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227 Kingston Avenue

227Records
14City systems
11Open violations
16Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11213 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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227 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 73 HPD housing violations, 44 311 service requests, 34 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11213
Built1910
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassS4
Owner (PLUTO)227 KINGSTON REALTY LLC
BBL3012440003
BIN3031690

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 16. In ZIP 11213, 61% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations11 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 1976-06-02.

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

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · Food Establishment (1) · Graffiti (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1).

Filed construction activity

$414,222 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1910)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)227 Kingston Realty LLC
Head officerNosson Lang
Managing agent227 Kingston Realty LLC
Last registered2025-08-13

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$624,000 $280,800
2026$749,000 $337,050
2027$899,000 $404,550

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Pando'sCoffee/TeaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Pet/Animal) · 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 Av — 3 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Crown Hts-Utica Av — 3 4 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Kingston Av / Saint Johns Pl — B43 · 300 ft
Citi BikeKingston Ave & Park Pl · 300 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

227 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

7 311 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: $1,600,000 on 2017-03-10 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-07-13Agreement $1,436,219 — from 221 KINGSTON REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,436,219
2017-03-10AL&R $1,600,000 — from 227 KINGSTON REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,600,000
2017-03-10Mortgage $1,600,000 — from 227 KINGSTON REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,600,000
2014-04-29Deed $702,000 — from PROKEEN MANAGEMENT COMPANY INC to 227 KINGSTON REALTY LLC $702,000
2008-06-03Mortgage $680,000 — from PROKEEN MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC. to PURYEAR, WALTER $680,000
2008-06-03Deed $813,898 — from PURYEAR, WALTER E JR to PROKEEN MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC. $813,898
1989-03-06Mortgage $80,000 — from PURYEAR, WALTER E JR to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK $80,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171274014
2018112408
2019012003
2020002103
2021006006
2022002103
2023014005
2024006028
2025004004
2026005016
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The full timeline

Construction 10Enforcement 29Housing & tenants 158Ownership & money 25Health & systems 5

Every one of the 227 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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