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245 Henry Street

430Records
16City systems
0Open violations
2.8Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11201 · Neighborhood: Brooklyn Heights
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430 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 148 311 service requests, 103 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 41 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11201
Built1955
Floors6
Res. units56
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)245 HENRY ST CORP
BBL3002540019
BIN3002223

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 80% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 2.8. In ZIP 11201, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

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

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

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

38 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (11) · Damaged Tree (4) · Street Condition (4) · Illegal Parking (4) · Rodent (3) · Dirty Condition (3).

Filed construction activity

$280,750 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1955)
YesSix or more residential units (56)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)245 HENRY STREET CORP.
Head officerAUDREY BROWN
Managing agentBPC MANAGEMENT CORP.
Last registered2025-08-13

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$11,861,000 $5,337,450
2026$11,947,000 $5,376,150
2027$13,779,000 $6,200,550

The city's market estimate has risen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY · SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $2,101,619 a year ($35.74 per sq ft), operating expenses $656,830 ($11.17 per sq ft), net operating income $1,444,790. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 85/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2015 (0 in the last three years).

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 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: Atlantic Av / Henry St — B61 B63 · 1,050 ft
Citi BikeHenry St & Remsen St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: The Emily Warren Roebling School. 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

245 Henry Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

38 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by BPC MANAGEMENT CORP. — 37 buildings, 868 units. Grades across the portfolio: A30 · B3 · C3 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
84-39 153 Avenue QN156 A
200 Congress Street BK114 A
2021 84 Street BK65 A
889 Empire Boulevard BK59 A
245 Henry Street BK56 A
177 Columbia Heights BK29 A
205 Warren Street BK27 A
116 West 3 Street MN24 C
1618 East 15 Street BK23 A
660 4 Avenue BK23 B
296 Sterling Place BK22 A
149 Willow Street BK20 A
6 Montague Terrace BK20 A
158 Atlantic Avenue BK20 B
1064 Willmohr Street BK16 A
1074 Willmohr Street BK16 A
2178 Atlantic Avenue BK16 A
383 St Johns Place BK16 A
129 Joralemon Street BK15 B
42 Tiffany Place BK12 A
9915 Seaview Avenue BK12 A
99 Clinton Street BK10 A
155 Hicks Street BK10 A
556 Dean Street BK8 A
165 New York Avenue BK8 C
890 East 7 Street BK8 C
162 Stuyvesant Avenue BK8 A
230 St James Place BK8 A
103 Willow Street BK7 A
631 Flatbush Avenue BK7 A
7802 3 Avenue BK6 A
87-32 52 Avenue QN6 A
537 Court Street BK5 A
692 Greenwich Street MN4 A
956 Montgomery Street BK4 D
711 President Street BK4 A
157 Hicks Street BK4 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $250,000 on 2016-10-05 (lender: National Consumer Cooperative Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-07-27RPTT&RET $783,650 — from AU, KAITY to HARGETT, MARCUS CHRISTOPHER; JENNINGS, RACHEL DAWN $783,650
2026-07-21Sold for $783,650 $783,650 $13,994
2025-07-31RPTT&RET $1,300,000 — from KATSNELSON, BARBARA; ROTH, KURT L to PERROT, JUSTINE C; DOLAN, NATHANIEL P $1,300,000
2025-07-17Sold for $1,300,000 $1,300,000 $23,214
2025-04-08RPTT&RET $1,050,000 — from WATERS, SPENCER M; WATERS, DEBORAH DEPENDAHL to FULLHARDT, ROBERT; FULLHARDT, JOY $1,050,000
2025-04-03Sold for $1,050,000 $1,050,000 $18,750
2024-07-31RPTT&RET $450,000 — from GUIMARAES, MARTA D to MALONEY, DAVID; MALONEY, MICHAEL; MALONEY, CECELIA $450,000
2024-07-25Sold for $450,000 $450,000 $8,036
2023-09-12RPTT&RET $475,000 — from KARL, ROLF; SINGLETON, JOANNE to CLANCY, SARAH; CLANCY, COLIN $475,000
2023-08-31Sold for $475,000 $475,000 $8,482
2023-02-27RPTT&RET $729,000 — from MANNE, RICKY to WHIPPLE, CHAD; AYALA, CESAR $729,000
2023-02-14Sold for $729,000 $729,000 $13,018
2023-02-14RPTT&RET $640,000 — from JORDAN, MARJORIE; JORDAN, SARAH to ROCKWAY, JONATHAN TODD $640,000
2023-02-01RPTT&RET $785,000 — from BURKE, JOHN; BURKE, VELA to LITTLE, LORI KAY $785,000
2023-01-26Sold for $640,000 $640,000 $11,429

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201730116020
20180054110
201905124930
20203234113
20216376123
20225242114
202303118224
202481182130
202502144424
20260082111
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The full timeline

Construction 67Enforcement 48Housing & tenants 162Ownership & money 128Health & systems 25

Every one of the 430 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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