Building Biography

The MapLandlordsNeighborhoodsZIP CodesGradesThe Mice MapAboutWhat's new

216 Flatbush Avenue

126Records
12City systems
0Open violations
10Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11217 · Neighborhood: Park Slope
Open in the map

126 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 43 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 25 DOB permits, 23 DOB job filings.

BoroughBrooklyn 11217
Built1930
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)MEO 216 FLATBUSH AVENUE LLC
BBL3009310026
BIN3018495

Full record, year by year   Support this site

GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 10. In ZIP 11217, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-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

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

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (2) · Lead (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1) · Food Establishment (1).

Filed construction activity

$378,340 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 (1930)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)MEO 216 Flatbush Avenue LLC
Head officerNurul Ahia
Managing agentTristar Management Associates LLC
Last registered2025-09-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,297,000 $137,820
2026$2,467,000 $148,020
2027$2,734,000 $164,040

The city's market estimate has risen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Sofreh CafeMiddle EasternA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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

SubwayBergen St — 2 3 · 50 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: none
Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr — 2 3 4 5 B D N Q R · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Flatbush Av / Bergen St — B41 B67 · 100 ft
Citi BikeBergen St & Flatbush Ave · 50 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

216 Flatbush Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

5 311 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 TRISTAR MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES LLC — 78 buildings, 1,020 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B21 · C27 · D17 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
20 Avenue A MN63 B
1632 Madison Avenue MN59 D
630 West 136 Street MN45 B
35-61 92 Street QN45 B
579 61 Street BK44 C
351 West 125 Street MN38 F
3505 Rochambeau Avenue BX35 C
2356 Grand Concourse BX32 D
2366 Grand Concourse BX32 D
152 Thompson Street MN30 A
629 West 135 Street MN30 C
142 East 126 Street MN30 D
1065 Nelson Avenue BX28 D
142 Sullivan Street MN27 A
161 Prince Street MN24 A
826 9 Avenue MN22 C
715 East 5 Street MN20 B
3246 3 Avenue BX20 C
824 9 Avenue MN18 B
159 Prince Street MN16 B
31 St Marks Place MN16 B
746 9 Avenue MN16 C
85 Rivington Street MN15 C
615 1/2 Hudson Street MN15 C
1675 Lexington Avenue MN12 B
1732 2 Avenue MN12 C
723 11 Avenue MN11 B
714 Greenwich Street MN10 B
944 Columbus Avenue MN10 C
2361 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN10 C
2359 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN10 D
105 Avenue C MN9 B
113 1 Avenue MN8 D
120 East 116 Street MN8 C
941 Columbus Avenue MN8 B
451 Bergen Street BK8 A
1739 2 Avenue MN8 F
327 East 22 Street BK8 C
407 Amsterdam Avenue MN8 B
103 3 Place BK8 C
5723 5 Avenue BK8 C
190 Flatbush Avenue BK7 A
472 Bergen Street BK7 A
4802 4 Avenue BK7 A
4423 4 Avenue BK6 D
414 4 Avenue BK6 B
817 9 Avenue MN6 B
361 1 Avenue MN6 B
1290 Nostrand Avenue BK6 C
470 Bergen Street BK6 A
202 Flatbush Avenue BK6 C
268 Flatbush Avenue BK5 D
474 Bergen Street BK5 D
819 9 Avenue MN5 C
115 Seigel Street BK4 D
478 Bergen Street BK4 D
94-01 Roosevelt Avenue QN4 D
204 Flatbush Avenue BK4 D
480 Bergen Street BK4 C
212 Flatbush Avenue BK4 A

showing 60 of 78 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,000,000 on 2025-02-05 (lender: Fcr Dc JV Atlas Seller LLC), covering 26 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
2025-02-05Mortgage $3,000,000 — from MEO 470 BERGEN STREET LLC; MEO 204 FLATBUSH AVENUE LLC; MEO 478 BERGEN STREET LLC; MEO 202 to FCR DC JV ATLAS SELLER LLC $3,000,000
2025-02-05AL&R $90,000,000 — from MEO 237 FLATBUSH AVENUE LLC; MEO 266 FLATBUSH AVENUE LLC; MEO 243 FLATBUSH AVENUE LLC; MEO to FCR DC JV ATLAS SELLER LLC $90,000,000
2025-02-05Mortgage $5,000,000 — from MEO 192 FLATBUSH AVENUE LLC; MEO 202 FLATBUSH AVENUE LLC; MEO 216 FLATBUSH AVENUE LLC; MEO to FCR DC JV ATLAS SELLER LLC $5,000,000
2025-02-05AL&R $5,000,000 — from MEO 237 FLATBUSH AVENUE LLC; MEO 472 BERGEN STREET LLC; MEO 474 BERGEN STREET LLC; MEO 214 to FCR DC JV ATLAS SELLER LLC $5,000,000
2025-02-05AL&R $3,000,000 — from MEO 218 FLATBUSH AVENUE LLC; MEO 216 FLATBUSH AVENUE LLC; MEO 241 FLATBUSH AVENUE LLC; MEO to FCR DC JV ATLAS SELLER LLC $3,000,000
2025-02-05Mortgage $66,237,117 — from MEO 472 BERGEN STREET LLC; MEO 234 FLATBUSH AVENUE LLC; MEO 470 BERGEN STREET LLC; MEO 218 to FCR DC JV ATLAS SELLER LLC $66,237,117
2025-02-05Agreement $90,000,000 — from MEO 243 FLATBUSH AVENUE LLC; MEO 468 BERGEN STREET LLC; MEO 239 FLATBUSH AVENUE LLC; MEO 4 to FCR DC JV ATLAS SELLER LLC $90,000,000
2025-01-28Deed $2,331,901 — from 216 FLATBUSH LLC to MEO 216 FLATBUSH AVENUE LLC $2,331,901
2025-01-10Sold for $2,331,901 $2,331,901 $1,165,951
2017-08-03M&CON $1,475,000 — from 216 FLATBUSH LLC to THE BRIDGEHAMPTON NATIONAL BANK $1,475,000
2017-08-03AL&R $1,475,000 — from 216 FLATBUSH LLC to THE BRIDGEHAMPTON NATIONAL BANK $1,475,000
2012-03-08Mortgage $193,688 — from 216 FLATBUSH LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $193,688
2012-03-08Agreement $900,000 — from 216 FLATBUSH LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $900,000
2012-03-08AL&R $900,000 — from 216 FLATBUSH LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $900,000
2006-10-16Mortgage $725,000 — from 216 FLATBUSH LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUL BANK $725,000

Ten-year activity

50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
21
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017001405
2018001012
2019003003
2020013004
2021001001
2022602008
20238110010
2024122016
202550511021
2026001012
This record is free. Keeping it free costs money.
Servers, data pipelines, weekends. Pay what you want — a dollar helps.
Chip in

The full timeline

Construction 48Enforcement 8Housing & tenants 23Ownership & money 44Health & systems 3

Every one of the 126 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

Explore: ZIP 11217 · Landlord rankings · How grades work · The map · The Mice Map