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125 Court Street

1,880Records
21City systems
1Open violations
4.9Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11201 · Neighborhood: Brooklyn Heights
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1,880 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 787 311 service requests, 242 HPD complaints, 146 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11201
Built2005
Floors11
Res. units321
ClassRM
Owner (PLUTO)125 COURT ST CONDOMINUM
BBL3002777501
BIN3388736

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 55% 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 4.9. 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 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-10-15.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

7 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 3). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
3
’25–26

1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$1,872 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

171 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (28) · Noise (15) · Air Quality (15) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (7) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (7) · GENERAL (7).

Filed construction activity

$4,350,945 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (46 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2005)
YesSix or more residential units (321)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)125 COURT STREET LLC
Head officerDAVID C WALENTAS
Managing agentTWO TREES MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-09-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,468,893 $661,001
2026$6,350,896 $2,857,904
2027$6,752,153 $3,038,469

The city's market estimate has risen 360% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 25 YR NO CAP · MENTAL-MORAL IMPROVE

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $12,139,586 a year ($48.80 per sq ft), operating expenses $3,885,662 ($15.62 per sq ft), net operating income $8,253,923. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 71/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
CrumblNot yet graded—
Juice GenerationJuice, Smoothies, Fruit SaladsA—
SweetgreenSaladsA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

3 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: 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.

10 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (2 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 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
Bergen St — F G · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Atlantic Av / Court St — B61 B63 · 200 ft
Citi BikeSchermerhorn St & Court St · 450 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

125 Court 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

171 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 TWO TREES MANAGEMENT CO LLC — 17 buildings, 3,039 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
770 11 Avenue MN864 A
346 Kent Avenue BK462 A
300 Ashland Place BK379 A
266 Kent Avenue BK332 A
125 Court Street BK321 A
29 Front Street BK290 A
25 Washington Street BK106 A
26 Washington Street BK94 A
65 Washington Street BK54 A
65 Washington Street BK49 A
200 Atlantic Avenue BK32 A
66 Water Street BK24 A
164 Atlantic Avenue BK18 A
138 Court Street BK8 A
85 Water Street BK3 A
325 Kent Avenue BK3 C
3002770008 — —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2006-01-05Deed $8,032,000 — from 125 COURT STREET LLC to THE YMCA OF GREATER NEW YORK $8,032,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201718185712105
20181421301176
20191715421387
202012315611191
2021011661188
2022157531287
202318481370
2024278419112
20256610912133
2026204321167
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The full timeline

Construction 291Enforcement 276Housing & tenants 1,147Ownership & money 39Health & systems 127

Every one of the 1,880 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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