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1151 Dean Street

503Records
15City systems
32Open violations
26.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11216 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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503 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 174 HPD complaints, 110 311 service requests, 67 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11216
Built1906
Floors4
Res. units16
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)1151-1155 DEAN LLC
BBL3012060066
BIN3030022

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 60% 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 26.3. In ZIP 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% 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 violations32 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 21 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 2011-03-14.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

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

$12,800 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Real Time Enforcement (5) · Noise (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Derelict Vehicles (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1).

Filed construction activity

$53,650 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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)
YesSix or more residential units (16)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)1151-1155 DEAN LLC
Head officerMILTON GUARTAN
Managing agentRENAISSANCE REALTYGROUP LLC
Last registered2025-08-01

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,718,000 $773,100
2026$1,943,000 $874,350
2027$1,893,000 $851,850

The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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

SubwayNostrand Av — A C · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Park Pl — S · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Bedford Av / Dean St — B49 · 300 ft
Citi BikeBedford Ave & Bergen St · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Brooklyn Arts and Science Elementary School
Middle: The School of Integrated Learning. 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

1151 Dean Street

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

11 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by RENAISSANCE REALTY GROUP LLC — 36 buildings, 922 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B20 · C2 · D3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
134 East 122 Street MN92 A
60 West 129 Street MN55 A
607 Lenox Avenue MN53 B
92 Morningside Avenue MN48 A
1354 Bedford Avenue BK40 B
553 West 174 Street MN38 A
285 Schenectady Avenue BK38 B
285 Eastern Parkway BK33 B
487 Lincoln Place BK31 B
493 Lincoln Place BK31 B
495 Lincoln Place BK31 A
1561 Pitkin Avenue BK31 B
505 Lincoln Place BK30 B
519 Lincoln Place BK25 B
2188 Atlantic Avenue BK25 A
511 Lincoln Place BK24 B
117 West 142 Street MN24 B
221 East 10 Street MN24 A
527 Lincoln Place BK24 B
1806 Caton Avenue BK24 B
1646 Union Street BK23 C
332 East 9 Street MN20 B
726 DeKalb Avenue BK20 B
58 St Marks Place MN19 B
299 Knickerbocker Avenue BK18 A
1155 Dean Street BK16 B
45 Argyle Road BK16 A
1151 Dean Street BK16 B
230 Willis Avenue BX16 A
724 DeKalb Avenue BK14 B
323 Knickerbocker Avenue BK6 A
235 Utica Avenue BK4 D
146 Wyckoff Avenue BK4 D
1024 Broadway BK3 B
1022 Broadway BK3 C
1026 Broadway BK3 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $882,500 on 2023-10-11 (lender: Cross River 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
2023-10-11Mortgage $1,117,475 — from 1151-1155 DEAN LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK $1,117,475
2023-10-11Agreement $9,117,500 — from 1151-1155 DEAN LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK $9,117,500
2023-10-11AL&R $11,250,000 — from 1151-1155 DEAN LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK $11,250,000
2023-10-11Mortgage $882,500 — from 1151-1155 DEAN LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK $882,500
2023-10-11Mortgage $1,250,000 — from 1151-1155 DEAN LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK $1,250,000
2018-10-03Agreement $9,000,000 — from 1151-1155 DEAN LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK $9,000,000
2018-10-03AL&R $9,000,000 — from 1151-1155 DEAN LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK $9,000,000
2018-10-03Mortgage $5,435,445 — from 1151-1155 DEAN LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK $5,435,445
2013-07-17Agreement $4,000,000 — from 1151-1155 DEAN LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,000,000
2013-07-17Mortgage $1,691,199 — from 1151-1155 DEAN LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,691,199
2013-07-17Deed $5,450,000 — from GRANLEDEN APARTMENTS LLC to 1151-1155 DEAN LLC $5,450,000
2011-01-04Mortgage $203,885 — from GRANLEDEN APARTMENT LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $203,885
2011-01-04Agreement $2,400,000 — from GRANLEDEN APARTMENT LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $2,400,000
2006-12-19Mortgage $1,000,000 — from GRANLEDEN APARTMENT LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $1,000,000
2003-12-26Mortgage $1,400,000 — from GRANLEDEN APARTMENTS LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $1,400,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017202026
2018002439
201901410446
202000160218
20210191314
2022005038
20230097420
20240140510
2025002057
20265870323
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The full timeline

Construction 22Enforcement 23Housing & tenants 363Ownership & money 44Health & systems 51

Every one of the 503 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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