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820 Nostrand Avenue

431Records
17City systems
4Open violations
44.2Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11216 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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431 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 185 311 service requests, 65 HPD complaints, 42 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11216
Built1920
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)AREP CMBS LLC
BBL3012610033
BIN3032632

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 70% 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 44.2. In ZIP 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% 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 — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2015-12-30.

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

71 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (53) · Dirty Condition (5) · Graffiti (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · Missed Collection (2) · Food Establishment (1).

Filed construction activity

$433,980 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)AREP CMBS LLC
Head officerDAVID BOWEN
Managing agentDAVID BOWEN
Last registered2025-10-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,915,000 $861,750
2026$2,134,000 $960,300
2027$1,707,000 $768,150

The city's market estimate has fallen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Crown Fried ChickenChickenB—
Nostrand Station Bar & LoungeAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contains Foreign Object), shared by 2 restaurants · 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2022 (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

SubwayNostrand Av — 3 · 300 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
President St-Medgar Evers College — 2 5 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Nostrand Av / Saint Johns Pl — B44 B44-SBS · 150 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeLincoln Pl & Nostrand Ave · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 138 Brooklyn
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

820 Nostrand 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

71 311 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: $1,146,631 on 2024-03-05 (lender: Dbr Investments Co. Limited), covering 6 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
2024-03-05AL&R $14,500,000 — from AREP CMBS LLC to DBR INVESTMENTS CO. LIMITED $14,500,000
2024-03-05Agreement $14,500,000 — from AREP CMBS LLC to DBR INVESTMENTS CO. LIMITED $14,500,000
2024-03-05Mortgage $1,146,632 — from AREP CMBS LLC to DBR INVESTMENTS CO. LIMITED $1,146,632
2018-07-24AL&R $4,150,000 — from AREP I LLC to INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA $4,150,000
2018-07-24Agreement $4,150,000 — from AREP I LLC to INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA $4,150,000
2013-10-23Agreement $11,750,000 — from AREP I LLC to INTERVEST NATIONAL BANK $11,750,000
2013-10-23Mortgage $2,206,000 — from AREP I LLC to INTERVEST NATIONAL BANK $2,206,000
2007-09-26Agreement $9,544,000 — from AREP I LLC to NATIXIS REAL ESTATE CAPITAL INC; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INC $9,544,000
2007-09-26Mortgage $4,309,430 — from AREP I LLC to NATIXIS REAL ESTATE CAPITAL INC; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INC $4,309,430
2007-09-11Deed $2,412,500 — from 818 JEFFCO CORP. to AREP I LLC $2,412,500
1990-07-27Mortgage $352,000 — from JEFFCO CORP; JEFFCO SOUTH PROPERTIES to 854 NOSTARND AV CORP $352,000
1989-12-21Mortgage $260,000 — from JEFFCO SOUTHERN PROPERT/; JEFFCO CORP to 854 NOSTRAND AVE CORP $260,000
1988-11-25Mortgage $150,000 — from JEFFCO CORP to NOSTRAND LINCOLN RLTY CP $150,000
1984-08-21Mortgage $85,000 — from JEFFCO CORP to NOSTRAND LINCOLN RLTY CP $85,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201742110320
201865464162
201900180018
202000110112
2021007007
202200140418
20230370313
2024011611533
202500340943
202600260329
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The full timeline

Construction 22Enforcement 37Housing & tenants 296Ownership & money 41Health & systems 35

Every one of the 431 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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