Brooklyn. The most serious open grade here is immediately hazardous, with 12 open violations.
If you own or manage this building, violationscout.com shows what it takes to clear these, from the date each one has to be certified by to how a correction gets filed. It is a paid site, built by the same person as this one.
Classes run A (non-hazardous) to C (immediately hazardous); DOB class I carries a vacate order. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through October 10, 2026.
Violation history at 720 St Marks Avenue
| Violation | Issued | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective porcelain enamel glaze at bathtub in the bathroo…Civ14 Mailed | Sep 22, 2026 | C |
| Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective grout in between tiles in the bathroomCiv14 Mailed | Sep 22, 2026 | B |
| Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceramic tiles at north wall in the bathroomCiv14 Mailed | Sep 22, 2026 | B |
| Properly repair or replace the broken or defective electrical outlet at east and south wall in the kitchenetteNov Certified On Time | Sep 22, 2026 | B |
| Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceramic tile at floor in the bathroomNov Sent Out | Sep 22, 2026 | C |
| Properly repair or replace the broken or defective electrical outlet at east wall in the kitchenNov Certified On Time | Sep 17, 2026 | B |
| Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartmentNotice Of Issuance Sent To Tenant | Sep 17, 2026 | C |
| Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling and east wall in the…Nov Sent Out | Sep 17, 2026 | A |
The 8 most recent violations written against this building, newest first, 3 of them still open. Each row is the inspector's own wording with the statute citation removed. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through October 10, 2026.
311 complaint history at 720 St Marks Avenue
50 complaints in the past 12 months
NYC 311 housing and building complaints logged for this address. Source: NYC 311, current through October 10, 2026.
How 720 St Marks Avenue compares in 11216
PulseCities tracks 6,076 lots in 11216, of which 217 carry an executed eviction from the marshal record, which starts in April 2024, and 434 carry a deed from the shorter ACRIS window. 11216 scores 51.8 out of 100 for displacement pressure, 15 of 177 scored NYC ZIP codes. The full signal breakdown for Bedford-Stuyvesant →
Other buildings on this block
The city's files carry a record for 8 other addresses on tax block 1227 in Brooklyn. They run in lot order, which is roughly the order you would walk them:
- 718 St Marks AvenueBedford-Stuyvesant, 11216
- 732 St Marks AvenueBedford-Stuyvesant, 11216
- 738 St Marks AvenueBedford-Stuyvesant, 11216
- 748 St Marks AvenueBedford-Stuyvesant, 11216
- 758 St Marks AvenueBedford-Stuyvesant, 11216
- 770 St Marks AvenueBedford-Stuyvesant, 11216
- 170 New York AvenueBedford-Stuyvesant, 11216
- 855 Prospect PlaceBedford-Stuyvesant, 11216
Questions about 720 St Marks Avenue
Who owns 720 St Marks Avenue?
The city's property file lists 1298 DAVID, INC. as the owner of record for 720 St Marks Avenue. No deed for this lot appears in the ACRIS records PulseCities holds, so that name comes from the tax roll rather than from a recorded transfer.
Has 720 St Marks Avenue changed hands recently?
No deed for 720 St Marks Avenue appears in the ACRIS records PulseCities holds. That means no transfer has been published for this lot in the current window, not that the building has never been sold.
Have there been evictions at 720 St Marks Avenue?
No executed eviction at 720 St Marks Avenue appears in the NYC evictions dataset, which PulseCities holds from April 2024 forward. Executed evictions are the end of the process, so a building with none may still have active housing court cases.
Is 720 St Marks Avenue rent stabilized?
DHCR registrations list 59 stabilized units at this building in 2023. Registration is building-level, so it does not settle whether one apartment is stabilized. The free rent history from NYS Homes and Community Renewal does.
What is 720 St Marks Avenue assessed at for property taxes?
The Department of Finance assessed the lot at $1.5M for the 2026 tax year. That is the figure the city taxes rather than a sale price, and the bill depends on the tax class rate and on any exemptions on the lot.
What is the displacement risk around 720 St Marks Avenue?
11216 (Bedford-Stuyvesant) scores 51.8 out of 100 on the PulseCities displacement index. The score reads five ZIP-level signals: LLC acquisition rate, permit intensity, 311 complaint volume, executed evictions, and serious HPD violations. It describes the area around the building, not the building itself.
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Sourced from NYC public records: ACRIS deeds, DOB permits, the NYC evictions dataset, and 311. Records reflect what agencies have published and can lag events.