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249 Flatbush Avenue

355Records
13City systems
8Open violations
23Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11217 · Neighborhood: Prospect Heights
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355 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 241 311 service requests, 31 HPD housing violations, 16 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11217
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units10
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)71-75 6TH AVE LLC
BBL3011430008
BIN3028034

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 58% 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 23. In ZIP 11217, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations8 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1997-10-20.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

62 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (33) · Street Condition (13) · Missed Collection (4) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (3) · Food Establishment (3) · Encampment (1).

Filed construction activity

$293,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1931)
YesSix or more residential units (10)
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)71-75 6TH AVE LLC
Head officerWRENFORD PHILLIPS
Managing agent71-75 6TH AVE LLC
Last registered2026-01-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,470,000 $1,561,500
2026$4,136,000 $1,861,200
2027$3,918,000 $1,763,100

The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Hungry GhostCoffee/TeaA—
Sweet PollyAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Pet/Animal), shared by 2 restaurants · 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 · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
7 Av — B Q · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Flatbush Av / Saint Marks Av — B41 B67 · 100 ft
Citi BikeBergen St & Flatbush Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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

249 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

62 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-11-13EASE $658,000 — from 71-75 6TH AVE LLC to AIO OPERATING 2, LLC $658,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201714170123
201820130217
2019005016
2020224019
202102270231
202200330134
202300480250
202400331438
202500230326
202600150217
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The full timeline

Construction 24Enforcement 10Housing & tenants 296Ownership & money 6Health & systems 19

Every one of the 355 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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