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162 Albany Avenue

318Records
15City systems
2Open violations
11.9Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11213 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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318 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 114 HPD complaints, 48 311 service requests, 44 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11213
Built1905
Floors4
Res. units16
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)BEC CONTINUUM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C OMPANY INC
BBL3012230046
BIN3030840

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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 57% 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 11.9. In ZIP 11213, 61% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations2 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2025-04-24.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 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

13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (9) · Sewer (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Damaged Tree (1) · New Tree Request (1).

Filed construction activity

$5,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (16)
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)BEC CONTINUUM OWNER LLC
Head officerDAVID KRAMER
Managing agentLISA MANAGEMENT INC.
Last registered2025-09-12

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$778,000 $350,100
2026$779,000 $350,550
2027$825,000 $371,250

The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

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 2024 (1 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 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Kingston Av — 3 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Bergen St / Albany Av — B65 · 150 ft
Citi BikeBergen St & Kingston Ave · 650 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

162 Albany 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

13 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 LISA MANAGEMENT INC. — 77 buildings, 2,719 units. Grades across the portfolio: A18 · B20 · C21 · D14 · F4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
626 Flatbush Avenue BK254 A
318 Clarkson Avenue BK250 A
783 Eldert Lane BK180 B
8 Fountain Avenue BK173 B
310 Clarkson Avenue BK170 A
417 Hicks Street BK116 A
520 West 48 Street MN109 B
67 Hanson Place BK103 C
94 North 3 Street BK75 A
134-17 Cherry Avenue QN75 B
22 Caton Place BK73 A
439 Hicks Street BK72 A
340 St Johns Place BK58 D
221 Port Richmont Avenue SI48 A
135 Chrystie Street MN44 C
736 Willoughby Avenue BK36 B
261 Buffalo Avenue BK36 B
784 Marcy Avenue BK36 B
29 Patchen Avenue BK32 C
268 Buffalo Avenue BK32 B
1430 Bedford Avenue BK30 C
1234 Lincoln Place BK27 C
985 Park Place BK26 D
230 East 27 Street MN25 A
1073 East 73 Street BK24 A
1086 Bergen Avenue BK24 A
71-21 65 Street QN24 C
1070 Bergen Avenue BK24 A
1491 Lincoln Place BK24 C
1089 East 73 Street BK24 A
1054 Bergen Avenue BK24 B
71-27 65 Street QN24 B
71-15 65 Street QN24 C
East 73rd Street BK24 A
16 Vernon Avenue BK20 C
165 Van Buren Street BK20 B
4 Vernon Avenue BK20 C
12 Vernon Avenue BK20 D
171 Van Buren Street BK18 D
718 St Marks Avenue BK18 B
354 41 Street BK16 B
358 41 Street BK16 C
162 Albany Avenue BK16 A
8 Vernon Avenue BK16 D
1347 Eastern Parkway BK15 B
1057 Bergen Street BK12 C
164 Albany Avenue BK12 A
152 Albany Avenue BK12 C
118 Fenimore Street BK11 B
1458 Bedford Avenue BK8 C
643 Willoughby Avenue BK8 B
645 Franklin Avenue BK8 D
262 St Marks Avenue BK8 B
555 49 Street BK8 D
782 Franklin Avenue BK8 C
75 Hanson Place BK8 B
264 St Marks Avenue BK8 A
1447 Bedford Avenue BK8 D
738 St Johns Place BK8 D
19 Patchen Avenue BK7 C

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,270,000 on 2022-07-22 (lender: New York City Housing Development Corporation), covering 46 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
2022-07-22Mortgage $2,270,000 — from BEC CONTINUUM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C; BEC CONTINUUM OWNER LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $2,270,000
2017-07-27Mortgage $14,941,911 — from BEC CONTINUUM OWNER LLC; 19 PATCHEN GP LLC; BEC CONTINUUM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $14,941,911
2017-07-27Mortgage $7,692,865 — from BEC CONTINUUM OWNER LLC; 19 PATCHEN GP LLC; BEC CONTINUUM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $7,692,865
2017-07-27Mortgage $5,400,000 — from 19 PATCHEN GP LLC; BEC CONTINUUM OWNER LLC; BEC CONTINUUM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C to BEC CONTINUUM MANAGER LLC $5,400,000
2017-07-27Agreement $7,859,762 — from BEC CONTINUUM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT; BEC CONTINUUM OWNER LLC; 19 PATCHEN GP LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF HOUSI $7,859,762
2017-07-27Mortgage $11,184,835 — from BEC CONTINUUM OWNER LLC; BEC CONTINUUM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C; 19 PATCHEN GP LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $11,184,835
2017-07-27Mortgage $8,314,080 — from BEC CONTINUUM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C; 19 PATCHEN GP LLC; BEC CONTINUUM OWNER LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $8,314,080
2017-07-27Deed $3,475,528 — from WEEKSVILLE COMMONS ASSOCIATES, L.P. to BEC CONTINUUM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C $3,475,528
2017-07-27Mortgage $38,250,920 — from BEC CONTINUUM OWNER LLC; 19 PATCHEN GP LLC; BEC CONTINUUM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $38,250,920
2017-07-27Agreement $1,176,232 — from NEW YORK STATE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND to BEC CONTINUUM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C; BEC CONTINUUM OWNER LLC; 19 PATCHEN GP LLC $1,176,232
2017-07-27Mortgage $225,000 — from BEC CONTINUUM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C; BEC CONTINUUM OWNER LLC; 19 PATCHEN GP LLC to BEC CONTINUUM MANAGER LLC $225,000
1996-12-02Mortgage $564,725 — from WEEKSVILLE COMMONS ASSOCIATES LP to NYC HPD $564,725
1996-07-11Mortgage $2,896,956 — from WEEKSVILLE COMMONS ASSOC LP to CITY OF NEW YORK $2,896,956

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700220123
20180120912
2019016007
2020101024
2021003025
20220027211
20230351211
20240080210
202500130215
2026004026
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The full timeline

Construction 9Enforcement 26Housing & tenants 219Ownership & money 39Health & systems 25

Every one of the 318 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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