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372 Butler Street

91Records
8City systems
2Open violations
19.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11217 · Neighborhood: Park Slope
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91 recorded events, 1986–2026, from 8 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 32 311 service requests, 24 HPD housing violations, 10 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11217
Built1986
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)372 BUTLER STREET, LLC
BBL3009430024
BIN3019155

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 19.3. In ZIP 11217, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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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

Open HPD violations2 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2019-12-12.

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

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Lead (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · PAINT/PLASTER (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

NoBuilt before 1974 (1986)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

0 of 3 signals present. None of the common signals are present — stabilization is unlikely (though never impossible). 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)372 BUTLER STREET LLC
Head officerJAMES CHIN
Managing agentJB MAC REAL ESTATE INC,
Last registered2025-07-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,580,000 $154,800
2026$2,671,000 $160,260
2027$3,367,000 $202,020

The city's market estimate has risen 31% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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

SubwayUnion St — R · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bergen St — 2 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / Saint Johns Pl — B63 · 500 ft
Citi BikeDouglass St & 4 Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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

372 Butler 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

3 311 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 JB MAC REAL ESTATE INC — 11 buildings, 60 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B1 · C2 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
283 23 Street BK12 A
5 East 124 Street MN8 A
444 51 Street BK8 C
302 East 12 Street MN8 A
348 Atlantic Avenue BK6 A
336 State Street BK6 A
458 Halsey Street BK4 D
372 Butler Street BK3 C
845 Greene Avenue BK3 D
219 East 59 Street MN2 B
3016520030 — —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $120,000 on 1993-12-30 (lender: Republic Bank For Svgs). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1993-12-30Mortgage $120,000 — from CHIN, JAMES G.; CHIN, ELAINE NG to REPUBLIC BANK FOR SVGS $120,000
1987-05-22Mortgage $13,500 — from CHIN, JAMES G; CHIN, ELAINE NG to NYC HPD $13,500

Ten-year activity

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Housing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017000
2018123
201923023
202023023
2021404
2022101
2023303
2024606
2025101
2026101
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The full timeline

Housing & tenants 73Ownership & money 9Health & systems 9

Every one of the 91 recorded events, 1986–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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