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134 29 Street

278Records
15City systems
24Open violations
1.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11232 · Neighborhood: Sunset Park (West)
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278 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 104 HPD complaints, 41 311 service requests, 36 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11232
Built1924
Floors4
Res. units8
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)134 29TH STREET REALTY LLC
BBL3006680017
BIN3009835

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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 87% 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 1.3. In ZIP 11232, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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

Open HPD violations24 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 18 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 1989-03-27.

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

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · Smoking or Vaping (1) · Snow or Ice (1).

Filed construction activity

$147,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1924)
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)134 29TH STREET REALTY LLC
Head officerNICHOLAS G KOTSONIS
Managing agentKOTSONIS ORGANIZATION LLC.
Last registered2025-10-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,690,000 $760,500
2026$1,352,000 $608,400
2027$1,335,000 $600,750

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

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 3 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

Subway25 St — R · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
36 St — D N R · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / 30 St — B37 · 200 ft
Citi Bike30 St & 4 Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 172 Beacon School of Excellence. 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

134 29 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

4 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by KOTSONIS ORGANIZATION LLC. — 27 buildings, 239 units. Grades across the portfolio: A20 · B6 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
94 Prospect Park West BK30 A
594 6 Street BK16 B
101 Prospect Park West BK10 A
767 Union Street BK10 A
549 Bergen Street BK10 B
770 Union Street BK9 B
886 Union Street BK9 B
392 Prospect Avenue BK8 A
693 Union Street BK8 A
873 Union Street BK8 A
845 President Street BK8 A
195 5 Avenue BK8 A
896 Union Street BK8 B
768 Union Street BK8 A
298 1 Street BK8 A
898 Union Street BK8 B
664 6 Avenue BK8 A
695 Union Street BK8 A
800 President Street BK8 A
134 29 Street BK8 A
832 Union Street BK7 A
74 Douglass Street BK7 A
248 5 Avenue BK7 A
21 Sterling Place BK6 A
633 10 Street BK6 A
287 19 Street BK5 A
287 6 Avenue BK3 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $631,092 on 2018-08-28 (lender: Gold Coast Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-08-28Agreement $1,775,000 — from 134-29TH STREET REALTY LLC to GOLD COAST BANK $1,775,000
2018-08-28Mortgage $631,092 — from 134-29TH STREET REALTY LLC to GOLD COAST BANK $631,092
2018-08-28AL&R $1,775,000 — from 134-29TH STREET REALTY LLC to GOLD COAST BANK $1,775,000
2014-05-07AL&R $1,250,000 — from 134-29TH STREET REALTY LLC to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $1,250,000
2014-05-07Mortgage $827,452 — from 134-29TH STREET REALTY LLC to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $827,452
2014-05-07Agreement $1,250,000 — from 134-29TH STREET REALTY LLC to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $1,250,000
2007-06-22Deed $800,000 — from H & E PROPERTIES LLC to 134 29TH STREET REALTY LLC $800,000
2007-06-22Mortgage $465,000 — from 134 29TH STREET REALTY LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $465,000
2002-10-23Mortgage $205,000 — from H&E PROPERTIES LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $205,000
2001-08-23Mortgage $185,000 — from 134 29TH STREET LLC to XENAKIS, ANTHONY $185,000
1987-09-16Mortgage $100,000 — from KOUGENTAKIS, GREGORY; XENAKIS, ANTONIS to BIDALES, CARMEN; BIDALES, KOSMAS $100,000
1984-12-21Mortgage $38,000 — from BIDALES, KOSMAS; BIDALES, CARMEN to SCAROS, PETER $38,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017403007
2018000516
201900110112
2020002013
2021007018
2022007018
2023012014
2024011024
2025004015
2026003014
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The full timeline

Construction 18Enforcement 23Housing & tenants 191Ownership & money 36Health & systems 10

Every one of the 278 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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