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252 Albany Avenue

490Records
14City systems
0Open violations
26Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11213 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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490 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 179 311 service requests, 140 HPD complaints, 53 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11213
Built1899
Floors3
Res. units5
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)252 ALBANY LLC
BBL3012440090
BIN3031765

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 26. 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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

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

10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (2) · Dead Animal (2) · Rodent (2) · Dirty Condition (2) · Illegal Parking (1) · Obstruction (1).

Filed construction activity

$47,500 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 (1899)
NoSix or more residential units (5)
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)252 ALBANY LLC
Head officerDANIEL BRANOVER
Managing agent252 ALBANY LLC
Last registered2025-11-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,010,000 $454,500
2026$1,125,000 $506,250
2027$1,317,000 $592,650

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
BakerieJewish/KosherAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 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: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · 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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (0 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 Av — 3 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Crown Hts-Utica Av — 3 4 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Saint Johns Pl / Albany Av — B45 · 350 ft
Citi BikeAlbany Ave & Park Pl · 350 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

252 Albany 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

10 311 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: $205,387 on 2021-08-06 (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
2021-08-06AL&R $2,540,000 — from 252 ALBANY LLC to SPENCER SAVINGS BANK, SLA $2,540,000
2021-08-06Agreement $2,540,000 — from 252 ALBANY LLC to SPENCER SAVINGS BANK, SLA $2,540,000
2021-08-06Mortgage $205,388 — from 252 ALBANY LLC to SPENCER SAVINGS BANK, SLA $205,388
2016-07-01Mortgage $1,390,000 — from 252 ALBANY LLC to MODERN BANK, N.A. $1,390,000
2016-07-01AL&R $2,590,000 — from 252 ALBANY LLC to MODERN BANK, N.A. $2,590,000
2016-07-01Agreement $2,590,000 — from 252 ALBANY LLC to MODERN BANK, N.A. $2,590,000
2016-07-01Mortgage $1,200,000 — from 252 ALBANY LLC to STERLING NATIONAL BANK $1,200,000
2016-07-01Agreement $1,800,000 — from 120 KINGSTON, LLC; 252 ALBANY LLC; 115 KINGSTON AVENUE LLC to STERLING NATIONAL BANK $1,800,000
2014-07-03Mortgage $3,000,000 — from 115 KINGSTON AVENUE LLC; 252 ALBANY LLC; 120 KINGSTON LLC to STERLING NATIONAL BANK $3,000,000
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
2013-07-08Deed $1,000,000 — from BOQUETE ISLE PROPERTIES LLC to 252 ALBANY LLC $1,000,000
1999-10-25Mortgage $209,827 — from MULLINGS, YVONNE; Y A MULLINGS INC; MULLINGS, YVONNE A to CITY OF NEW YORK $209,827
1998-01-22Mortgage $715,710 — from Y.A. MULLINGS INC; MULLINGS, YVONNE A; MULLINGS, YVONNE to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $715,710
1994-04-18Mortgage $99,000 — from MULLINGS, YVONNE A to HOME FEDERAL SAVINGSBANK $99,000
1987-06-24Mortgage $81,000 — from BROWN, MILDRED; MULLINGS, YVONNE to WILLIAMS, DENY V; FREDERICKS, GRETA GRACE $81,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702013
201807209
201904004
20200311032
20211285741
20221370139
202305005
202402024
202502013
2026090716
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The full timeline

Construction 13Enforcement 17Housing & tenants 383Ownership & money 53Health & systems 24

Every one of the 490 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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