856 Nostrand Avenue
Brooklyn · 11225 · BBL 3012750043 · look up another building
Most recent filing on this building: a violation, June 10, 2025
856 Nostrand Avenue is a mixed residential and commercial building in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, ZIP 11225. City records date it to 1911 and count 11 apartments, inside 13 units in all. The city's property file lists the owner of record as 856 NOSTRAND AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPO. Its total assessed value is $582K, for the 2026 tax year.
No DHCR registration is on file for this address, which is a gap in the record rather than an answer about 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 1275 in Brooklyn, the block 856 Nostrand Avenue is on. It lists what was filed there that month, then where the block stands. As of today, that part reads:
- 3 buildings changed hands in the last twelve months.
- 1 marshal eviction executed here in the last twelve months.
- The block holds 57 parcels and 266 residential units.
Anything filed on 856 Nostrand Avenue itself comes the next morning.
Taxes and assessed value for 856 Nostrand Avenue
The city's Department of Finance assessed this lot at $582K for the 2026 tax year. That works out to $53K 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 856 Nostrand Avenue
No executed eviction is on record at 856 Nostrand Avenue in the citywide marshal file, which runs from April 2024.
Rent stabilization at 856 Nostrand Avenue
No DHCR rent-stabilization registration is on file for 856 Nostrand Avenue in the years PulseCities holds. Absence is not proof: an owner who stops registering leaves the same gap as a building that never had stabilized units. 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 856 Nostrand Avenue
HPD and DOB inspectors have written 5 violations against this building, of which 2 remain unresolved. That is about typical for buildings its size in 11225. The most serious open grade here is non-hazardous, with 2 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 856 Nostrand Avenue
| Violation | Issued | Class |
|---|---|---|
| File annual bedbug report in accordance with hpd rule as described on the back of this notice of violation or…Violation Dismissed | Jun 10, 2025 | A |
| Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling and east wall in the ba…Invalid Certification | Apr 9, 2025 | A |
| Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department ceiling and all walls in the kitchenNov Sent Out | Apr 9, 2025 | A |
| Repair or replace the smoke detector defective in the entire apartmentViolation Closed | Apr 9, 2025 | B |
| Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). defective in the entire apartmentViolation Closed | Apr 9, 2025 | B |
The 5 most recent violations written against this building, newest first, 1 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 856 Nostrand Avenue
4 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 856 Nostrand Avenue compares in 11225
PulseCities tracks 3,943 lots in 11225, of which 179 carry an executed eviction from the marshal record, which starts in April 2024, and 302 carry a deed from the shorter ACRIS window. 11225 scores 43.4 out of 100 for displacement pressure, 37 of 177 scored NYC ZIP codes. The full signal breakdown for Crown Heights →
Other buildings on this block
The city's files carry a record for 8 other addresses on tax block 1275 in Brooklyn. They run in lot order, which is roughly the order you would walk them:
- 235 Rogers AvenueCrown Heights, 11225
- 1206 Union StreetCrown Heights, 11225
- 860 Nostrand AvenueCrown Heights, 11225
- 864 Nostrand AvenueCrown Heights, 11225
- 868 Nostrand AvenueCrown Heights, 11225
- 872 Nostrand AvenueCrown Heights, 11225
- 874 Nostrand AvenueCrown Heights, 11225
- 876 Nostrand AvenueCrown Heights, 11225
Questions about 856 Nostrand Avenue
Who owns 856 Nostrand Avenue?
The city's property file lists 856 NOSTRAND AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPO as the owner of record for 856 Nostrand 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 856 Nostrand Avenue changed hands recently?
No deed for 856 Nostrand 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 856 Nostrand Avenue?
No executed eviction at 856 Nostrand 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 856 Nostrand Avenue rent stabilized?
No DHCR registration for 856 Nostrand Avenue appears in the years PulseCities holds. That is a gap in the registration record rather than an answer about any apartment, and the free rent history from NYS Homes and Community Renewal is what settles it.
What is 856 Nostrand Avenue assessed at for property taxes?
The Department of Finance assessed the lot at $582K 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 856 Nostrand Avenue?
11225 (Crown Heights) scores 43.4 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.