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86 Livingston Street

462Records
16City systems
20Open violations
0.8Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11201 · Neighborhood: Brooklyn Heights
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462 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 143 311 service requests, 78 HPD housing violations, 55 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11201
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units12
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)LIVINGSTON EQUITY LLC
BBL3002690033
BIN3002652

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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 88% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0.8. In ZIP 11201, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations20 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 11 class A. Oldest open since 1991-11-06.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (7) · Residential Disposal Complaint (4) · Illegal Parking (3) · Consumer Complaint (1) · Food Establishment (1) · Real Time Enforcement (1).

Filed construction activity

$601,058 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (16 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (12)
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)LIVINGSTON EQUITY LLC
Head officerMAJID KAHEN
Managing agentLIVINGSTON EQUITY LLC
Last registered2025-10-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,494,000 $1,122,300
2026$2,634,000 $1,185,300
2027$2,756,000 $1,240,200

The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Next Stop VeganVeganA—
Saba Hospitality Group LLCNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Spoiled), shared by 2 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.

6 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2023 (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 · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
Jay St-MetroTech — A C F R · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Livingston St / Court St — B45 · 50 ft
Citi BikeSchermerhorn St & Court St · 350 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

86 Livingston Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

20 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by LIVINGSTON EQUITY LLC — 2 buildings, 18 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
86 Livingston Street BK12 A
80 Livingston Street BK6 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,000,000 on 2015-09-01 (lender: Signature Bank), covering 3 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-03-30AL&R $11,254,629 — from LIVINGSTON EQUITY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $11,254,629
2020-03-30Agreement $11,254,629 — from LIVINGSTON EQUITY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $11,254,629
2015-09-01Mortgage $4,000,000 — from LIVINGSTON EQUITY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $4,000,000
2015-09-01AL&R $8,000,000 — from LIVINGSTON EQUITY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $8,000,000
2015-09-01Agreement $8,000,000 — from LIVINGSTON EQUITY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $8,000,000
2015-09-01Deed $23,150,000 — from LIVINGSTON ASSOCIATES to LIVINGSTON EQUITY LLC $23,150,000
2015-09-01Mortgage $4,529,379 — from LIVINGSTON EQUITY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $4,529,379
2015-09-01AL&R $4,000,000 — from LIVINGSTON EQUITY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $4,000,000
2013-08-02AL&R $3,600,000 — from LIVINGSTON ASSOCIATES, A NEW YORK GENERA to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $3,600,000
2013-08-02Agreement $3,600,000 — from LIVINGSTON ASSOCIATES, A NEW YORK GENERA to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $3,600,000
2013-08-02Mortgage $771,532 — from LIVINGSTON ASSOCIATES, A NEW YORK GENERA to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $771,532
2008-06-19Mortgage $1,122,730 — from LIVINGSTON ASSOCIATES to M&T REAL ESTATE TRUST $1,122,730
2008-06-19AL&R $3,050,000 — from M&T REAL ESTATE TRUST to LIVINGSTON ASSOCIATES $3,050,000
2008-06-19Agreement $3,050,000 — from LIVINGSTON ASSOCIATES to M&T REAL ESTATE TRUST $3,050,000
2003-06-09Agreement $2,150,000 — from LIVINGSTON ASSOCIATES to M&T BANK $2,150,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017103340653
201800210728
2019002013
20202044212
202180180127
202260350142
202302160220
2024013239
202501100617
2026007007
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The full timeline

Construction 64Enforcement 20Housing & tenants 293Ownership & money 44Health & systems 41

Every one of the 462 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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