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942 St Marks Avenue

490Records
13City systems
4Open violations
27.9Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11213 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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490 recorded events, 1984–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 166 311 service requests, 146 HPD complaints, 94 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11213
Built1905
Floors4
Res. units16
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)CROWN HEIGHTS NRP ASSOCIATES LP
BBL3012300020
BIN3031065

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 62% 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 27.9. 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 — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2021-07-14.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · WATER LEAK (1) · GENERAL (1).

Filed construction activity

$15,000 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)CROWN HEIGHTS NRP ASSOC L.P.
Head officerBatia Brandel
Managing agentTHE SHINE CORP
Last registered2025-12-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$509,000 $229,050
2026$569,000 $256,050
2027$600,000 $270,000

The city's market estimate has risen 18% 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.

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 Av — 3 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Kingston-Throop Avs — C · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Kingston Av / Prospect Pl — B43 · 250 ft
Citi BikeBergen St & Kingston Ave · 500 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

942 St Marks 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

7 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 SHINE CORP — 10 buildings, 155 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B3 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
25 East 19 Street BK49 A
1441 St Johns Place BK40 B
935 Eastern Parkway BK17 C
942 St Marks Avenue BK16 B
66 Linden Street BK8 A
222 Kingston Avenue BK8 A
974 Greene Avenue BK7 B
225 Howard Avenue BK6 C
1625 Union Street BK2 A
302 Nostrand Avenue BK2 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2004-03-15Agreement $9,112,038 — from CROWN HEIGHTS NRP ASSOCIATES, L.P. to CITY OF NEW YORK $9,112,038

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170260210
20180080210
201900110213
2020003126
202100170219
20220060410
2023302027
20242141210
2025007029
202600170219
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The full timeline

Construction 25Enforcement 13Housing & tenants 415Ownership & money 11Health & systems 26

Every one of the 490 recorded events, 1984–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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