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230 Kingston Avenue

2,175Records
19City systems
53Open violations
33.2Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11213 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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2,175 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 858 311 service requests, 743 HPD complaints, 267 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11213
Built1982
Floors8
Res. units152
ClassD9
Owner (PLUTO)DAVID CHAVIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATION
BBL3012500025
BIN3032045

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 83% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 33.2. In ZIP 11213, 61% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations53 total — 32 class C (immediately hazardous), 16 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2018-04-27.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

233 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 73 · winter 2024–25: 30 · winter 2025–26: 130). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

73
’23–24
30
’24–25
130
’25–26

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

$4,375 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

281 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (111) · Noise (89) · PLUMBING (15) · Elevator (11) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (7) · PAINT/PLASTER (6).

Filed construction activity

$9,800 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (1982)
YesSix or more residential units (152)
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)KINGSTON AVENUE DEVELOPMENT LLC
Head officerCHARLES THOMAS
Managing agentGRENADIER REALTY MANAGEMENT
Last registered2026-04-17

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$12,364,000 $5,563,800
2026$14,047,000 $6,321,150
2027$16,773,000 $7,547,850

The city's market estimate has risen 36% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 44/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

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 2019 (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 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Kingston Av / Saint Johns Pl — B43 · 200 ft
Citi BikeSt Johns Pl & Kingston Ave · 250 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

230 Kingston 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

281 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 111 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 GRENADIER REALTY MANAGEMENT — 61 buildings, 6,171 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B27 · C13 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
125 Beach 17 Street QN602 B
147-25 94th Avenue QN543 A
147-36 94 Avenue QN379 B
2930 West 30 Street BK362 D
3385 Neptune Avenue BK338 B
3521 Neptune Avenue BK334 C
2966 West 28 Street BK332 F
671 Lincoln Avenue BK319 D
51-19 Beach Channel Drive QN237 A
2920 West 21 Street BK224 C
166 West 87 Street MN201 B
82 Rutgers Slip MN198 B
2920 West 28 Street BK178 B
2850 West 24 Street BK174 B
69 West 88 Street MN169 A
212 West 124 Street MN169 B
1940 Turnbull Avenue BX154 A
230 Kingston Avenue BK152 B
1330 Intervale Avenue BX128 C
302 West 127 Street MN117 C
80 Rutgers Slip MN109 A
2116 Arthur Avenue BX108 C
235 West 107 Street MN95 A
3302 Bay View Avenue BK88 A
614 East 179 Street BX54 A
138 West 140 Street MN48 B
623 East 179 Street BX38 B
345 West 141 Street MN35 B
1193 Fulton Avenue BX25 B
305 West 149 Street MN24 B
183 Rochester Avenue BK20 B
364 Prospect Place BK16 B
2796 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN11 B
1267 Pacific Street BK11 A
302 West 149 Street MN10 B
116 Bradhurst Avenue MN10 C
304 West 148 Street MN10 C
302 West 148 Street MN10 C
2801 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN9 B
1307 St Johns Place BK8 B
1483 Dean Street BK8 C
262 Schenectady Avenue BK8 B
1303 St Johns Place BK8 A
357 St Marks Avenue BK8 A
333 Prospect Place BK8 A
1311 St Johns Place BK8 B
1312 St Johns Place BK8 B
1315 St Johns Place BK8 B
738 Washington Avenue BK7 B
706 Essex Street BK6 C
229 Rochester Avenue BK6 A
702 Essex Street BK6 B
575 Nostrand Avenue BK6 A
223 Rochester Avenue BK6 B
126 Albany Avenue BK6 C
445 Wyona Street BK6 A
227 Rochester Avenue BK6 C
396 New Jersey Avenue BK3 C
2828 West 28th Street BK0 —
3042719001 — —

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-01-17CORRM $17,481,000 — from DAVID CHAVIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO; KINGSTON AVENUE DVELOPMENT, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $17,481,000
2019-10-01Mortgage $17,481,000 — from DAVID CHAVIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO; KINGSTON AVENUE DVELOPMENT, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $17,481,000
2006-11-14Mortgage $83,682 — from KINGSTON AVENUE DEVELOPMENT, LLC to LOCAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF CROWN H $83,682
2006-11-14Mortgage $3,097,803 — from KINGSTON AVENUE DEVELOPMENT, LLC to FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF CROWN HEIGHTS $3,097,803
2006-11-14Mortgage $3,553,768 — from KINGSTON AVENUE DEVELOPMENT, LLC; DAVID CHAVIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $3,553,768
2006-11-14Mortgage $8,946,232 — from DAVID CHAVIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO; KINGSTON AVENUE DEVELOPMENT, LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $8,946,232
2006-11-14Deed $12,150,000 — from FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF CROWN HEIGHTS SE to DAVID CHAVIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO $12,150,000
2006-11-14Mortgage $198,900 — from KINGSTON AVENUE DEVELOPMENT, LLC to FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF CROWN HEIGHTS SE $198,900

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701510355
201801116105177
2019079294112
20202010911113
20210517604185
20220427203279
2023014112010136
20240610406116
20250613805149
20260423605245
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The full timeline

Construction 35Enforcement 157Housing & tenants 1,888Ownership & money 43Health & systems 52

Every one of the 2,175 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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