2,464 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,348 311 service requests, 443 HPD housing violations, 426 HPD complaints.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 88% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 48.1. In ZIP 10455, 49% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 50 total — 15 class C (immediately hazardous), 29 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2019-08-29. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
57 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 18 · winter 2025–26: 27). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
6 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
634 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (345) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (58) · HEAT/HOT WATER (28) · Elevator (22) · PLUMBING (21) · ELECTRIC (21).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| No | Built before 1974 (2008) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (190) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | Brook Avenue Housing, LP |
| Head officer | Brenda Rosen |
| Managing agent | Breaking Ground Management |
| Last registered | 2026-06-03 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,668,000 | $2,550,600 |
| 2026 | $6,595,000 | $2,967,750 |
| 2027 | $6,429,000 | $2,893,050 |
The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C
| Energy grade (LL33) | B — ENERGY STAR score 71/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
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.
| Subway | 3 Av-149 St — 2 5 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 149 St / Brook Av — Bx4 Bx19 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Brook Ave & E 148 St · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. 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.
455 East 148 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
634 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 28 of them about heat or hot water.
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.
Managed by BREAKING GROUND MANAGEMENT — 15 buildings, 2,625 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B6 · C3. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 680 8 Avenue | MN | 652 | B |
| 10 East 28 Street | MN | 416 | C |
| 133 Pitt Street | MN | 263 | B |
| 455 East 148 Street | BX | 190 | C |
| 160 Schermerhorn Street | BK | 190 | B |
| 202 West 24 Street | MN | 180 | C |
| 626 Bergen Avenue | BX | 161 | B |
| 39 Hegeman Avenue | BK | 161 | B |
| 455 East 142nd Street | BX | 152 | A |
| 7 Livonia Avenue | BK | 126 | B |
| 1505 St Marks Avenue | BK | 72 | A |
| 1115 East 165th Street | BX | 62 | A |
| 197 Bowery | MN | 0 | — |
| 106 West 83 Street | MN | 0 | — |
| 108 West 83 Street | MN | 0 | — |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,500,000 on 2008-01-08 (lender: Common Ground Community Housing Development Fund C), covering 11 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-01-08 | Mortgage $1,500,000 — from BROOK AVENUE HOUSING L.P.; BROOK AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to COMMON GROUND COMMUNITY HOUSING DEVELOPM | $1,500,000 | |
| 2008-01-08 | Mortgage $3,500,000 — from BROOK AVENUE HOUSING L.P.; BROOK AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to NEW YORK STATE HOMELESS HOUSING AND ASSI | $3,500,000 | |
| 2008-01-08 | Mortgage $13,776,157 — from BROOK AVENUE HOUSING L.P.; BROOK AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to CITY OF NEW YORK | $13,776,157 | |
| 2008-01-08 | Mortgage $22,300,000 — from BROOK AVENUE HOUSING L.P.; BROOK AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY | $22,300,000 | |
| 2006-12-21 | Mortgage $1,331,115 — from BROOK AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to THE CITY OF NEW YORK- DEPARTMENT OF HOUS | $1,331,115 | |
| 2006-12-21 | Mortgage $3,187,176 — from BROOK AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to THE CITY OF NEW YORK- DEPARTMENT OF HOUS | $3,187,176 | |
| 2006-02-09 | Mortgage $3,000,000 — from COMMON GROUND COMMUNITY II HOUSING DEVEL to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $3,000,000 | |
| 2006-02-09 | Deed $3,089,000 — from THE AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS to COMMON GROUND COMMUNITY II HOUSING DEVEL | $3,089,000 | |
| 1988-12-07 | Mortgage $175,000 — from DEVELOPMENT NETWORK,INC to CENTRAL FUNDING CORP. | $175,000 | |
| 1988-12-07 | Mortgage $150,000 — from DEVELOPMENT NETWORK,INC to CENTRAL FUNDING COMPANY | $150,000 | |
| 1988-06-01 | Mortgage $38,500 — from DELEPMENT NETWRK INCAKA; DEVELOPMENT NETWORKINC. to CENTRAL FUNDING COMPANY | $38,500 | |
| 1987-12-07 | Mortgage $38,500 — from DEVELOPMENT NETWORK,INC. to CENTRAL FUNDING COMPANY | $38,500 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 3 | 53 |
| 2018 | 2 | 67 | 0 | 4 | 73 |
| 2019 | 8 | 127 | 0 | 4 | 139 |
| 2020 | 3 | 178 | 0 | 6 | 187 |
| 2021 | 1 | 265 | 0 | 9 | 275 |
| 2022 | 3 | 238 | 0 | 4 | 245 |
| 2023 | 7 | 150 | 0 | 6 | 163 |
| 2024 | 10 | 321 | 1 | 7 | 339 |
| 2025 | 3 | 328 | 0 | 6 | 337 |
| 2026 | 3 | 399 | 0 | 0 | 402 |
Every one of the 2,464 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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