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327 43 Street

1,880Records
19City systems
20Open violations
139.2Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11232 · Neighborhood: Sunset Park (West)
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1,880 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 662 HPD complaints, 564 HPD housing violations, 513 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11232
Built1906
Floors4
Res. units18
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)CROWN HOLDINGS USA
BBL3007230065
BIN3010829

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More 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 139.2. In ZIP 11232, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% 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

Open HPD violations20 total — 12 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2021-02-27.
Active vacate order1 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

44 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 12 · winter 2024–25: 26). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

12
’23–24
26
’24–25

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

What 311 hears from this address

35 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (22) · PLUMBING (2) · ELECTRIC (2) · Illegal Animal Kept as Pet (2) · WATER LEAK (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2).

Filed construction activity

$45,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1906)
YesSix or more residential units (18)
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)CROWN HOLDINGS USA LLC
Head officerMARC GOLDBERGER
Managing agentPLAZA MANAGEMENT
Last registered2026-07-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,129,000 $508,050
2026$1,056,000 $475,200
2027$1,114,000 $501,300

The city's market estimate has fallen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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.

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

Subway45 St — R · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
36 St — D N R · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / 44 St — B37 · 250 ft
Citi Bike41 St & 3 Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Sunset Park Avenues Elementary School. 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

327 43 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

35 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 22 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 PLAZA MANAGEMENT — 24 buildings, 1,664 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B4 · C3 · D1 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
600 DeKalb Avenue BK640 A
2266 Cropsey Avenue BK248 A
19 Rockwell Place BK174 A
2224 Cropsey Avenue BK107 A
195 Berry Street BK84 A
33 4 Street BK82 A
1357 2 Avenue MN52 A
542 St Marks Avenue BK36 A
105 Grand Avenue BK36 B
1231 3 Avenue MN34 A
540 West 189 Street MN30 D
370 Bedford Avenue BK29 C
89 Throop Avenue BK24 A
327 43 Street BK18 C
1711 East 15 Street BK12 F
530 East 5 Street MN10 A
172 Meserole Street BK8 A
170 Meserole Street BK8 A
367 Union Avenue BK7 B
365 Union Avenue BK7 B
42 Meserole Street BK6 A
730 Lorimer Street BK6 C
728 Lorimer Street BK6 B
1007360033 — —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $450,388 on 2020-10-01 (lender: Ridgewood Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-10-01AL&R $1,000,000 — from CROWN HOLDINGS USA, LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $1,000,000
2020-10-01Agreement $1,000,000 — from CROWN HOLDINGS USA, LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $1,000,000
2020-10-01Mortgage $450,388 — from CROWN HOLDINGS USA, LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $450,388
2016-08-05Mortgage $107,493 — from CROWN HOLDINGS USA, LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $107,493
2016-08-05Agreement $600,000 — from CROWN HOLDINGS USA, LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $600,000
2004-05-07Agreement $595,000 — from CROWN HOLDINGS USA, LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $595,000
2004-05-07Mortgage $44,090 — from CROWN HOLDINGS USA, LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $44,090
2001-07-26Mortgage $154,105 — from CROWN HOLDINGS USA LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $154,105
1999-10-20Mortgage $432,600 — from BELGIE REALTY INC to FOURTH FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $432,600
1995-09-27Mortgage $210,000 — from WOOD EVE INC to GREENPOINT BANK $210,000
1993-02-10Mortgage $5,000 — from LEASE REVIEW CORP to KOUTSOVASILIS; ELIOPOULOS, GEORGE $5,000
1991-03-18Mortgage $60,000 — from LEASE REVIEW CORP to CIARAVALO, JOSEPH; CIARAVAVO, CECILIA; OLIVA, DEWEY JR; CSC HOLDING CORP $60,000
1984-08-20Mortgage $70,000 — from LEASE REVIEW CORP to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $70,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20173213400139
201801540156
20190011802120
20200010741112
20210111801120
20222011701120
202301580160
202401570361
202502380242
2026008019
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The full timeline

Construction 9Enforcement 26Housing & tenants 1,789Ownership & money 42Health & systems 14

Every one of the 1,880 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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