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139 Albany Avenue

447Records
15City systems
13Open violations
144Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11213 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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447 recorded events, 1930–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 141 311 service requests, 91 HPD complaints, 90 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11213
Built2004
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)TOWNHOUSE RENTAL V, L.L.C.
BBL3013460006
BIN3389884

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 144. In ZIP 11213, 61% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations13 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 2026-07-29.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

5 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 5).

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

What 311 hears from this address

15 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Blocked Driveway (3) · PLUMBING (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Water System (1) · DOOR/WINDOW (1).

Filed construction activity

$273,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2004)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

0 of 3 signals present. None of the common signals are present — stabilization is unlikely (though never impossible). 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)TOWNHOUSE RENTAL V, LLC
Head officerGLEN BROWN
Managing agentFREESTONE PROPERTY GROUP LLC
Last registered2026-07-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,781,000 $106,860
2026$2,145,000 $128,700
2027$2,050,000 $123,000

The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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 · 100 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

139 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

15 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 FREESTONE PROPERTY GROUP LLC — 418 buildings, 2,029 units. Grades across the portfolio: A122 · B90 · C94 · D97 · F15. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
271 Lenox Road BK55 A
503 12 Street BK34 B
70 Prospect Park West BK30 B
227 13 Street BK25 B
38 Prospect Park SW BK20 B
75 Pineapple Street BK20 A
541 Bergen Street BK18 C
400 6 Avenue BK17 C
411 15 Street BK16 A
299 5 Avenue BK16 B
904 President Street BK10 B
11 Devoe Street BK10 A
1440 Pacific Street BK10 B
1148 Pacific Street BK10 B
212 Malcolm X Boulevard BK10 B
36 South Oxford Street BK10 C
100 Malcolm X Boulevard BK9 A
269 Henry Street BK9 B
159 5 Avenue BK9 B
193 Chauncey Street BK9 A
32 Pierrepont Street BK9 C
1436 Pacific Street BK8 A
915 St Johns Place BK8 A
389 Sumpter Street BK8 A
705 Lafayette Avenue BK8 A
147 Stanhope Street BK8 A
238 8 Street BK8 A
473 4 Street BK8 C
125 St James Place BK8 B
26 Starr Street BK8 B
171 15 Street BK8 B
151 Baltic Street BK8 D
44 3 Street BK8 C
441 1 Street BK8 B
196 Prospect Park West BK8 B
473 Kosciuszko Street BK8 A
12 Belvidere Street BK8 A
53 3 Street BK8 B
852 Classon Avenue BK8 B
28 Starr Street BK8 B
138 Schaefer Street BK8 A
161 Prospect Park West BK8 D
733 Lafayette Avenue BK8 B
24 Starr Street BK8 B
707 Hart Street BK8 B
38 3 Street BK8 C
469 4 Street BK8 B
598 Myrtle Avenue BK8 A
188 Cooper Street BK8 B
806 President Street BK8 B
285 6 Avenue BK8 B
600 Myrtle Avenue BK8 A
233 South 3 Street BK8 A
418 Suydam Street BK8 B
419 3 Street BK8 A
812 8 Avenue BK8 B
30 Starr Street BK8 B
812 Lexington Avenue BK8 B
88 Guernsey Street BK8 A
306 Stockholm Street BK8 C

showing 60 of 418 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $35,842,592 on 2024-02-13 (lender: Invesco Commercial Real Estate Finance Investments), covering 21 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
2024-02-13AL&R $47,650,947 — from TOWNHOUSE RENTAL V, L.L.C. to INVESCO COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FINANCE I $47,650,947
2024-02-13Agreement $47,650,947 — from TOWNHOUSE RENTAL V, L.L.C. to INVESCO COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FINANCE I $47,650,947
2024-02-13Mortgage $35,842,592 — from TOWNHOUSE RENTAL V, L.L.C. to INVESCO COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FINANCE I $35,842,592
2023-10-12Deed $2,165,000 — from 1943 PROSPECT PL 220 KINGS LLC to TOWNHOUSE RENTAL II, L.L.C. $2,165,000
2023-10-04Sold for $2,165,000 $2,165,000 $721,667
2019-12-16Agreement $1,295,000 — from COHEN, ROTEM to MERS $1,295,000
2019-12-16Mortgage $195,000 — from COHEN, ROTEM to MERS $195,000
2019-12-16Agreement $1,100,000 — from 1943 PROSPECT PL 220 KINGS LLC to GOLDEN BRIDGE FUNDING LLC; GOLDEN BRIDGE LLC $1,100,000
2019-06-17Mortgage $150,000 — from 1943 PROSPECT PL 220 KINGS LLC to GOLDEN BRIDGE FUNDING LLC; GOLDEN BRIDGE LLC $150,000
2019-03-06Mortgage $950,000 — from 1943 PROSPECT PL 220 KINGS LLC to GOLDEN BRIDGE FUNDING LLC; GOLDEN BRIDGE LLC $950,000
2019-03-06Deed $1,020,000 — from DONALD M. ZOLIN, REFEREE to 1943 PROSPECT PL 220 KINGS LLC $1,020,000
2019-02-26Sold for $1,020,000 $1,020,000 $340,000
2017-03-07Deed $5,000 — from BOUNSELL, MIA to 139 ALBANY AVE HOLDING CORP. $5,000
2016-11-23Sold for $5,000 $5,000 $1,667
2013-02-11Mortgage $585,295 — from BOUNSELL, MIA; JONES, OLIVER to MERS $585,295

Ten-year activity

100500
2017
2018
80
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017001113
20180091111
20195135012080
202003270030
202100740276
202232653376
202301213025
2024002608
20250094013
202600280028
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The full timeline

Construction 19Enforcement 25Housing & tenants 335Ownership & money 60Health & systems 8

Every one of the 447 recorded events, 1930–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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