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95 Kingston Avenue

1,321Records
18City systems
45Open violations
326.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11213 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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1,321 recorded events, 1987–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 477 HPD complaints, 371 311 service requests, 310 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11213
Built1905
Floors4
Res. units8
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)95 KINGSTON SVL LLC
BBL3012100004
BIN3030187

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 95% 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 326.5. In ZIP 11213, 61% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% 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 violations45 total — 15 class C (immediately hazardous), 18 class B, 12 class A. Oldest open since 2018-01-07.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

11 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 11).

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

What 311 hears from this address

21 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (3) · ELECTRIC (2) · FLOORING/STAIRS (2) · APPLIANCE (2) · WATER LEAK (2).

Filed construction activity

$76,050 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 (1905)
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)95 Kingston SVL LLC
Head officerStuart Vanleenen
Managing agentEJS Equities LLC
Last registered2025-11-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,399,000 $629,550
2026$1,679,000 $755,550
2027$2,015,000 $906,750

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

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (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 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Dean St / Kingston Av — B65 · 100 ft
Citi BikeBergen St & Kingston Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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

95 Kingston 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

21 311 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 EJS EQUITIES LLC — 36 buildings, 237 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B7 · C10 · D7 · F6. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
21-21 Linden Street QN20 C
309 West 43 Street MN20 B
426 West 45 Street MN20 A
424 East 138 Street BX18 C
331 West 38 Street MN16 A
34 Carlton Avenue BK16 A
463 DeKalb Avenue BK10 B
128 Montague Street BK9 D
145 Ludlow Street MN8 A
95 Kingston Avenue BK8 C
244 New York Avenue BK8 D
255 Malcolm X Boulevard BK8 C
1719 Cornelia Street QN6 D
1919 Bay Ridge Parkway BK6 A
257 West 139 Street MN5 C
222 Manhattan Avenue BK5 D
344 West 145 Street MN4 F
382 Rockaway Parkway BK4 D
1506 Pacific Street BK3 F
500 East 95 Street BK3 D
164 West 130 Street MN3 C
631 East 93 Street BK3 F
825 Madison Street BK3 F
352 West 39 Street MN3 D
133 Hemlock Street BK3 B
1523 St Marks Avenue BK3 C
28 2 Place BK3 B
438 East 141 Street BX3 C
375 Saratoga Avenue BK3 A
172-20 107 Avenue QN2 C
5721 New Utrecht Avenue BK2 B
4713 Avenue D BK2 B
85 South 4 Street BK2 C
476 Sutter Avenue BK2 B
1734 Nostrand Avenue BK2 F
3419 14 Avenue BK1 F

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,270,500 on 2025-09-24 (lender: Metropolitan Commercial 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
2025-09-24Deed $1,815,000 — from OTA 95 KINGSTON, LLC to 95 KINGSTON RL LLC; 95 KINGSTON SVL LLC $1,815,000
2025-09-24Agreement $1,135,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 95 KINGSTON SVL LLC; 95 KINGSTON RL LLC $1,135,000
2025-09-24Agreement $3,453,343 — from OTA 95 KINGSTON, LLC; OTA 403 MACON, LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $3,453,343
2025-09-24Mortgage $1,270,500 — from OTA 403 MACON, LLC; OTA 95 KINGSTON, LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $1,270,500
2025-09-11Sold for $1,815,000 $1,815,000 $226,875
2025-06-27Agreement $3,453,343 — from OTA 103 MACON, LLC; OTA 95 KINGSTON, LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $3,453,343
2024-12-09Mortgage $2,250,000 — from OTA 267 CLIFTON, LLC; OTA 95 KINGSTON, LLC; OTA 403 MACON, LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $2,250,000
2024-12-09Agreement $6,649,742 — from OTA 403 MACON, LLC; OTA 95 KINGSTON, LLC; OTA 267 CLIFTON, LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $6,649,742
2024-07-30Agreement $9,278,050 — from OTA 95 KINGSTON, LLC; OTA 267 CLIFTON, LLC; OTA 403 MACON, LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $9,278,050
2023-02-17Agreement $9,278,050 — from OTA 403 MACON LLC; OTA 267 CLIFTON LLC; OTA 95 KINGSTON LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $9,278,050
2019-10-30CMTG $37,221,950 — from OTA 95 KINGSTON, LLC; OTA 267 CLIFTON, LLC; OTA 403 MACON, LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $37,221,950
2017-05-31Deed $3,500,000 — from ZT 95 KINGSTON LLC to OTA 95 KINGSTON, LLC $3,500,000
2017-05-31Agreement $9,278,050 — from OTA 403 MACON, LLC; OTA 95 KINGSTON, LLC; OTA 267 CLIFTON, LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $9,278,050
2017-05-31AL&R $9,278,050 — from OTA 403 MACON, LLC; OTA 95 KINGSTON, LLC; OTA 267 CLIFTON, LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $9,278,050
2017-05-31Mortgage $1,590,184 — from OTA 267 CLIFTON, LLC; OTA 95 KINGSTON, LLC; OTA 403 MACON, LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $1,590,184

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701127020
201800140216
2019003115
2020014117
202100260834
202200680775
2023007011182
202400194528
2025203910152
202631560161
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The full timeline

Construction 10Enforcement 21Housing & tenants 1,196Ownership & money 55Health & systems 39

Every one of the 1,321 recorded events, 1987–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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