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97 Brooklyn Avenue

2,829Records
18City systems
83Open violations
94.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11216 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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2,829 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,025 HPD complaints, 828 311 service requests, 697 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11216
Built1931
Floors6
Res. units71
ClassD3
Owner (PLUTO)JS 97 LLC
BBL3012150008
BIN3030456

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 77% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 94.5. In ZIP 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations83 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 64 class B, 16 class A. Oldest open since 1999-04-08.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

36 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 28). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$6,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

141 service requests in the last three years. Most common: WATER LEAK (25) · PAINT/PLASTER (18) · HEAT/HOT WATER (18) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (13) · PLUMBING (10) · Noise (10).

Filed construction activity

$216,100 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1931)
YesSix or more residential units (71)
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)SG 97 LLC
Head officerROBIN GALLANT
Managing agentSMRC MGMT LLC
Last registered2025-09-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,487,000 $2,469,150
2026$6,267,000 $2,820,150
2027$6,539,000 $2,942,550

The city's market estimate has risen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 63/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
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.

5 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Nostrand Av — A C · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Dean St / Brooklyn Av — B65 · 50 ft
Citi BikeBrooklyn Ave & Dean St · 200 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

97 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

141 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 18 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 SMRC MGMT LLC — 27 buildings, 1,495 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B17 · C6 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
455 Schenectady Avenue BK108 D
1809 Albemarle Road BK106 D
913 Park Place BK78 B
602 Ocean Parkway BK78 B
901 80 Street BK77 B
815 East 14 Street BK72 B
159 Eastern Parkway BK72 B
305 Ocean Avenue BK72 B
97 Brooklyn Avenue BK71 B
42-25 Layton Street QN65 C
464 Clinton Avenue BK63 B
436 Eastern Parkway BK60 C
73 St Pauls Place BK59 B
39 Turner Place BK56 C
42-15 Layton Street QN53 C
74 Arlington Avenue BK53 B
3026 Brighton 14 Street BK53 B
244 Rogers Avenue BK47 B
2540 Ocean Avenue BK38 B
267 Lincoln Place BK32 A
446 St Johns Place BK32 B
326 St Johns Place BK32 B
286 Eastern Parkway BK30 C
2818 Foster Avenue BK24 C
1101 Union Street BK24 A
96 Hart Street BK20 B
515 Clinton Avenue BK20 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $183,159 on 2014-01-02 (lender: Captial One National Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2014-01-02Agreement $4,300,000 — from SG 97 LLC; JS 97 LLC to CAPTIAL ONE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $4,300,000
2014-01-02Mortgage $183,160 — from SG 97 LLC; JS 97 LLC to CAPTIAL ONE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $183,160
2014-01-02AL&R $4,300,000 — from SG 97 LLC; JS 97 LLC to CAPTIAL ONE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $4,300,000
2010-07-12AL&R $4,350,000 — from 97 BROOKLYN LLC; 301 SG LLC; STAR LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $4,350,000
2010-07-12Mortgage $74,264 — from STAR LLC; 301 SG LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $74,264
2010-07-12Agreement $4,350,000 — from STAR LLC; 301 SG LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $4,350,000
2009-12-09Deed $1,303,470 — from 301 STERLING STREET LLC to STAR LLC; 301 SG LLC $1,303,470
2005-06-16Mortgage $3,413,182 — from 97 BROOKLYN LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,413,182
2005-06-14Agreement $4,640,000 — from 97 BROOKLYN LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,640,000
1996-03-06Mortgage $950,000 — from 97 BROOKLYN LLC to M & T REAL ESTATE INC. $950,000
1985-11-25Mortgage $142,140 — from PARK PLACE ASSOC to NYC HPD $142,140
1984-09-04Mortgage $421,325 — from PARK PLACE ASSOCIATES to AMERICAN S&L ASSOCIATION $421,325

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201711916901190
201813550261
201905900297
202003510155
20210213612141
20220115005156
2023019906106
20240214004146
20259811905141
20266414923164
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The full timeline

Construction 36Enforcement 114Housing & tenants 2,597Ownership & money 45Health & systems 37

Every one of the 2,829 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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