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111 Kingston Avenue

1,250Records
18City systems
4Open violations
518Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11213 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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1,250 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 520 HPD housing violations, 291 311 service requests, 255 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11213
Built1896
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)111 KINGSTON, LLC
BBL3012160003
BIN3030514

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 518. 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 violations4 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2021-01-08.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

42 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 15 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 23). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

15
’23–24
4
’24–25
23
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

68 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (27) · HEAT/HOT WATER (17) · PLUMBING (5) · ELECTRIC (4) · PAINT/PLASTER (3) · DOOR/WINDOW (2).

Filed construction activity

$54,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1896)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)111 KINGSTON LLC
Head officerDANIEL GAZAL
Managing agent111 KINGSTON LLC
Last registered2025-12-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,432,000 $644,400
2026$1,596,000 $718,200
2027$1,868,000 $840,600

The city's market estimate has risen 30% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Salon On KingstonAmericanNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 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.

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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Kingston Av — 3 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Kingston Av / Bergen St — B43 · 100 ft
Citi BikeBergen St & Kingston Ave · 200 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

111 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

68 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 17 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $354,202 on 2017-02-08 (lender: Middlegate 111 Kingston LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-04-03Deed $1,000,000 — from 111 KINGSTON AVENUE LENDER LLC to 111 KINGSTON, LLC $1,000,000
2023-03-30Sold for $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $166,667
2021-09-27Deed $1,351,619 — from RANDOLPH JACKSON, ESQ., AS REFEREE to 111 KINGSTON AVENUE LENDER LLC $1,351,619
2021-09-15Sold for $1,351,619 $1,351,619 $225,270
2017-02-08AL&R $1,154,202 — from 2261 CHURCH AVENUE LLC to MIDDLEGATE 111 KINGSTON LLC $1,154,202
2017-02-08Agreement $1,154,202 — from 2261 CHURCH AVENUE LLC to MIDDLEGATE 111 KINGSTON LLC $1,154,202
2017-02-08Mortgage $354,202 — from 2261 CHURCH AVENUE LLC to MIDDLEGATE 111 KINGSTON LLC $354,202
2016-03-08Agreement $800,000 — from 2261 CHURCH AVE, LLC to CROWN HEIGHTS FUNDING LLC $800,000
2016-03-08Mortgage $315,361 — from 2261 CHURCH AVE, LLC to CROWN HEIGHTS FUNDING LLC $315,361
2016-03-08AL&R $800,000 — from 2261 CHURCH AVE, LLC to CROWN HEIGHTS FUNDING LLC $800,000
2009-01-21Mortgage $525,000 — from 2261 CHURCH AVE, LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $525,000
2009-01-21AL&R $525,000 — from 2261 CHURCH AVE, LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $525,000
2007-09-17Mortgage $125,000 — from 2261 CHURCH AVENUE LLC to LEWIS, GLADWIN $125,000
2007-09-17Deed $850,000 — from LEWIS, GLADWIN to 2261 CHURCH AVENUE, LLC $850,000
2001-11-21Mortgage $239,000 — from LEWIS, GLADWIN to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK FSB $239,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170145212
201801712579
20194111400119
20204317310181
20212319720204
20220111100112
202301714021160
202402620064
202501290030
202600270128
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The full timeline

Construction 15Enforcement 49Housing & tenants 1,124Ownership & money 49Health & systems 13

Every one of the 1,250 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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