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181 3rd Avenue

250Records
17City systems
5Open violations
1.1Penalty rate

250 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 93 311 service requests, 49 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 36 DOB job filings.

BoroughBrooklyn 11217
Built2009
Floors10
Res. units133
ClassH2
Owner (PLUTO)FREUD THIRD AVENUE PROPERTIES LLC
BBL3004130007
BIN3006611, 3006613

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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 74% 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 1.1. In ZIP 11217, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations5 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2023-08-16.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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

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

What 311 hears from this address

37 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (14) · Noise (4) · Water System (3) · Encampment (3) · Consumer Complaint (2) · Obstruction (2).

Filed construction activity

$30,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (12 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 (2009)
YesSix or more residential units (133)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)FREUD THIRD AVENUE PROPERTIES LLC
Head officerMARC FREUD
Managing agentMARC FREUD
Last registered2025-08-06

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$21,736,000 $9,781,200
2026$21,982,000 $9,891,900
2027$22,940,000 $10,323,000

The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)F — did not submit required benchmarking data, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Fairfield Inn & SuitesAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2019 (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

SubwayUnion St — R · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr — 2 3 4 5 B D N Q R · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / Douglass St — B37 · 250 ft
Citi BikeDouglass St & 3 Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 282 Park Slope. 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

181 3rd Avenue

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

37 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $6,908,016 on 2012-11-29 (lender: UBS Real Estate Securities INC.), 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
2012-11-29Agreement $24,800,000 — from FREUD THIRD AVENUE PROPERTIES, LLC to UBS REAL ESTATE SECURITIES INC. $24,800,000
2012-11-29Mortgage $6,908,017 — from FREUD THIRD AVENUE PROPERTIES, LLC to UBS REAL ESTATE SECURITIES INC. $6,908,017
2010-08-31Agreement $2,500,000 — from RUSSO, VALERIE; FREUD, MARK J; FREUD THIRD AVENUE PROPERTIES, LLC to SPECIALTY FINANCE GROUP LLC $2,500,000
2008-06-30AL&R $19,000,000 — from FREUD THIRD AVENUE PROPERTIES, LLC to SPECIALTY FINANCE GROUP LLC $19,000,000
2008-06-30Mortgage $16,500,000 — from FREUD THIRD AVENUE PROPERTIES, LLC to SPECIALTY FINANCE GROUP LLC $16,500,000
2008-06-30Agreement $2,500,000 — from FREUD THIRD AVENUE PROPERTIES, LLC to SPECIALTY FINANCE GROUP LLC $2,500,000
2007-03-13AL&R $3,000,000 — from FREUD THIRD AVENUE PROPERTIES, LLC; FREUD, MARC; FREUD 92 PROPERTIES LLC to COUNTRY BANK $3,000,000
2007-03-13SPRD $3,000,000 — from FREUD 92 PROPERTIES LLC; FREUD COURT STREET PROPERTIES LLC; FREUD THIRD AVENUE PROPERTIES, to COUNTRY BANK $3,000,000
2006-12-01AL&R $3,000,000 — from COUNTRY BANK to FREUD THIRD AVENUE PROPERTIES, LLC $3,000,000
2006-12-01Mortgage $3,000,000 — from FREUD THIRD AVENUE PROPERTIES LLC to COUNTRY BANK $3,000,000
2006-12-01Deed $4,800,000 — from ELECTRIC SWITCH BOARD CO. INC. to FREUD THIRD AVENUE PROPERTIES LLC $4,800,000
1984-03-27Mortgage $147,267 — from ELECTRIC SWITCHBOARDCO to SOLLITO, VINCENT J $147,267

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700195024
2018025007
2019003014
2020031004
20213690119
202211670024
202312110317
20240190313
202502120216
202610210022
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The full timeline

Construction 44Enforcement 36Housing & tenants 111Ownership & money 49Health & systems 10

Every one of the 250 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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