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50 Lefferts Avenue

1,518Records
21City systems
28Open violations
21.7Penalty rate

1,518 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 591 HPD complaints, 290 311 service requests, 178 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11225
Built1939
Floors6
Res. units93
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)50 LEFFERTS TENANTS CORP
BBL3013270013
BIN3035242

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 52% 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 21.7. 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 violations28 total — 27 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1992-11-23.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

31 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 14 · winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 9). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

14
’23–24
8
’24–25
9
’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

56 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (15) · Homeless Person Assistance (9) · Illegal Parking (8) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · Noise (4) · Damaged Tree (4).

Filed construction activity

$2,174,168 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (20 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 (1939)
YesSix or more residential units (93)
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)50 LEFFERTS TENANTS CORP
Head officerBRANDON WECHSLER
Managing agentHABITAT MANAGEMENT, LLC
Last registered2025-09-15

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$7,601,000 $3,420,450
2026$7,891,000 $3,550,950
2027$7,880,000 $3,546,000

The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $1,897,954 a year ($20.51 per sq ft), operating expenses $967,022 ($10.45 per sq ft), net operating income $930,932. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 39/100, posted at the entrance by law (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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2015 (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

SubwayProspect Park — B Q S · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Flatbush Av / Lincoln Rd — B41 · 450 ft
Citi BikeFlatbush Ave & Lincoln Rd · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 375 Jackie Robinson School
Middle: Ebbets Field Middle School. 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

50 Lefferts 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

56 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 15 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 HABITAT MANAGEMENT, LLC — 57 buildings, 1,597 units. Grades across the portfolio: A54 · B2 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
50 Lefferts Avenue BK93 A
5-19 Borden Avenue QN76 A
27-49 Jackson Avenue QN74 A
37-29 31st Street QN70 A
26-46 4th Street QN69 A
155 Terrace Place BK55 A
38-09 28 Street QN50 A
715 Fox Street BX50 A
41-12 47 Avenue QN48 A
166 16 Street BK45 A
10-55 47 Avenue QN43 A
4620 11 Street QN42 A
173 Smith Street BK42 A
24-15 Queens Plaza North QN39 A
375 Lincoln Place BK39 A
892 Bergen Street BK38 A
11-35 45 Avenue QN38 A
198 16 Street BK32 A
137 Jackson Street BK32 A
345 Carroll Street BK32 A
150 North 5 Street BK31 A
28-18 Astoria Boulevard QN28 A
328 Sterling Place BK25 A
1735 Caton Avenue BK25 A
529 Court Street BK24 A
11-30 45 Road QN24 A
58 Strong Place BK23 A
21 Butler Place BK23 A
195 Prospect Park West BK21 A
147 Lafayette Avenue BK21 A
15 Butler Place BK20 A
134 Powers Street BK20 A
147 South Oxford Street BK20 A
328 Bergen Street BK20 A
468 17 Street BK20 A
422 State Street BK20 A
957 Utica Avenue BK18 C
195 Spencer Street BK18 B
191 Spencer Street BK18 A
201 Spencer Street BK18 A
197 Spencer Street BK18 A
1671 11 Avenue BK15 A
80 Adelphi Street BK14 A
31 Washington Street BK13 A
488 4th Avenue BK10 A
152 Withers Street BK9 A
315 Clinton Avenue BK9 A
149 Skillman Avenue BK9 A
223 Maujer Street BK8 A
2 Roebling Street BK8 A
227 Maujer Street BK8 A
117 South 3 Street BK8 A
225 Maujer Street BK8 A
223 North 11 Street BK4 B
221 North 11 Street BK4 A
217 North 11 Street BK4 A
215 North 11 Street BK4 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $756,189 on 2020-03-02 (lender: Valley National Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-30RPTT&RET $750,000 — from SANMOOGAN, ARDIS to LAGUE, IAN C $750,000
2026-09-16Sold for $750,000 $750,000 $8,065
2026-06-23RPTT&RET $550,000 — from 50 LEFFERTS LLC to CHU, KEVIN; CHENG, PRISCILLA $550,000
2026-05-28Sold for $550,000 $550,000 $5,914
2026-05-26RPTT&RET $535,000 — from THE ESTATE OF GERTRUDE JARRETT; THE ESTATE OF GERTRUDE BRYAN JARRETT; MICHAEL SMALL, EXECU to MUSSO, ROBERT FRANCIS; MUSSO, FRANCES NICOLE $535,000
2026-05-18Sold for $535,000 $535,000 $5,753
2026-04-21RPTT&RET $390,000 — from GREGORY, MICHAEL to THOM, JENIFER ANN $390,000
2026-04-10Sold for $390,000 $390,000 $4,194
2025-02-18RPTT&RET $750,000 — from DUFF, CHRISTOPHER M; FISHER, ADRIENNE J to HUFFMAN, NAOMI; NGUYEN, KEVIN $750,000
2025-02-10Sold for $750,000 $750,000 $8,065
2025-02-05RPTT&RET $704,000 — from GALLAGHER, MARGARET to GOOD, JONATHAN $704,000
2025-02-03RPTT&RET $420,000 — from GIVANS, ANDREA to GALLAGHER, MARGARET $420,000
2025-01-28Sold for $420,000 $420,000 $4,516
2025-01-28Sold for $704,000 $704,000 $7,570
2025-01-28RPTT&RET $680,000 — from BOYLE, CHRISTINA to OSMAN, FAIZ; GOODEMOOT, JUSTIN $680,000

Ten-year activity

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68
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2022
2023
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017132816048
2018942317154
2019963913168
2020342111544
202121258036
202284812032
202313156126
202472345351
202540418154
202641418155
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The full timeline

Construction 63Enforcement 145Housing & tenants 1,072Ownership & money 223Health & systems 15

Every one of the 1,518 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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