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245 Sullivan Place

4,036Records
18City systems
111Open violations
224.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11225 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (South)
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4,036 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,326 HPD complaints, 1,298 HPD housing violations, 1,061 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11225
Built1924
Floors4
Res. units40
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)245 SULLIVAN AVE LLC
BBL3013050068
BIN3034451

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 91% 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 224.3. In ZIP 11225, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations111 total — 27 class C (immediately hazardous), 67 class B, 17 class A. Oldest open since 2020-12-19.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

101 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 34 · winter 2024–25: 22 · winter 2025–26: 33). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

34
’23–24
22
’24–25
33
’25–26

3 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$7,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

186 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (51) · HEAT/HOT WATER (44) · WATER LEAK (31) · Illegal Parking (14) · General Construction/Plumbing (5) · ELECTRIC (5).

Filed construction activity

$802,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1924)
YesSix or more residential units (40)
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)245 SULLIVAN AVE LLC
Head officerIan V Lagowitz
Managing agentESTATE REALTY GROUP INC
Last registered2025-10-31

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,902,000 $3,105,900
2026$7,044,000 $3,169,800
2027$6,719,000 $3,023,550

The city's market estimate has fallen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 100/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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

SubwaySterling St — 2 5 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Rogers Av / Montgomery St — B49 · 450 ft
Citi BikeCrown St & Rogers Ave · 600 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.

Report a problem to 311

245 Sullivan Place

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

186 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 44 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 ESTATE REALTY GROUP INC — 28 buildings, 648 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B8 · C11 · D5 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
580 St Nicholas Avenue MN92 B
736 Riverside Drive MN60 D
2363 7 Avenue MN46 C
245 Sullivan Place BK40 C
3820 Broadway MN37 A
106 Convent Avenue MN34 A
3750 Broadway MN34 C
3760 Broadway MN32 B
510 West 134 Street MN32 C
3336 Perry Avenue BX27 D
605 West 141 Street MN24 C
535 West 155 Street MN21 C
521 West 180 Street MN21 B
539 West 155 Street MN21 B
320 East 126 Street MN20 A
513 West 134 Street MN20 B
145 West 138 Street MN13 C
145 Allen Street MN10 B
419 East 114 Street MN10 C
247 New York Avenue BK9 B
212 Hull Street BK8 C
214 Hull Street BK8 C
683 East 234 Street BX6 D
60 West 130 Street MN6 B
685 East 234 Street BX6 C
22 East 130 Street MN4 D
20 East 130 Street MN4 F
2056 Madison Avenue MN3 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,725,000 on 2021-02-12 (lender: Greystone Servicing Company LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-02-12Mortgage $3,725,000 — from 245 SULLIVAN AVE LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC $3,725,000
2021-02-12Agreement $10,725,000 — from 245 SULLIVAN AVE LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC $10,725,000
2018-10-19AL&R $1,500,000 — from 245 SULLIVAN AVE LLC to CREIF 163 LLC $1,500,000
2018-10-19Mortgage $1,500,000 — from 245 SULLIVAN AVE LLC to CREIF 163 LLC $1,500,000
2018-10-19AL&R $5,500,000 — from 245 SULLIVAN AVE LLC to CREIF 163 LLC $5,500,000
2018-10-19Agreement $5,500,000 — from 245 SULLIVAN AVE LLC to CREIF 163 LLC $5,500,000
2018-10-19CERR $203,390 — from 245 SULLIVAN AVE LLC to CREIF 163 LLC $203,390
2015-11-05AL&R $4,418,390 — from 245 SULLIVAN LLC; 245 SULLIVAN AVE LLC to LATITUDE MANAGEMENT REAL ESTATE CAPITAL $4,418,390
2015-11-05Mortgage $4,481,390 — from 245 SULLIVAN LLC; 245 SULLIVAN AVE LLC to LATITUDE MANAGEMENT REAL ESTATE CAPITAL $4,481,390
2015-11-05AL&R $5,296,610 — from 245 SULLIVAN LLC; 245 SULLIVAN AVE LLC to LATITUDE MANAGEMENT REAL ESTATE CAPITAL $5,296,610
2015-11-05Mortgage $5,296,610 — from 245 SULLIVAN AVE LLC; 245 SULLIVAN LLC to LATITUDE MANAGEMENT REAL ESTATE CAPITAL $5,296,610
2015-03-02Deed $6,825,000 — from MARISTANC CORP. to 245 SULLIVAN LLC; 245 SULLIVAN AVE LLC $6,825,000
2008-04-24Mortgage $428,258 — from MARISTANC CORP. to CITY OF NY ACTING BY AND THROUGH ITS DEP $428,258
2008-04-24Mortgage $1,390,512 — from MARISTANC CORP. to CITY OF NY ACTING BY AND THROUGH ITS DEP $1,390,512

Ten-year activity

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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20172819508213
2018632412348
201935683180
20202015201155
202100589168
202201461250
202304670475
20240014602148
20250426602272
202603880394
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The full timeline

Construction 32Enforcement 91Housing & tenants 3,832Ownership & money 48Health & systems 33

Every one of the 4,036 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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