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50 Court Street

1,166Records
17City systems
0Open violations
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Brooklyn · ZIP 11201 · Neighborhood: Brooklyn Heights
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1,166 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 335 311 service requests, 260 DOB permits, 203 DOB job filings.

BoroughBrooklyn 11201
Built1913
Floors13
Res. units0
ClassO6
Owner (PLUTO)50 COURT STREET ASSOCIATES
BBL3002650043
BIN3002549

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Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

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Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

67 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (23) · Noise (8) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (5) · Homeless Person Assistance (5) · Street Condition (5) · Vendor Enforcement (4).

Filed construction activity

$10,542,894 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (61 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$39,906,000 $17,957,700
2026$38,946,000 $17,525,700
2027$34,982,000 $15,741,900

The city's market estimate has fallen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 84/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO4FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 10)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
EarthbarJuice, Smoothies, Fruit SaladsGrade Pending—
HoneygrowSaladsA—
Starbucks #7358Coffee/TeaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

3 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 3 restaurants
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Pet/Animal), shared by 3 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayBorough Hall — 2 3 4 5 R · 100 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: partial
Jay St-MetroTech — A C F R · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Livingston St / Court St — B45 · 350 ft
Citi BikeSchermerhorn St & Court St · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 261 Zipporiah Mills. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

50 Court Street

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

67 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $16,602,698 on 2021-08-25 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-08-25Mortgage $16,602,698 — from 50 COURT STREET ASSOCIATES to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $16,602,698
2021-08-25Agreement $25,000,000 — from 50 COURT STREET ASSOCIATES to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $25,000,000
2012-08-31Agreement $9,000,000 — from 50 COURT STREET ASSOCIATES to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA $9,000,000
2012-08-31Mortgage $3,167,493 — from 50 COURT STREET ASSOCIATES to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA $3,167,493
2009-11-25Agreement $6,000,000 — from 50 COURT STREET ASSOCIATES to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $6,000,000
2009-11-25Mortgage $108,226 — from 50 COURT STREET ASSOCIATES to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $108,226
2002-04-29Mortgage $292,918 — from 50 COURT STREET ASSOCIATES to NORTH FORK BANK $292,918
1986-08-12Mortgage $1,167,147 — from 50 COURT ST ASSOCS to MONEY PENSION INSUR/CP; EMIL, ARTHUR D; JACOBSON, BARRY J $1,167,147
1985-11-21Mortgage $177,452 — from 50 COURT ST ASSOC to GENERAL ELECTRIC CRDT CP $177,452
1984-04-17Mortgage $5,700,000 — from 50 COURT ST ASSOCIATES to GENERAL ELECTRIC CRCP $5,700,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171616160250
20183013340380
2019619210248
2020117141437
202177102329
20222571301156
2023173700696
202471150932
202540320642
2026222180749
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The full timeline

Construction 473Enforcement 245Housing & tenants 337Ownership & money 47Health & systems 64

Every one of the 1,166 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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