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299 5 Avenue

549Records
15City systems
0Open violations
53.9Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11215 · Neighborhood: Park Slope
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549 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 271 311 service requests, 81 HPD complaints, 58 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11215
Built1920
Floors4
Res. units16
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)372 2 ST, LLC
BBL3009750009
BIN3020927

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 73% 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 53.9. In ZIP 11215, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 46,798 6-24-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

16 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2025–26: 12). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
12
’25–26

1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

97 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (24) · Dirty Condition (21) · Rodent (12) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (9) · HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · OUTSIDE BUILDING (3).

Filed construction activity

$9,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (16)
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)372 2 ST LLC
Head officerGLEN BROWN
Managing agentFREESTONE PROPERTY GROUP LLC
Last registered2026-06-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,237,000 $1,006,650
2026$2,679,000 $1,205,550
2027$2,615,000 $1,176,750

The city's market estimate has risen 17% 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.

4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2014 (0 in the last three years).

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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
4 Av-9 St — F G R · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / 3 St — B63 · 100 ft
Citi Bike5 Ave & 3 St · 300 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. 321 William Penn. 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

299 5 Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

97 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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 FREESTONE PROPERTY GROUP LLC — 418 buildings, 2,029 units. Grades across the portfolio: A122 · B90 · C94 · D97 · F15. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
271 Lenox Road BK55 A
503 12 Street BK34 B
70 Prospect Park West BK30 B
227 13 Street BK25 B
38 Prospect Park SW BK20 B
75 Pineapple Street BK20 A
541 Bergen Street BK18 C
400 6 Avenue BK17 C
411 15 Street BK16 A
299 5 Avenue BK16 B
904 President Street BK10 B
11 Devoe Street BK10 A
1440 Pacific Street BK10 B
1148 Pacific Street BK10 B
212 Malcolm X Boulevard BK10 B
36 South Oxford Street BK10 C
100 Malcolm X Boulevard BK9 A
269 Henry Street BK9 B
159 5 Avenue BK9 B
193 Chauncey Street BK9 A
32 Pierrepont Street BK9 C
1436 Pacific Street BK8 A
915 St Johns Place BK8 A
389 Sumpter Street BK8 A
705 Lafayette Avenue BK8 A
147 Stanhope Street BK8 A
238 8 Street BK8 A
473 4 Street BK8 C
125 St James Place BK8 B
26 Starr Street BK8 B
171 15 Street BK8 B
151 Baltic Street BK8 D
44 3 Street BK8 C
441 1 Street BK8 B
196 Prospect Park West BK8 B
473 Kosciuszko Street BK8 A
12 Belvidere Street BK8 A
53 3 Street BK8 B
852 Classon Avenue BK8 B
28 Starr Street BK8 B
138 Schaefer Street BK8 A
161 Prospect Park West BK8 D
733 Lafayette Avenue BK8 B
24 Starr Street BK8 B
707 Hart Street BK8 B
38 3 Street BK8 C
469 4 Street BK8 B
598 Myrtle Avenue BK8 A
188 Cooper Street BK8 B
806 President Street BK8 B
285 6 Avenue BK8 B
600 Myrtle Avenue BK8 A
233 South 3 Street BK8 A
418 Suydam Street BK8 B
419 3 Street BK8 A
812 8 Avenue BK8 B
30 Starr Street BK8 B
812 Lexington Avenue BK8 B
88 Guernsey Street BK8 A
306 Stockholm Street BK8 C

showing 60 of 418 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,314,566 on 2022-09-16 (lender: Customers Bank), covering 2 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
2022-09-16Mortgage $1,314,567 — from 372 2 ST., LLC; 109 MONTAGUE, LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $1,314,567
2022-09-16Agreement $7,500,000 — from 372 2 ST., LLC; 109 MONTAGUE, LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $7,500,000
2020-01-14Agreement $3,930,000 — from 372 2 ST, LLC to MP REAL ESTATE CAPITAL, LLC $3,930,000
2020-01-14Deed $6,500,000 — from 372 2ND REALTY, LP to 372 2 ST, LLC $6,500,000
2020-01-14AL&R $3,930,000 — from 372 2 ST, LLC to MP REAL ESTATE CAPITAL, LLC $3,930,000
2020-01-14Mortgage $17,853 — from 372 2 ST, LLC to MP REAL ESTATE CAPITAL, LLC $17,853
2020-01-03Sold for $6,500,000 $6,500,000 $406,250
2015-08-24M&CON $4,200,000 — from 372 2ND REALTY, LP to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $4,200,000
2015-08-24M&CON $4,200,000 — from 372 2ND REALTY, LP to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $4,200,000
2015-08-24Deed $6,186,990 — from 372 SECOND STREET REALTY LLC to COASTLINE APARTMENT INVESTORS, LLC; 372 2ND REALTY, LP $6,186,990
2015-08-24AL&R $4,200,000 — from 372 2ND REALTY, LP to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $4,200,000
2015-08-24AL&R $4,200,000 — from 372 2ND REALTY, LP to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $4,200,000
2013-01-14AL&R $2,850,000 — from 372 SECOND STREET REALTY LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $2,850,000
2013-01-14Agreement $2,850,000 — from 372 SECOND STREET REALTY LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $2,850,000
2013-01-14Mortgage $2,105,980 — from 372 SECOND STREET REALTY LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $2,105,980

Ten-year activity

100500
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
57
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700290029
201809430052
201901290333
202001249135
202106360143
202201244130
202313430451
202400540357
202500350439
202600290837
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The full timeline

Construction 11Enforcement 38Housing & tenants 417Ownership & money 58Health & systems 25

Every one of the 549 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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