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257 3 Avenue

233Records
16City systems
0Open violations
28.3Penalty rate

233 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 60 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 39 311 service requests, 25 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11215
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)FAC CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR PORATION
BBL3004410005
BIN3007357

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 62% 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 28.3. In ZIP 11215, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-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

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

2
’23–24
2
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Illegal Parking (1) · Dirty Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,079,400 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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1931)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)JOE FAC INFINITY LLC
Head officerANGEL RODRIGUEZ
Managing agentFIFTH AVENUE COMMITTEE
Last registered2025-11-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,516,000 $1,132,200
2026$2,682,000 $1,206,900
2027$3,036,000 $1,366,200

The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 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.

Getting around

SubwayUnion St — R · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Carroll St — F G · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / Union St — B37 · 100 ft
Citi Bike3 Ave & Carroll St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
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

257 3 Avenue

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

4 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 FIFTH AVENUE COMMITTEE INC — 45 buildings, 607 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B18 · C9 · D3 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
416 63rd Street BK84 A
551 Warren Street BK68 A
5108 4th Avenue BK50 A
575 5 Avenue BK49 A
329 50 Street BK48 A
588 Park Place BK20 A
594 Park Place BK20 C
15 Strong Place BK16 D
573 Warren Street BK14 C
322 Bergen Street BK12 B
680 Union Street BK10 A
579 Warren Street BK8 A
4707 4 Avenue BK8 B
332 Bergen Street BK8 B
130 29 Street BK8 B
254 6 Street BK8 B
439 13 Street BK8 B
571 Warren Street BK8 A
231 5 Avenue BK8 C
141 5 Avenue BK8 A
677 Union Street BK8 B
219 50 Street BK8 B
421 Smith Street BK8 C
217 50 Street BK8 C
258 Bergen Street BK7 B
148 4 Avenue BK7 C
254 Bergen Street BK7 B
93 3 Avenue BK7 A
172 5 Avenue BK6 A
257 3 Avenue BK6 B
129 23 Street BK6 B
76 5 Avenue BK6 B
249 5 Avenue BK6 B
147 5 Avenue BK6 A
451 48 Street BK6 A
237 5 Avenue BK6 C
666 6 Avenue BK6 C
445 Baltic Street BK5 B
690 Sackett Street BK4 F
670 6 Avenue BK4 C
115 Columbia Street BK4 B
190 Butler Street BK4 D
31 St Marks Place BK3 B
320 Bergen Street BK3 D
258 51 Street BK3 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $915,912 on 2025-01-23 (lender: Local Initiatives Support Corporation), covering 12 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
2025-01-23AL&R $1,307,743 — from JOE FAC INFINITY LLC; FAC CLUSTER HOUSING DEV. FUND CORP. to PENY & CO., L.L.C. $1,307,743
2025-01-23Mortgage $1,284,696 — from FAC CLUSTER HOUSING DEV. FUND CORP.; JOE FAC INFINITY LLC to LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION $1,284,696
2025-01-23Mortgage $769,711 — from FAC CLUSTER HOUSING DEV. FUND CORP.; JOE FAC INFINITY LLC to LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION $769,711
2025-01-23Mortgage $15,439,678 — from FAC CLUSTER HOUSING DEV. FUND CORP.; JOE FAC INFINITY LLC to LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION $15,439,678
2025-01-23Mortgage $915,912 — from FAC CLUSTER HOUSING DEV. FUND CORP.; JOE FAC INFINITY LLC to LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION $915,912
2025-01-23AL&R $18,409,997 — from FAC CLUSTER HOUSING DEV. FUND CORP.; JOE FAC INFINITY LLC to LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION $18,409,997
2025-01-23Deed $4,810,795 — from FAC PRESERVATION HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to FAC CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR $4,810,795
2024-12-20Sold for $4,810,795 $4,810,795 $801,799
2010-03-15Mortgage $1,307,743 — from FAC PRESERVATION HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORP. $1,307,743
2010-03-15Agreement $3,871,084 — from FAC PRESERVATION HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $3,871,084
2006-01-09Mortgage $159,107 — from FAC PRESERVATION HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK; F/K/A WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $159,107
2006-01-09Mortgage $435,298 — from FAC PRESERVATION HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK; F/K/A WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $435,298
2004-09-02Mortgage $300,000 — from FAC PRESERVATION HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to HSBC BANK USA $300,000
2004-08-31Deed $62,248 — from NEIGHBORHOOD RESTORE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to FAC PRESERVATION HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN $62,248
2004-08-31Mortgage $42,206 — from FAC PRESERVATION HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $42,206

Ten-year activity

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2020
2021
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2022
2023
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017001012
2018001034
2019014016
2020001012
2021007018
202200260127
20233070111
20245062114
202530318226
202615020017
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The full timeline

Construction 46Enforcement 27Housing & tenants 87Ownership & money 61Health & systems 12

Every one of the 233 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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