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794 Washington Avenue

378Records
13City systems
27Open violations
14.4Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Prospect Heights
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378 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 138 311 service requests, 65 HPD complaints, 63 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units8
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)N J S RLTY CO
BBL3011730050
BIN3029402

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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 53% 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 14.4. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
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 violations27 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 14 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 1988-06-28.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 6).

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

What 311 hears from this address

17 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Lead (2) · Noise (2) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · Food Establishment (1).

Filed construction activity

$58,000 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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
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)NJS REALTY LLC
Head officerSANFORD NAGER
Managing agentSR NAGER MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-09-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,250,000 $1,012,500
2026$1,902,000 $855,900
2027$2,282,000 $1,026,900

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
LowerlineCajunAMice evidence
Shane'sCreoleBMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage), 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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (1 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

SubwayEastern Pkwy-Brooklyn Museum — 2 3 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Park Pl — S · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Washington Av / Sterling Pl — B45 · 50 ft
Citi BikeSt Johns Pl & Washington Ave · 200 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

794 Washington 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

17 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 SR NAGER MANAGEMENT — 24 buildings, 290 units. Grades across the portfolio: A13 · B6 · C2 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
115 Brooklyn Avenue BK41 A
417 St Johns Place BK28 B
47 South Elliott Place BK25 C
1406 Pacific Street BK20 A
939 Sterling Place BK16 A
626 Lincoln Place BK16 A
51 Irving Place BK14 B
451 Washington Avenue BK14 A
239 Prospect Place BK12 A
657 St Marks Avenue BK9 B
794 Washington Avenue BK8 A
246 Bainbridge Street BK8 A
457 Clinton Avenue BK8 B
259 4 Avenue BK8 A
248 Bainbridge Street BK8 B
244 Bainbridge Street BK8 D
798 Washington Avenue BK8 A
242 Bainbridge Street BK8 D
1463 Bedford Avenue BK7 A
207 7 Avenue BK6 A
1327 Pacific Street BK6 C
131 Bainbridge Street BK4 A
113 Bainbridge Street BK4 B
381 Macon Street BK4 F

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,378,317 on 2021-05-20 (lender: First Republic 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
2021-05-20Agreement $2,500,000 — from NJS REALTY, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $2,500,000
2021-05-20Mortgage $1,378,318 — from NJS REALTY, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $1,378,318
2021-05-20AL&R $2,500,000 — from NJS REALTY, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $2,500,000
2013-05-13Agreement $1,350,000 — from FLUSHNG BANK to NJS REALTY, LLC $1,350,000
2013-05-13AL&R $1,350,000 — from NJS REALTY, LLC to FLUSHNG BANK $1,350,000
2013-05-13Mortgage $750,855 — from NJS REALTY, LLC to FLUSHNG BANK $750,855
2003-09-02Mortgage $398,668 — from NJS REALTY, LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $398,668
2003-09-02Agreement $725,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to NJS REALTY, LLC $725,000
1988-02-09Mortgage $365,000 — from NJS REALTY CO to AMERIFEDERAL SAVS BANK $365,000
1986-08-08Mortgage $81,200 — from N.J.S. D. REALTY CO to 735 CORP $81,200
1985-10-17Mortgage $40,000 — from NJS REALTY COMP to JACOBI, SUSAN; JACOBI, MENAHEM $40,000
1983-03-24Mortgage $60,000 — from MILLEN, ANNIALLE; MILLEN, PATRIS to HAWKINS, EDNA $60,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20176120110
201811150118
201900150217
202000170118
20210095115
202200460147
202300450449
20240082313
202500100616
2026005049
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The full timeline

Construction 31Enforcement 4Housing & tenants 274Ownership & money 38Health & systems 31

Every one of the 378 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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