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221 Van Brunt Street

173Records
13City systems
12Open violations
7.5Penalty rate

173 recorded events, 1985–2025, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 47 311 service requests, 24 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 20 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11231
Built1900
Floors4
Res. units8
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)SUNSET PARK PROPERTI
BBL3005180007
BIN3008308

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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 67% 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 7.5. In ZIP 11231, 56% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% 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 violations12 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1996-05-13.

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

1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Residential Disposal Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
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)SUNSET PARK PROPERTIES, LLC
Head officerCATHERINE YU
Managing agentYUCO MANAGEMENT, INC
Last registered2025-09-12

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,739,000 $782,550
2026$2,087,000 $939,150
2027$2,504,000 $1,126,800

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.

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

In the city's stormwater flood map only under the extreme-storm scenario (3.66 in/hr cloudburst with 2080 sea levels) — an Ida-scale event.

2 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

SubwayCarroll St — F G · 0.7 mi straight-line (about an 18-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Van Brunt St / Commerce St — B61 · 150 ft
Citi BikeCommerce St & Van Brunt St · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 015 Patrick F. Daly. 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

221 Van Brunt 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

1 311 service request 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 YUCO MANAGEMENT, INC. — 38 buildings, 552 units. Grades across the portfolio: A10 · B15 · C10 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1405 5 Avenue MN80 A
469 East 147 Street BX66 B
567 West 125 Street MN22 C
356 Bedford Avenue BK19 B
280 Milford Street BK19 C
33 Ten Eyck Street BK18 B
150 West 111 Street MN18 A
2058 Adam C Powell Blvd MN17 B
2427 Adam C Powell Blvd MN17 B
67 East 3 Street MN17 B
640 Mac Donough Street BK16 B
846 50 Street BK16 C
460 41 Street BK16 C
57 Remsen Street BK14 C
523 West 49 Street MN11 A
315 West 116 Street MN10 C
320 West 117 Street MN10 B
37 Maujer Street BK10 A
314 West 116 Street MN10 B
372 Manhattan Avenue MN10 A
388 Manhattan Avenue MN10 C
313 West 116 Street MN10 B
310 West 116 Street MN10 B
312 West 116 Street MN10 D
322 West 117 Street MN10 C
33 Remsen Street BK10 B
359 East 21 Street BK8 B
5013 4 Avenue BK8 C
221 Van Brunt Street BK8 A
4208 5 Avenue BK8 B
134 Montague Street BK7 A
614 Flatbush Avenue BK7 C
37 Ten Eyck Street BK6 B
230 54 Street BK6 A
233 56 Street BK6 A
392 Manhattan Avenue MN5 D
33 East 38 Street MN4 A
4112 5 Avenue BK3 F

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,039,981 on 2019-12-19 (lender: Capital One, National Association), covering 11 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
2019-12-19Agreement $16,500,000 — from SUNSET PARK DEVELOPMENT CORP.; SUNSET PARK PROPERTIES, LLC; 69 EAST 3RD STREET ASSOCIATES, to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $16,500,000
2019-12-19AL&R $16,500,000 — from SUNSET PARK PROPERTIES, LLC; 614 FLATBUSH AVENUE CORP.; GUARD HILL PROPERTIES, LLC; SUNSET to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $16,500,000
2019-12-19Mortgage $4,039,981 — from ACE REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATES, LLC; 69 EAST 3RD STREET ASSOCIATES, INC.; 523 WEST 49TH ST. CO to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $4,039,981
2013-06-10Mortgage $473,614 — from SUNSET PARK PROPERTIES, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $473,614
2013-06-10AL&R $1,800,000 — from SUNSET PARK PROPERTIES, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $1,800,000
2013-06-10Agreement $1,800,000 — from SUNSET PARK PROPERTIES, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $1,800,000
2005-07-27Mortgage $1,500,000 — from SUNSET PARK PROPERTIES, LLC to COMMERCE BANK, N.A. $1,500,000
2004-07-05Deed $240,000 — from NEIGHBORHOOD RESTORE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to SUNSET PARK DEVELOPMENT CORP. $240,000
2004-07-05Mortgage $80,000 — from SUNSET PARK DEVELOPMENT CORP. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $80,000
1990-11-21Mortgage $25,000 — from 221 VAN BRUNT REALTYCP to BERMAN, ROBERT $25,000
1990-01-19Mortgage $40,826 — from 221 VAN BRUNT RLTY CP to CONTARDI, CLAUDIO $40,826

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701001
201804048
201902439
20201450349
20211160320
202205005
2023460212
202441027
202502024
202600000
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The full timeline

Construction 11Enforcement 24Housing & tenants 94Ownership & money 24Health & systems 20

Every one of the 173 recorded events, 1985–2025, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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