857 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 303 311 service requests, 235 HPD housing violations, 143 HPD complaints.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 78% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 99.6. In ZIP 11213, 61% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 116 total — 30 class C (immediately hazardous), 37 class B, 49 class A. Oldest open since 1976-09-27. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
$48,050 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
141 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (78) · Real Time Enforcement (16) · General Construction/Plumbing (9) · WATER LEAK (7) · ELECTRIC (4) · Illegal Parking (4).
$84,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1923) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (39) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 421 CROWN ST HDFC |
| Head officer | WEINER LAURENCEAU |
| Managing agent | Esra Management |
| Last registered | 2025-08-15 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,943,000 | $1,324,350 |
| 2026 | $2,925,000 | $1,316,250 |
| 2027 | $2,632,000 | $1,184,400 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $864,945 a year ($19.35 per sq ft), operating expenses $426,438 ($9.54 per sq ft), net operating income $438,507. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | F — did not submit required benchmarking data, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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.
| Subway | Kingston Av — 3 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none President St-Medgar Evers College — 2 5 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Brooklyn Av / Carroll St — B43 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Kingston Ave & Carroll St · 700 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 161 The Crown Middle: M.S. 061 Dr. Gladstone H. Atwell. 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.
421 Crown Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
141 311 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.
Managed by ESRA MANAGEMENT — 63 buildings, 1,261 units. Grades across the portfolio: A29 · B20 · C10 · D2 · F2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 63 buildings
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-08 | RPTT&RET $570,000 — from LAURENCEAU, WEINER; BECKFORD, PEARLINE to RUTLEDGE, CHRISTIAN; SPURGAS, ALYSON | $570,000 | |
| 2026-05-27 | Sold for $570,000 | $570,000 | $14,615 |
| 2025-03-14 | RPTT&RET $210,000 — from DOWNIE, ERROL to OMAYA, TAMARATARE Y | $210,000 | |
| 2025-03-13 | Sold for $210,000 | $210,000 | $5,385 |
| 2024-12-31 | RPTT&RET $295,000 — from JOHNSON, NORRIS to CHASHANOVSKI, YANN; KARNIK, MEGHANA S | $295,000 | |
| 2024-12-19 | Sold for $295,000 | $295,000 | $7,564 |
| 2023-12-05 | RPTT&RET $415,000 — from ESTATE OF PEAL LENA BECKFORD to LUDACER, THOMAS | $415,000 | |
| 2023-08-31 | Sold for $415,000 | $415,000 | $10,641 |
| 2023-06-09 | RPTT&RET $400,000 — from ESTATE OF CORA M. BURROWES; MARILYN GRAHAM, EXECUTRIX to KOSTIANOVSKY, TAMARA | $400,000 | |
| 2023-05-31 | Sold for $400,000 | $400,000 | $10,256 |
| 2022-02-17 | RPTT&RET $100,000 — from 421 CROWN STREET HDFC to WALTERS, IANTHE | $100,000 | |
| 2022-01-06 | Sold for $100,000 | $100,000 | $2,564 |
| 2018-07-06 | RPTT&RET $100,000 — from WYNTER, EVA to TAYLOR, DENISE | $100,000 | |
| 2018-06-18 | Sold for $100,000 | $100,000 | $2,564 |
| 2010-07-16 | RPTT&RET $50,000 — from WATSON, ANITA to 421 CROWN STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN | $50,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 51 | 2 | 9 | 66 |
| 2023 | 4 | 14 | 75 | 4 | 6 | 103 |
| 2024 | 0 | 9 | 116 | 2 | 4 | 131 |
| 2025 | 7 | 17 | 48 | 2 | 4 | 78 |
| 2026 | 5 | 13 | 46 | 2 | 2 | 68 |
Every one of the 857 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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