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245 Flatbush Avenue

357Records
15City systems
1Open violations
57.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11217 · Neighborhood: Park Slope
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357 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 225 311 service requests, 32 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 23 rodent inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11217
Built1930
Floors4
Res. units3
ClassS3
Owner (PLUTO)245 FLATBUSH OWNER LLC
BBL3011350040
BIN3027809

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 57.3. 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

Open HPD violations1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2024-07-29.

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

66 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (43) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (5) · Street Condition (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · Abandoned Vehicle (2) · Snow or Ice (2).

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 (1930)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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)245 FLATBUSH OWNER LLC
Head officerSCOTT BERMAN
Managing agent245 FLATBUSH OWNER LLC
Last registered2025-09-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,503,600 $676,620
2026$1,804,000 $811,800
2027$2,165,000 $974,250

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Doughnut PlantCoffee/TeaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

2 Food Establishment complaints 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (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

SubwayBergen St — 2 3 · under 50 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: none
Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr — 2 3 4 5 B D N Q R · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Flatbush Av / Bergen St — B41 B67 · 100 ft
Citi BikeBergen St & Flatbush Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityProtected bike path mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Public School 9 The Sarah Smith Garnet 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

245 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

66 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $36,078,403 on 2020-03-09 (lender: Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, L.P. and Keybank National Association), covering 34 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
2020-03-09Agreement $324,000,000 — from 470 WEST 23 TENANT OWNER LLC; 2090 AMSTERDAM OWNER LLC; NEXT TO 92 EQUITIES OWNER LLC; 132 to KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; CANTOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LENDING, L $324,000,000
2020-03-09Mortgage $36,078,404 — from 587 RIVERSIDE OWNER LLC; 730 RIVERSIDE DRIVE PROPERTY OWNER LLC; 440 AUDUBON OWNER LLC; FI to CANTOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LENDING, L; KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $36,078,404
2020-03-09AL&R $324,000,000 — from EAST RIVER 95 OWNER LLC; 470 WEST 23 OWNER LLC; 125 REALTY TENANT OWNER LLC; 480 HUMBOLDT to CANTOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LENDING, L; KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $324,000,000
2015-01-13AL&R $2,200,000 — from 245 FLATBUSH AVE LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $2,200,000
2015-01-13Agreement $2,200,000 — from 245 FLATBUSH AVE LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $2,200,000
2015-01-13Mortgage $2,032,527 — from 245 FLATBUSH AVE LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $2,032,527
2000-01-13Mortgage $269,500 — from 245 FLATBUSH REALTYCORP to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $269,500

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701301124
2018070411
20190230124
20200716124
20211340136
20220320133
20232230126
20241280332
20250290332
20260130114
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The full timeline

Construction 26Enforcement 15Housing & tenants 246Ownership & money 33Health & systems 37

Every one of the 357 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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