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262 Kingston Avenue

179Records
15City systems
5Open violations
30Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11213 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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179 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 52 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 49 311 service requests, 28 DOB violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11213
Built1909
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)262 KINGSTON, LLC
BBL3012570078
BIN3032467

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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 30. 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 violations5 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2002-11-04.

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

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Missed Collection (1) · Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

$405,300 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1909)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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)262 KINGSTON LLC
Head officerYIZHAK BEN-ABA
Managing agent262 KINGSTON LLC
Last registered2022-03-02

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,798,000 $107,880
2026$1,931,000 $115,860
2027$2,213,000 $132,780

The city's market estimate has risen 23% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Holy SchnitzelJewish/KosherNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

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 · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Saint Johns Pl / Kingston Av — B45 · 300 ft
Citi BikeSt Johns Pl & Kingston Ave · 200 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

262 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

2 311 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: $400,000 on 2018-09-17 (lender: Cross River Bank), covering 2 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
2021-02-03Agreement $900,000 — from 262 KINGSTON LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK $900,000
2021-02-03AL&R $900,000 — from 262 KINGSTON LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK $900,000
2018-09-17SPRD $700,000 — from 385 KINGSTON LLC; 262 KINGSTON LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK $700,000
2018-09-17Mortgage $400,000 — from 262 KINGSTON LLC; 385 KINGSTON LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK $400,000
2018-09-17Agreement $1,100,000 — from 262 KINGSTON LLC; 385 KINGSTON LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK $1,100,000
2018-09-17AL&R $1,100,000 — from 385 KINGSTON LLC; 262 KINGSTON LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK $1,100,000
2018-06-08Deed $982,000 — from KINGSTON ESTATES LLC to 262 KINGSTON, LLC $982,000
2018-05-15Sold for $982,000 $982,000 $491,000
2018-03-01Agreement $1,000,000 — from DRAF HOLDINGS LLC to KINGSTON ESTATES LLC; BH 2572 52 LLC $1,000,000
2018-03-01AL&R $1,000,000 — from KINGSTON ESTATES LLC; BH 2572 52 LLC to DRAF HOLDINGS LLC $1,000,000
2018-01-22SPRD $350,000 — from BH 2572 52 LLC to DRAF HOLDINGS LLC $350,000
2018-01-22Mortgage $650,000 — from KINGSTON ESTATES LLC; BH 2572 52 LLC to DRAF HOLDINGS LLC $650,000
2018-01-22Deed $950,000 — from KINGSTON GARDENS, INC. to KINGSTON ESTATES LLC $950,000
2018-01-08Sold for $950,000 $950,000 $475,000
2003-03-21DEEDO $400,000 — from HELLINGER, STEPHEN to KINGSTON GARDENS, INC. $400,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017001023
2018812316140
2019108009
2020014106
20210094013
202220140117
2023034018
2024002114
2025001023
2026001012
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The full timeline

Construction 13Enforcement 43Housing & tenants 60Ownership & money 54Health & systems 9

Every one of the 179 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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