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185 Utica Avenue

263Records
16City systems
2Open violations
206.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11213 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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263 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 56 311 service requests, 52 DOB complaints, 37 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11213
Built1910
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)185 UTICA AVE, LLC
BBL3013670002
BIN3036275

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GRADE D

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 206.7. In ZIP 11213, 61% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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 violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1978-04-25.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

$20,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: General Construction/Plumbing (6) · Graffiti (1) · Real Time Enforcement (1) · Noise (1) · Abandoned Vehicle (1).

Filed construction activity

$2,676,800 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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 (1910)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)185 Utica Ave, LLC
Head officerGLEN BROWN
Managing agentFREESTONE PROPERTY GROUP LLC
Last registered2026-04-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$971,000 $58,260
2026$1,043,000 $62,580
2027$908,000 $54,480

The city's market estimate has fallen 6% 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

SubwayCrown Hts-Utica Av — 3 4 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Utica Av — A C · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Utica Av / Prospect Pl — B46 · 150 ft
Citi BikePark Pl & Utica Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 335 Granville T. Woods
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

185 Utica 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

10 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,915,000 on 2026-04-06 (lender: Dcc Remmcf Originator, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-04-06Mortgage $1,915,000 — from 185 UTICA AVE, LLC to DCC REMMCF ORIGINATOR, LLC $1,915,000
2026-04-06Deed $2,225,000 — from 185 UTICA AVENUE LLC to 185 UTICA AVE, LLC $2,225,000
2026-04-06AL&R $1,915,000 — from 185 UTICA AVE, LLC to DCC REMMCF ORIGINATOR, LLC $1,915,000
2026-03-31Sold for $2,225,000 $2,225,000 $1,112,500
2024-08-19AL&R $950,000 — from 185 UTICA AVENUE LLC to LIMA ONE CAPITAL, LLC $950,000
2024-08-19AL&R $549,750 — from 185 UTICA AVENUE LLC to LIMA ONE CAPITAL, LLC $549,750
2024-08-19Mortgage $950,000 — from 185 UTICA AVENUE LLC to LIMA ONE CAPITAL, LLC $950,000
2024-08-19Mortgage $549,750 — from 185 UTICA AVENUE LLC to LIMA ONE CAPITAL, LLC $549,750
2022-11-25Deed $900,000 — from 2055 FULTON STREET DEVELOPMENT CORP to 185 UTICA AVENUE LLC $900,000
2022-11-10Sold for $900,000 $900,000 $450,000
2017-04-14Mortgage $1,200,000 — from FORTY CAMBRIDGE VILLAGE LLC to HARRISON VICKERS AND WATERMAN LLC $1,200,000
2017-04-14AL&R $1,200,000 — from FORTY CAMBRIDGE VILLAGE LLC to HARRISON VICKERS AND WATERMAN LLC $1,200,000
2015-12-04AL&R $800,000 — from FORTY CAMBRIDGE VILLAGE LLC to HARRISON VICKERS AND WATERMAN LLC $800,000
2015-12-04Mortgage $800,000 — from FORTY CAMBRIDGE VILLAGE LLC to HARRISON VICKERS AND WATERMAN LLC $800,000
2015-02-23Deed $250,000 — from GERTIES ARMS, INC to FORTY CAMBRIDGE VILLAGE, LLC $250,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017003205
20180772016
2019013140027
2020000000
2021023005
2022318166750
2023529200054
20249264021
2025151230030
202640210016
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The full timeline

Construction 36Enforcement 85Housing & tenants 101Ownership & money 34Health & systems 7

Every one of the 263 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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