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135 Albany Avenue

1,393Records
19City systems
1Open violations
322Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11213 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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1,393 recorded events, 1983–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 504 HPD complaints, 317 311 service requests, 274 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11213
Built1920
Floors4
Res. units8
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)MHANY CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C ORPORATION
BBL3013460008
BIN3035758

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 95% 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 322. In ZIP 11213, 61% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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B
C

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 violations1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2021-04-22.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

38 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 11 · winter 2024–25: 21 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

11
’23–24
21
’24–25
4
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

43 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (18) · APPLIANCE (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · ELECTRIC (4) · PLUMBING (3) · FLOORING/STAIRS (3).

Filed construction activity

$938,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (13 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 (8)
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)JOE NYC CLUSTER LLC
Head officerISMENE SPELIOTIS
Managing agentMHANY CLUSTER HDFC
Last registered2025-08-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,350,000 $607,500
2026$1,439,000 $647,550
2027$1,629,000 $733,050

The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: CHARITABLE

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 2010 (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

SubwayKingston-Throop Avs — C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-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 · 50 ft
Citi BikePacific St & Troy Ave · 750 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
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

135 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

43 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 18 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 MHANY CLUSTER HDFC — 3 buildings, 43 units. Grades across the portfolio: C2 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1180 President Street BK19 D
1629 Eastern Parkway BK16 C
135 Albany Avenue BK8 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $306,175 on 2025-12-11 (lender: The City Of New York), covering 3 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
2025-12-11Mortgage $306,175 — from MHANY CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C; JOE MHANY CLUSTER LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $306,175
2025-12-11AL&R $954,736 — from JOE MHANY CLUSTER LLC; MHANY CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C to CPC FUNDING SPE 1 LLC $954,736
2025-12-11Mortgage $954,736 — from MHANY CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C; JOE MHANY CLUSTER LLC to CPC FUNDING SPE 1 LLC $954,736
2025-12-11AL&R $2,701,691 — from JOE MHANY CLUSTER LLC; MHANY CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C to CPC FUNDING SPE 1 LLC $2,701,691
2025-12-11Mortgage $2,701,691 — from MHANY CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C; JOE MHANY CLUSTER LLC to CPC FUNDING SPE 1 LLC $2,701,691
2025-12-11AL&R $656,561 — from JOE MHANY CLUSTER LLC; MHANY CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C to CPC FUNDING SPE 1 LLC $656,561
2025-12-11Mortgage $656,561 — from MHANY CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C; JOE MHANY CLUSTER LLC to CPC FUNDING SPE 1 LLC $656,561
2025-12-11Agreement $531,741 — from JOE MHANY CLUSTER LLC; MHANY CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C to CPC FUNDING SPE 1 LLC $531,741
2025-12-11Agreement $6,426,577 — from JOE MHANY CLUSTER LLC; MHANY CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C to CPC FUNDING SPE 1 LLC $6,426,577
2025-12-11Agreement $2,837,539 — from MHANY CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C; JOE MHANY CLUSTER LLC to CPC FUNDING SPE 1 LLC $2,837,539
2025-12-11Agreement $209,900 — from MHANY CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C; JOE MHANY CLUSTER LLC to CPC FUNDING SPE 1 LLC $209,900
2022-01-14Mortgage $306,175 — from JOE MHANY CLUSTER LLC; MHANY CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $306,175
2022-01-14Mortgage $66,252 — from MHANY CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C; JOE MHANY CLUSTER LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $66,252
2022-01-14Mortgage $48,444 — from MHANY CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C; JOE MHANY CLUSTER LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $48,444
2022-01-14Mortgage $11,423,868 — from JOE MHANY CLUSTER LLC; MHANY CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $11,423,868

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017144440392
2018326471380
20190086141101
20200011102113
202141691075
202264123252160
202344741285
202441851091
2025613419060
20263060110
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The full timeline

Construction 35Enforcement 108Housing & tenants 1,142Ownership & money 90Health & systems 18

Every one of the 1,393 recorded events, 1983–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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