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88 Kingston Avenue

142Records
14City systems
11Open violations
50Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11216 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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142 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 36 311 service requests, 32 HPD housing violations, 28 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11216
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units3
ClassS3
Owner (PLUTO)BROOKS, SHAQUANNA
BBL3012090045
BIN3030157, 3341621

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 50. In ZIP 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% 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 violations11 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 1996-03-07.

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

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (3).

Filed construction activity

$16,200 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 (1910)
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)SHAQUANNa BEOOKs
Last registered2025-10-15

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$850,000 $382,500
2026$1,020,000 $459,000
2027$1,224,000 $550,800

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Bklyn CaterersSoul FoodNot yet graded—
Bklyn Caterers LLCNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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.

4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2013 (0 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

SubwayKingston-Throop Avs — C · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Nostrand Av — A C · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Dean St / Kingston Av — B65 · 200 ft
Citi BikeBergen St & Kingston Ave · 400 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. 289 George V. Brower
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

88 Kingston 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

3 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $168,000 on 1996-08-20 (lender: Greenpoint Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1996-08-20Mortgage $168,000 — from DUNK, ALTON to GREENPOINT BANK $168,000
1995-08-25Mortgage $126,000 — from SATCHELL, ASHAMBO OLIVER; SATCHELL, OLIVER to LINCOLN EQUITIES CREDIT CORP $126,000
1989-12-07Mortgage $176,000 — from RJL OF NEW YORK INC to J.S. FUNDING CORP $176,000
1987-12-30Mortgage $90,000 — from 88 KINGSTON AV RLTYCP to MARAL FUNDING CORP $90,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201704015
201805016
201915006
202001001
202107007
202207108
2023022610
202403047
202502013
202601034
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The full timeline

Construction 12Enforcement 9Housing & tenants 75Ownership & money 29Health & systems 17

Every one of the 142 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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