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145 Albany Avenue

986Records
17City systems
226Open violations
755.9Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11213 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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986 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 403 311 service requests, 262 HPD housing violations, 150 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11213
Built1920
Floors4
Res. units14
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)LEX REX LLC
BBL3013460003
BIN3035753, 3035754

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 755.9. In ZIP 11213, 61% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations226 total — 47 class C (immediately hazardous), 144 class B, 35 class A. Oldest open since 2022-08-28.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

49 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 8 · winter 2024–25: 5 · winter 2025–26: 24). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

8
’23–24
5
’24–25
24
’25–26

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

$620 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

137 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PLUMBING (30) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (20) · HEAT/HOT WATER (20) · PAINT/PLASTER (13) · GENERAL (10) · DOOR/WINDOW (6).

Filed construction activity

$15,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (14)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)LEX REX, LLC
Head officerMICHAEL T ROONEY
Managing agentCONCORD MANAGEMENT OF NY LLC
Last registered2025-08-26

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$399,000 $179,550
2026$390,000 $175,500
2027$395,000 $177,750

The city's market estimate has fallen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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

SubwayKingston-Throop Avs — C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Utica Av — A C · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Dean St / Albany Av — B15 B65 · 200 ft
Citi BikeBergen St & Troy Ave · 750 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 243K- The Weeksville School
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

145 Albany 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

137 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 20 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 CONCORD MANAGEMENT OF NY LLC — 301 buildings, 7,382 units. Grades across the portfolio: A20 · B63 · C84 · D80 · F52. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
85 Willis Avenue BX419 F
951 Hoe Avenue BX300 F
1939 West Farms Road BX181 C
303 East 158 Street BX167 F
404 East 158 Street BX165 F
527 East 98th Street BK160 C
3077 Cross Bronx Expwy BX143 A
675 Morris Avenue BX137 D
488 East 163 Street BX136 D
640 Riverside Drive MN134 B
3213 3 Avenue BX131 C
110 Rochester Avenue BK107 C
142 South Portland Avenue BK104 A
1761 Walton Avenue BX103 A
210 Kosciuszko Street BK101 D
514 East 163 Street BX100 D
644 Riverside Drive MN98 B
1926 Crotona Parkway BX98 B
42 Vanderbilt Avenue BK98 B
625 Quincy Street BK94 B
100 East 111 Street MN93 A
508 East 163 Street BX85 B
507 East 161 Street BX80 C
505 East 161 Street BX80 B
501 East 161 Street BX77 B
3000 Park Avenue BX72 B
29 East 104 Street MN66 B
811 Lexington Avenue BK64 A
244 West 112 Street MN62 A
58 East 132 Street MN61 C
2501 Pitkin Avenue BK60 B
778 Myrtle Avenue BK60 A
27-19 14 Street QN60 B
850 Southern Boulevard BX58 A
101 South 5th Street BK55 B
137 Jamaica Avenue BK54 A
300 Putnam Avenue BK52 C
111 East 100 Street MN51 D
15 Quincy Street BK48 A
50 West 132 Street MN47 B
218 Gates Avenue BK44 B
14-15 Mott Avenue QN43 B
801 St Nicholas Avenue MN42 B
520 West 159 Street MN38 D
177 East 101 Street MN38 D
1925 Fulton Street BK36 F
680 East 140 Street BX36 C
273 Gates Avenue BK35 D
21 East 104 Street MN32 C
630 Union Street BK30 A
441 East 116 Street MN30 B
121 St Nicholas Avenue MN28 A
53 East 131 Street MN28 F
1996 Amsterdam Avenue MN25 B
2321 2 Avenue MN25 C
654 St Nicholas Avenue MN24 C
208 East 118 Street MN24 C
346 Bergen Street BK24 B
1299 Dean Street BK24 B
685 Nostrand Avenue BK24 B

showing 60 of 301 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $465,041 on 2004-10-19 (lender: The Community Preservation Corporation), covering 2 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
2008-07-09Agreement $465,041 — from LEX REX LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $465,041
2008-07-09Agreement $464,038 — from LEX REX LLC to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $464,038
2004-10-19Mortgage $465,041 — from LEX REX LLC to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $465,041
2004-10-19Mortgage $464,038 — from LEX REX LLC to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $464,038
1985-01-15Mortgage $18,675 — from DUCLAIR, JEAN to CITY OF NEW YORK $18,675

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017103116
2018106029
20190011001111
20200010801109
202100250126
202200370037
202301200324
202400770077
202500950499
202603327017347
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The full timeline

Construction 36Enforcement 61Housing & tenants 834Ownership & money 18Health & systems 37

Every one of the 986 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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