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96 Brooklyn Avenue

623Records
17City systems
1Open violations
83.9Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11216 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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623 recorded events, 1986–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 147 311 service requests, 140 HPD complaints, 122 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11216
Built1905
Floors4
Res. units7
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)NIA HOMES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPA NY, INC.
BBL3012080047
BIN3030115, 3396298

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 80% 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 83.9. In ZIP 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-10-14.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 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

58 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Damaged Tree (15) · Dead/Dying Tree (15) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · Dirty Condition (4) · Rodent (3) · Illegal Parking (2).

Filed construction activity

$7,000 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 (1905)
YesSix or more residential units (7)
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)NIA JV.LLC
Head officerLARRY HIRSCHFIELD
Managing agentELH MGMT.LLC
Last registered2025-09-02

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,430,000 $643,500
2026$1,716,000 $772,200
2027$1,373,000 $617,850

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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

SubwayKingston-Throop Avs — C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Nostrand Av — A C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Dean St / Brooklyn Av — B65 · 250 ft
Citi BikeBrooklyn Ave & Dean St · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 138 Brooklyn
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

96 Brooklyn 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

58 311 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 ELH MGMT.LLC — 110 buildings, 3,367 units. Grades across the portfolio: A17 · B29 · C34 · D17 · F13. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
Amsterdam Avenue MN1272 B
600 Bergen Avenue BX280 B
556 Bergen Avenue BX214 B
2954 West 29 Street BK195 C
80 Greene Avenue BK97 A
1366 East New York Avenue BK72 A
1160 Evergreen Avenue BX69 B
1416 Walton Avenue BX60 C
2518 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN41 D
212 West 133 Street MN40 C
519 St Marks Avenue BK38 B
1198 Pacific Street BK35 B
535 West 151 Street MN33 C
33 St Felix Street BK32 A
221 Ashland Place BK32 B
53 St Felix Street BK32 A
523 West 134 Street MN25 A
527 West 134 Street MN25 A
22 Mt Morris Park West MN21 D
150 Tompkins Avenue BK20 D
510 West 152 Street MN20 C
420 East 73 Street MN20 A
505 West 134 Street MN19 A
520 West 151 Street MN19 C
611 Willoughby Avenue BK17 C
2540 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN17 B
607 Willoughby Avenue BK16 C
216 West 135 Street MN16 B
1051 Eastern Parkway BK16 A
361 Court Street BK15 B
519 West 152 Street MN15 B
208 West 133 Street MN15 B
508 West 151 Street MN14 D
24 Mt Morris Park West MN14 C
403 Kosciuszko Street BK13 C
124 Kingston Avenue BK12 C
399 Kosciuszko Street BK12 D
1772 2 Avenue MN12 C
488 St Nicholas Avenue MN10 D
490 St Nicholas Avenue MN10 A
424 East 83 Street MN10 C
1434 Broadway BK9 C
1138 Dean Street BK9 B
609 Willoughby Avenue BK9 C
235 West 135 Street MN8 D
816 Washington Ave BK8 D
1446 Pacific Street BK8 B
229 West 135 Street MN8 C
213 Sackett Street BK8 C
1324 St Johns Place BK8 D
295A Bainbridge Street BK8 D
239 Carroll Street BK8 B
815 Park Place BK8 C
771 Monroe Street BK8 C
1272 Pacific Street BK8 C
364 Montgomery Street BK8 C
315 Pulaski Street BK8 D
104 Ralph Avenue BK8 B
767 Monroe Street BK8 C
286 Willoughby Avenue BK8 C

showing 60 of 110 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,765,000 on 2017-06-08 (lender: Low Income Investment Fund), covering 4 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
2017-06-08Mortgage $1,765,000 — from NIA HOMES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPA; NIA JV, LLC to LOW INCOME INVESTMENT FUND $1,765,000
2017-06-08AL&R $1,765,000 — from NIA HOMES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPA; NIA JV, LLC to LOW INCOME INVESTMENT FUND $1,765,000
2017-06-08Agreement $1,765,000 — from NIA HOMES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPA; NIA JV, LLC to LOW INCOME INVESTMENT FUND $1,765,000
2017-06-08Agreement $3,734,428 — from NIA JV, LLC; NIA HOMES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPA to THE CITY OF NEW YORK ACTING BY AND THROU $3,734,428
2013-08-27Deed $52,208 — from NEIGHBORHOOD RESTORE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to NIA HOMES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPA $52,208
2013-08-27Mortgage $349,062 — from NIA HOMES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPA; NIA JV LLC to LOW INCOME INVESTMENT FUND $349,062
2013-08-27Mortgage $3,734,428 — from NIA JV LLC; NIA HOMES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPA to LOW INCOME INVESTMENT FUND $3,734,428
2013-08-27Mortgage $1,415,938 — from NIA JV LLC; NIA HOMES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPA to LOW INCOME INVESTMENT FUND $1,415,938
2013-08-27AL&R $5,499,428 — from NIA JV LLC; NIA HOMES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPA to LOW INCOME INVESTMENT FUND $5,499,428
1995-08-11Mortgage $170,000 — from SIMMONDS, SUE to LAMOS, ADRIAN C 11; QUIRK & BAKALOR EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT PLA $170,000
1988-12-02Mortgage $45,000 — from FREDERICK, SYLVIA; FREDERICK, HERMAN E to FRIDAL ENTERP INC M/P/P/ $45,000
1987-07-16Mortgage $150,000 — from FREDERICK, HERMAN; FREDERICK, SYLVIA to FRIDAL ENTERPRISES INC $150,000
1986-10-15Mortgage $175,000 — from FREDERICK, HERMAN; FREDERICK, SYLVIA to LAMOS, ADRIAN C II; LAMOS, ETHLIN EST OF $175,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170239216
20181471316
2019002035
2020003014
20210081110
2022002601137
2023001401933
202400110819
2025002711240
202601320639
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The full timeline

Construction 35Enforcement 59Housing & tenants 423Ownership & money 38Health & systems 68

Every one of the 623 recorded events, 1986–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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