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89 Kingston Avenue

503Records
14City systems
3Open violations
49.2Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11213 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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503 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 251 HPD complaints, 79 311 service requests, 66 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11213
Built1905
Floors4
Res. units8
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)89 KINGSTON REALTY, LLC
BBL3012100006
BIN3030189

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 72% 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 49.2. 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 violations3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2005-05-28.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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

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

What 311 hears from this address

35 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (10) · Dirty Condition (5) · Encampment (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · Street Light Condition (2) · GENERAL (2).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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)89 KINGSTON REALTY, LLC
Head officerBEN CAVICCHIO
Managing agentGUINEFORT MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-11-13

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.

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 · 1,050 ft 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 · 200 ft
Citi BikeBergen St & Kingston Ave · 450 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

89 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

35 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 GUINEFORT MANAGEMENT LLC — 3 buildings, 15 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
89 Kingston Avenue BK8 B
1033 Flushing Avenue BK4 A
1031 Flushing Avenue BK3 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $946,275 on 2017-03-01 (lender: Ridgewood Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-03-01AL&R $3,000,000 — from 89 KINGSTON REALTY, LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $3,000,000
2017-03-01Agreement $3,000,000 — from 89 KINGSTON REALTY, LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $3,000,000
2017-03-01Mortgage $946,275 — from 89 KINGSTON REALTY, LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $946,275
2013-04-04AL&R $2,200,000 — from 89 KINGSTON REALTY, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,200,000
2013-04-04M&CON $2,200,000 — from 89 KINGSTON REALTY, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,200,000
2010-01-25Agreement $1,575,000 — from 89 KINGSTON REALTY. LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $1,575,000
2010-01-25AL&R $1,575,000 — from 89 KINGSTON REALTY. LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $1,575,000
2010-01-25Mortgage $700,000 — from 89 KINGSTON REALTY. LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $700,000
2009-01-07AL&R $875,000 — from 89 KINGSTON REALTY, LLC to TSOKOS, GEORGE; TSOKOS, MARIA $875,000
2009-01-07Agreement $875,000 — from 89 KINGSTON REALTY, LLC to TSOKOS, GEORGE; TSOKOS, MARIA $875,000
2009-01-07Mortgage $40,000 — from 89 KINGSTON REALTY, LLC to TSOKOS, GEORGE; TSOKOS, MARIA $40,000
2007-11-29Agreement $875,000 — from 89 KINGSTON REALTY, LLC to EASTERN CAPITAL GROUP LLC $875,000
2007-11-29AL&R $875,000 — from 89 KINGSTON REALTY, LLC to EASTERN CAPITAL GROUP LLC $875,000
2007-11-21Mortgage $434,936 — from 89 KINGSTON REALTY, LLC to EASTERN CAPITAL GROUP LLC. $434,936
2007-11-21Deed $1,035,000 — from KINGSTON NY INC. to 89 KINGSTON REALTY, LLC $1,035,000

Ten-year activity

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Housing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201765011
20182013
20198008
20201102
2021130013
20226006
2023100414
2024200121
2025340034
20263003
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The full timeline

Construction 10Enforcement 15Housing & tenants 406Ownership & money 66Health & systems 6

Every one of the 503 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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