1279 Atlantic Avenue

Owner: Bernard Kohn

Debt: June 15, 2021, $7.7 million

Built: 1910

SF: 41,371

Dwelling units: 36

No. of buildings: 4

Class: Over Six Families With Stores (C7)

Floors: 4

Legacy BBLs: 3018670072

HPD Ownership Registration Information

Last registered: 2025-06-30 (expires 2026-09-01)

Transactions:

• Bernard Kohn borrowed $7.7 million from Customers Bank for 1277-1287 Atlantic Avenue, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn on June 15, 2021.

Development:

• Berry Kohn filed plans for major alteration in Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, on July 31, 2001.

• Barry Kohn filed plans for alteration in Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, on September 13, 2001.

• Barry Kohn filed plans for alteration in Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, on November 20, 2001.

• Barry Kohn filed plans for alteration in Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, on November 21, 2001.

• Barry Kohn filed plans for alteration in Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, on February 21, 2002.

Litigation:

• Customers Bank filed a $7.7 million pre-foreclosure 531358/2025 on September 11, 2025, against Bernard Kohn at 1281 Atlantic Avenue.

Violations:

According to city public data, the properties have received $50 in OATH penalties in the last year.