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881 39 Street

229Records
10City systems
73Open violations
544.3Penalty rate

229 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 89 HPD housing violations, 46 311 service requests, 42 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11232
Built1933
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)T L W REALTY LLC
BBL3009080145
BIN3017770

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 544.3. 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 violations73 total — 21 class C (immediately hazardous), 25 class B, 27 class A. Oldest open since 1986-09-23.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 6).

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

What 311 hears from this address

24 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (8) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Noise (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · FLOORING/STAIRS (2) · Animal (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 (1933)
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)PYLOS 881 REALTY LLC
Head officerTOMMIS ZONTANOS
Managing agentTOMMIS ZONTANOS
Last registered2026-04-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$829,000 $373,050
2026$925,000 $416,250
2027$1,079,000 $485,550

The city's market estimate has risen 30% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

Subway9 Av — D · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 39 St / 9 Av — B35 · 150 ft
Citi BikeNew Utrecht Ave & 9 Ave · 150 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. 169 Sunset Park
Middle: J.H.S. 223 The Montauk. 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

881 39 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

24 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $113,051 on 2016-10-20 (lender: Flushing Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-06-22Deed $1,125,000 — from PYLOS 881 REALTY LLC to T L W REALTY LLC $1,125,000
2026-05-27Sold for $1,125,000 $1,125,000 $187,500
2016-10-20Agreement $330,000 — from PYLOS 881 REALTY LLC to FLUSHING BANK; FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $330,000
2016-10-20Mortgage $113,052 — from PYLOS 881 REALTY LLC to FLUSHING BANK $113,052
2016-10-20AL&R $330,000 — from PYLOS 881 REALTY LLC to FLUSHING BANK; FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $330,000
2007-10-25M&CON $154,189 — from ZONTANOS, TOMMIS; ZONTANOS, SPYRIDOULA to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $154,189
2002-10-30Mortgage $120,000 — from ZONTANOS, TOMMIS; ZONTANOS, SPYRIDOULA to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK FSB $120,000
2000-08-11Mortgage $138,000 — from AGP REALTY FUND LLC to INTERBANK OF NEW YORK $138,000

Ten-year activity

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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171012
20187018
201990110
20205016
20212013
20222013
20234015
2024200121
2025660167
2026584163
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The full timeline

Enforcement 3Housing & tenants 185Ownership & money 31Health & systems 10

Every one of the 229 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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