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115 Kingston Avenue

567Records
15City systems
1Open violations
5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11213 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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567 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 169 HPD housing violations, 106 311 service requests, 51 DOB complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11213
Built1900
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)115 KINGSTON AVENUE LLC
BBL3012160018
BIN3030527

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 75% 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 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 violations1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2021-03-18.

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

18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (11) · Dirty Condition (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · Food Establishment (2) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$127,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1900)
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)115 KINGSTON AVENUE LLC
Head officerDANIEL BRANOVER
Managing agent115 KINGSTON AVENUE LLC
Last registered2026-02-06

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,529,000 $688,050
2026$1,704,000 $766,800
2027$1,994,000 $897,300

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
MeatJewish/KosherA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Spoiled, Food Worker Hygiene) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-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 · under 50 ft
Citi BikeBergen St & Kingston Ave · 100 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

115 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

18 311 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: $590,000 on 2021-10-05 (lender: Spencer Savings Bank, Sla). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-10-05Mortgage $590,000 — from 115 KINGSTON AVENUE LLC to SPENCER SAVINGS BANK, SLA $590,000
2021-10-05AL&R $4,590,000 — from 115 KINGSTON AVENUE LLC to SPENCER SAVINGS BANK, SLA $4,590,000
2021-10-05Agreement $4,590,000 — from 115 KINGSTON AVENUE LLC to SPENCER SAVINGS BANK, SLA $4,590,000
2018-11-29Mortgage $500,000 — from 115 KINGSTON AVENUE LLC to BG CAPITAL LLC $500,000
2018-11-29Agreement $4,000,000 — from 115 KINGSTON AVENUE LLC to BG CAPITAL LLC $4,000,000
2018-11-29AL&R $4,000,000 — from 115 KINGSTON AVENUE LLC to BG CAPITAL LLC $4,000,000
2018-03-19AL&R $3,500,000 — from 115 KINGSTON AVENUE LLC to EMERALD CREEK CAPITAL 3, LLC $3,500,000
2018-03-19Mortgage $1,765,000 — from 115 KINGSTON AVENUE LLC to EMERALD CREEK CAPITAL 3, LLC $1,765,000
2018-03-19Agreement $3,500,000 — from 115 KINGSTON AVENUE LLC to EMERALD CREEK CAPITAL 3, LLC $3,500,000
2016-07-01Agreement $1,800,000 — from 120 KINGSTON, LLC; 252 ALBANY LLC; 115 KINGSTON AVENUE LLC to STERLING NATIONAL BANK $1,800,000
2014-07-03AL&R $3,000,000 — from 252 ALBANY LLC; 115 KINGSTON AVENUE LLC; 120 KINGSTON LLC to STERLING NATIONAL BANK $3,000,000
2014-07-03Mortgage $3,000,000 — from 115 KINGSTON AVENUE LLC; 252 ALBANY LLC; 120 KINGSTON LLC to STERLING NATIONAL BANK $3,000,000
2012-07-26Deed $810,000 — from COTOLBA REALTY CORPORATION to 115 KINGSTON AVENUE LLC $810,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201714320221
201881913536
2019113220238
20203092014
202110155223
20220092011
2023212016
2024206019
2025007007
2026007007
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The full timeline

Construction 89Enforcement 111Housing & tenants 300Ownership & money 34Health & systems 33

Every one of the 567 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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