959 East 108 Street
Brooklyn · 11236 · BBL 3082350315 · look up another building
Most recent filing on this building: a violation, September 15, 2025
959 East 108 Street is a multi-family walk-up in Canarsie, Brooklyn, ZIP 11236. City records date it to 1967 and count 75 apartments. The city's property file lists the owner of record as a private individual. Its total assessed value is $1.5M, for the 2026 tax year.
DHCR registration lists 1 rent-stabilized unit 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 8235 in Brooklyn, the block 959 East 108 Street is on. It lists what was filed there that month, then where the block stands. As of today, that part reads:
- 7 buildings changed hands in the last twelve months, across 8 recorded deeds.
- 5 marshal evictions executed here in the last twelve months.
- The block holds 75 parcels and 330 residential units.
Anything filed on 959 East 108 Street itself comes the next morning.
Taxes and assessed value for 959 East 108 Street
The city's Department of Finance assessed this lot at $1.5M for the 2026 tax year. That works out to $21K 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 959 East 108 Street
No executed eviction is on record at 959 East 108 Street in the citywide marshal file, which runs from April 2024.
Rent stabilization at 959 East 108 Street
DHCR registration records list 1 rent-stabilized unit at this building in 2023, the most recent year PulseCities holds. 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 959 East 108 Street
HPD and DOB inspectors have written 14 violations against this building, of which 10 remain unresolved. That is about typical for buildings its size in Brooklyn. The most serious open grade here is immediately hazardous, with 5 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 959 East 108 Street
| Violation | Issued | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the west wall at public hall, 3rd storyInvalid Certification | Sep 15, 2025 | A |
| Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardant materials at west wall at public…Violation Dismissed | Sep 15, 2025 | B |
| Refit door leading to the building 979. at basementViolation Dismissed | Sep 15, 2025 | B |
| Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges in the entranceFirst No Access To Re- Inspect Violation | Jun 27, 2025 | C |
| Abate the infestation consisting of mice in the entire apartmentFirst No Access To Re- Inspect Violation | Jun 27, 2025 | C |
| Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective vestibule door hinges at public hall, 1s…Violation Closed | Jun 12, 2025 | C |
| Remove the illegal fastening chain with padlock at northwest chainlink fence leading from fire escape yardViolation Dismissed | Jun 12, 2025 | C |
| Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges in the entranceFirst No Access To Re- Inspect Violation | Jun 12, 2025 | C |
The 8 most recent violations written against this building, newest first. 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 959 East 108 Street
16 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 959 East 108 Street compares in 11236
PulseCities tracks 14,682 lots in 11236, of which 179 carry an executed eviction from the marshal record, which starts in April 2024, and 982 carry a deed from the shorter ACRIS window. 11236 scores 32.1 out of 100 for displacement pressure, 80 of 177 scored NYC ZIP codes. The full signal breakdown for Canarsie →
Other buildings on this block
The city's files carry a record for 6 other addresses on tax block 8235 in Brooklyn. They run in lot order, which is roughly the order you would walk them:
Questions about 959 East 108 Street
Who owns 959 East 108 Street?
The city's property file lists a private individual as the owner of record for 959 East 108 Street. 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 959 East 108 Street changed hands recently?
No deed for 959 East 108 Street 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 959 East 108 Street?
No executed eviction at 959 East 108 Street 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 959 East 108 Street rent stabilized?
DHCR registrations list 1 stabilized unit 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 959 East 108 Street 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 959 East 108 Street?
11236 (Canarsie) scores 32.1 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.