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21 Butler Place

424Records
14City systems
40Open violations
1.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Prospect Heights
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424 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 109 HPD housing violations, 107 311 service requests, 85 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built1915
Floors4
Res. units23
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)15 21 BUTLER OWNERS CORP
BBL3011700037
BIN3029327

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 84% 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 1.7. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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B
C

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 violations40 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 37 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1992-09-28.

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

24 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (7) · Blocked Driveway (6) · Water System (3) · Curb Condition (2) · Non (1) · Street Light Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$764,100 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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 (1915)
YesSix or more residential units (23)
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)15-21 BUTLER OWNERS CORP
Head officerBRANDON WECHSLER
Managing agentHABITAT MANAGEMENT, LLC
Last registered2025-09-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,498,000 $1,574,100
2026$3,858,000 $1,736,100
2027$3,520,000 $1,584,000

The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $528,660 a year ($29.37 per sq ft), operating expenses $105,660 ($5.87 per sq ft), net operating income $423,000. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

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 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-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: Vanderbilt Av / Plaza St East — B69 · 350 ft
Citi BikePark Pl & Vanderbilt 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

21 Butler Place

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

24 311 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 HABITAT MANAGEMENT, LLC — 57 buildings, 1,597 units. Grades across the portfolio: A54 · B2 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
50 Lefferts Avenue BK93 A
5-19 Borden Avenue QN76 A
27-49 Jackson Avenue QN74 A
37-29 31st Street QN70 A
26-46 4th Street QN69 A
155 Terrace Place BK55 A
38-09 28 Street QN50 A
715 Fox Street BX50 A
41-12 47 Avenue QN48 A
166 16 Street BK45 A
10-55 47 Avenue QN43 A
4620 11 Street QN42 A
173 Smith Street BK42 A
24-15 Queens Plaza North QN39 A
375 Lincoln Place BK39 A
892 Bergen Street BK38 A
11-35 45 Avenue QN38 A
198 16 Street BK32 A
137 Jackson Street BK32 A
345 Carroll Street BK32 A
150 North 5 Street BK31 A
28-18 Astoria Boulevard QN28 A
328 Sterling Place BK25 A
1735 Caton Avenue BK25 A
529 Court Street BK24 A
11-30 45 Road QN24 A
58 Strong Place BK23 A
21 Butler Place BK23 A
195 Prospect Park West BK21 A
147 Lafayette Avenue BK21 A
15 Butler Place BK20 A
134 Powers Street BK20 A
147 South Oxford Street BK20 A
328 Bergen Street BK20 A
468 17 Street BK20 A
422 State Street BK20 A
957 Utica Avenue BK18 C
195 Spencer Street BK18 B
191 Spencer Street BK18 A
201 Spencer Street BK18 A
197 Spencer Street BK18 A
1671 11 Avenue BK15 A
80 Adelphi Street BK14 A
31 Washington Street BK13 A
488 4th Avenue BK10 A
152 Withers Street BK9 A
315 Clinton Avenue BK9 A
149 Skillman Avenue BK9 A
223 Maujer Street BK8 A
2 Roebling Street BK8 A
227 Maujer Street BK8 A
117 South 3 Street BK8 A
225 Maujer Street BK8 A
223 North 11 Street BK4 B
221 North 11 Street BK4 A
217 North 11 Street BK4 A
215 North 11 Street BK4 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $491,164 on 2020-12-28 (lender: Investors 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
2026-06-30RPTT&RET $952,500 — from ARON, MICHAEL to HART, C. FAGAN; HART, AUSTIN $952,500
2026-06-15Sold for $952,500 $952,500 $41,413
2025-04-07RPTT&RET $610,000 — from ARCHER, JAIME to USOW, MARK; USOW, JUDY $610,000
2025-03-31Sold for $610,000 $610,000 $26,522
2024-04-12RPTT&RET $450,000 — from THE ESTATE OF STEPHANIE ANAYA to MANDELL HORWITZ, DIANE; JOBE, MOLLY E; MANDELL, ALEXANDER N $450,000
2024-04-10Sold for $450,000 $450,000 $19,565
2022-05-17RPTT&RET $550,000 — from DANIELSSON, HANS; DANIELSSON, JENNIFER to ARCHER, JAIME $550,000
2022-05-02Sold for $550,000 $550,000 $23,913
2021-11-04RPTT&RET $600,000 — from PLIES, BAERBEL to DITTMAR, ASHLEY M $600,000
2021-10-26Sold for $600,000 $600,000 $26,087
2021-07-14RPTT&RET $530,000 — from BAZLUKE, ANNE C to WHALEN, JANE $530,000
2021-07-01Sold for $530,000 $530,000 $23,043
2021-04-16RPTT&RET $587,000 — from GUBERMAN, ANDREW to PIETRZYK, KAMIL ROBERT $587,000
2021-03-29Sold for $587,000 $587,000 $25,522
2021-01-15RPTT&RET $599,000 — from NEIDORF, CARLY to RHODES, TAYLOR $599,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20175064217
20184058118
2019002013
20204019115
20215067119
2022009326101
202300150823
202400132318
202541122221
20261142210
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The full timeline

Construction 36Enforcement 6Housing & tenants 253Ownership & money 102Health & systems 27

Every one of the 424 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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