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446 Kingston Avenue

8,674Records
22City systems
243Open violations
224.8Penalty rate

8,674 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 22 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 2,999 311 service requests, 2,356 HPD complaints, 2,278 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11225
Built1928
Floors6
Res. units193
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)446 KINGSTON OWNERS CORP
BBL3013250001
BIN3035179

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 224.8. In ZIP 11225, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

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

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations243 total — 96 class C (immediately hazardous), 118 class B, 29 class A. Oldest open since 2012-10-31.
Active vacate order1 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order
Alternative Enforcementcurrently in HPD's worst-buildings program

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

750 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 30 · winter 2024–25: 271 · winter 2025–26: 413 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
271
’24–25
413
’25–26
2
’26–27

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

$1,060 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

872 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (359) · Noise (86) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (83) · PAINT/PLASTER (45) · Illegal Parking (36) · WATER LEAK (36).

Filed construction activity

$1,202,550 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (19 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 (1928)
YesSix or more residential units (193)
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)446 KINGSTON OWNERS CORP
Head officerVICTOR FEIN
Managing agentMEDALLION REAL ESTATE
Last registered2025-07-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$16,615,000 $7,476,750
2026$17,250,000 $7,762,500
2027$17,625,000 $7,931,250

The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $3,789,255 a year ($19.36 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,743,919 ($8.91 per sq ft), net operating income $2,045,337. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 93/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2026 (2 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

SubwaySterling St — 2 5 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Kingston Av — 3 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Empire Blvd / Lamont Ct — B43 · 300 ft
Citi BikeKingston Ave & E New York Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 091 The Albany Avenue School
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

446 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

872 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 359 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 MEDALLION REAL ESTATE — 22 buildings, 1,702 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B6 · C2 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
3310 Avenue H BK360 B
446 Kingston Avenue BK193 D
1702 Carroll Street BK125 D
170-06 88 Avenue QN89 B
133 Beach 116th Street QN86 A
144-07 Sanford Avenue QN84 B
141-60 84 Road QN79 A
2420 Bronx Park East BX66 C
87-46 Chelsea Street QN62 A
1020 Walton Avenue BX61 B
141-30 84 Road QN59 A
1440 54 Street BK59 A
7201 Ridge Boulevard BK59 B
35-20 72 Street QN54 A
43-08 41 Street QN52 A
165-20 Highland Avenue QN47 A
309 E Mosholu Parkway N BX45 C
1608 Ocean Parkway BK40 A
106-15 217 Street QN29 A
90-16 171 Street QN23 B
90-75 179 Street QN20 A
1200 Pacific Street BK10 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,600,000 on 2020-07-08 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-08-04RPTT&RET $295,000 — from EDELKOPF, SHTERNA to VOLKOV, PESACH; MANDELBAUM, BAILA; MADAR, MENACHEM $295,000
2026-07-24Sold for $295,000 $295,000 $1,528
2025-09-08RPTT&RET $239,000 — from FRASER, JUNE to AMERICAN FRIENDS OF JEWISH CAMPUS BERLIN $239,000
2025-08-21Sold for $239,000 $239,000 $1,238
2025-04-28RPTT&RET $304,000 — from BRATHWAITE, ANDREA to GORDON, SCHABSE N $304,000
2025-04-22Sold for $304,000 $304,000 $1,575
2025-04-04RPTT&RET $295,000 — from PHILLIPS, FELICIA; WALKER, BERYL to GORDON, LEEBA $295,000
2025-03-25Sold for $295,000 $295,000 $1,528
2024-11-22RPTT&RET $214,000 — from 446 KINGSTON OWNERS CORP to GORDON, MOSHE $214,000
2024-11-20Sold for $214,000 $214,000 $1,109
2023-07-10RPTT&RET $370,000 — from AMRAMI, ALEXANDRA to 446 KINGSTON HOLDINGS LLC $370,000
2023-06-22Sold for $370,000 $370,000 $1,917
2023-04-11RPTT&RET $160,000 — from MEILICH REALTY LLC to LADAEW, SARA $160,000
2023-03-30Sold for $160,000 $160,000 $829
2023-02-10RPTT&RET $225,000 — from 4463 KINGSTON LLC to AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE JEWISH CAMPUS BE $225,000

Ten-year activity

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947
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017112317081213
2018179211191257
2019034231142281
2020241368112424
2021319412102446
2022219580105616
2023110306103330
20240593228947
20254986968896
20260859652611
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The full timeline

Construction 54Enforcement 385Housing & tenants 7,809Ownership & money 382Health & systems 44

Every one of the 8,674 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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