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177 Buffalo Avenue

280Records
15City systems
3Open violations
780.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11213 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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280 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 68 HPD housing violations, 61 311 service requests, 51 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11213
Built2005
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C.
BBL3013630005
BIN3394396

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 780.7. In ZIP 11213, 61% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations3 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2013-11-01.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’24–25
4
’25–26

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

$250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PAINT/PLASTER (7) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · WATER LEAK (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · PLUMBING (1) · Building/Use (1).

Filed construction activity

$5,000 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2005)
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, LLC
Head officerGLEN BROWN
Managing agentFREESTONE PROPERTY GROUP LLC
Last registered2026-06-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,302,000 $78,120
2026$1,399,000 $83,940
2027$1,836,000 $110,160

The city's market estimate has risen 41% 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

SubwayRalph Av — C · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Crown Hts-Utica Av — 3 4 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Buffalo Av / Prospect Pl — B15 B45 B65 · 50 ft
Citi BikePark Pl & Buffalo Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Dr. Jacqueline Peek-Davis 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

177 Buffalo 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

18 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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: $79,979,094 on 2022-10-07 (lender: Invesco Cmi Investments L.P.), covering 43 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
2025-12-23Agreement $485,595,000 — from TOWNHOUSE RENTAL III, L.L.C.; TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C. to WALKER & DUNLOP, LLC $485,595,000
2022-10-07AL&R $79,979,094 — from TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C. to INVESCO CMI INVESTMENTS L.P. $79,979,094
2022-10-07Mortgage $79,979,094 — from TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C. to INVESCO CMI INVESTMENTS L.P. $79,979,094
2022-03-02Deed $1,457,586 — from 177 BUFFALO REALTY LLC to TOWNHOUSE RENTAL II, L.L.C. $1,457,586
2022-02-17Sold for $1,457,586 $1,457,586 $485,862
2019-03-01AL&R $800,000 — from 177 BUFFALO REALTY LLC to NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK CITY $800,000
2019-03-01Agreement $800,000 — from 177 BUFFALO REALTY LLC to NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK CITY $800,000
2019-03-01Mortgage $50,000 — from 177 BUFFALO REALTY LLC to NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK CITY $50,000
2017-12-04Mortgage $750,000 — from 1117 JEFFERSON AVE LLC to LOAN FUNDER LLC SERIES 2546 $750,000
2017-11-09Deed $790,000 — from ANN C. NORTHERN ESQ. - REFERE to 1117 JEFFERSON AVE LLC $790,000
2017-11-02Sold for $790,000 $790,000 $263,333
2007-01-17Mortgage $615,200 — from AGBODJAN, THEOPHANE to FIRST UNITED MORTGAGE BANKING CORP. $615,200
2007-01-17Deed $769,000 — from CITYSIDE EQUITIES LLC to AGBODJAN, THEOPHANE $769,000
2007-01-17Mortgage $153,800 — from AGBODJAN, THEOPHANE to FIRST UNITED MORTGAGE BANKING CORP. $153,800
2006-09-27Mortgage $2,175,000 — from CITYSIDE EQUITIES LLC. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,175,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017000505
2018007018
20190056011
202000100010
2021004004
2022001809
2023004004
2024001001
202520634069
202603310034
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The full timeline

Construction 7Enforcement 22Housing & tenants 196Ownership & money 47Health & systems 8

Every one of the 280 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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