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160 Underhill Avenue

83Records
8City systems
8Open violations
3.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Prospect Heights
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83 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 8 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 29 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 19 311 service requests, 13 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built1906
Floors2
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)EDKINS SARAH
BBL3011650151
BIN3029143

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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 79% 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 3.3. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% 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 violations8 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 1990-05-16.

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

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (5) · Illegal Parking (1) · Curb Condition (1) · Non (1) · Snow or Ice (1).

Filed construction activity

$231,750 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1906)
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)FRED J BENDHEIM; SARAH EDKINS
Managing agentNONE
Last registered2025-10-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,107,000 $186,420
2026$3,250,000 $195,000
2027$3,302,000 $198,120

The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

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

SubwayGrand Army Plaza — 2 3 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Vanderbilt Av / Sterling Pl — B69 · 700 ft
Citi BikeProspect Pl & Underhill Ave · 550 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

160 Underhill 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

9 311 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 NONE — 117 buildings, 639 units. Grades across the portfolio: A42 · B18 · C47 · D10. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
315 7 Avenue MN91 A
47-52 44 Street QN46 A
605 East 11 Street MN20 A
427 East 82 Street MN17 A
66-45 69 Street QN16 A
859 East 227 Street BX16 A
346 East 119 Street MN11 A
142 West 86 Street MN10 B
122 Spring Street MN10 A
55 West 111 Street MN10 A
155 West 74 Street MN10 C
123 Henry Street BK10 A
61-30 Madison Street QN8 A
250 East 74 Street MN8 A
244 East 74 Street MN8 A
68 Diamond Street BK8 C
150 Waverly Place MN8 A
248 East 74 Street MN8 A
214 East 17 Street MN7 A
89 Freeman Street BK7 A
3524 Church Avenue BK7 A
47-39 44 Street QN6 A
4825 5 Avenue BK6 A
20-65 Steinway Street QN6 A
45-39 41 Street QN6 A
44-29 Colden Street QN6 A
45-37 41 Street QN5 B
471 Wilson Avenue BK5 C
124 Huron Street BK5 B
143 Duane Street MN4 C
82 Garfield Place BK4 A
643 Alabama Avenue BK4 C
62-06 68 Avenue QN4 C
1123 55 Street BK4 B
818 Greene Avenue BK4 B
327 Mac Donough Street BK4 C
68-41 Forest Avenue QN4 C
1928 Madison Street QN4 C
426A 7 Avenue BK4 A
1865 Gates Avenue QN4 C
448 36 Street BK4 B
62-08 68 Avenue QN4 C
223 Bay 34 Street BK4 B
420 2 Street BK4 A
765 St Nicholas Avenue MN4 C
753 53 Street BK4 C
1080 St Johns Place BK4 A
1969 Gleason Avenue BX3 C
456 Henry Street BK3 C
255 West 113 Street MN3 D
21-73 45 Street QN3 A
40-39 Benham Street QN3 C
102-04 Lewis Avenue QN3 C
1575 49 Street BK3 C
160 Underhill Avenue BK3 A
84-30 88 Street QN3 C
658 45 Street BK3 A
849 46 Street BK3 C
707 Crescent Street BK3 C
71-03 67 Street QN3 C

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,999 on 2003-05-02 (lender: HSBC Mortgage Corporation (USA)). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2003-05-02Mortgage $3,999 — from EDKINS, SARAH; BENDHEIM, FREDERICK JOSEPH to HSBC MORTGAGE CORPORATION (USA) $3,999
2003-05-02Agreement $154,000 — from BENDHEIM, FREDERICK JOSEPH; EDKINS, SARAH to HSBC MORTGAGE CORPORATION (USA) $154,000
1990-04-11Mortgage $190,000 — from BENDHEIM, FREDERICKJ to MARINE MIDLAND MTGECORP $190,000
1986-09-08Mortgage $143,548 — from HARDWICK, LINDA; RENFROE, TYRONE to CITIBANK NA $143,548
1983-11-14Mortgage $5,000 — from RENFROE, TYRONE; HARDWICK, LINDA to OVERSTREET, VERA; DOUGLAS, LILLA; NORTHCUTT, DAVID; ROBINSON, JOYCE $5,000
1983-08-05Mortgage $86,625 — from RENFROE, TYRONE; HARDWICK, LINDA to CITIBANK, NA $86,625

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
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201800000
201900000
202000404
202100202
202210203
2023334111
2024218112
202520316
202600213
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The full timeline

Construction 8Enforcement 4Housing & tenants 37Ownership & money 29Health & systems 5

Every one of the 83 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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