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205 Buffalo Avenue

75Records
13City systems
4Open violations
15Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11213 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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75 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 22 HPD housing violations, 20 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 8 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11213
Built1910
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)EL DORADO LP
BBL3013690003
BIN3036329

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 53% 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 15. In ZIP 11213, 61% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
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 violations4 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2022-07-26.

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.

What 311 hears from this address

No 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)EL DORADO L.P.
Head officerWENDY MCCLINTON
Managing agentNASHER REALTY ASSOCIATES, INC.
Last registered2025-07-02

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$810,000 $364,500
2026$918,000 $413,100
2027$1,029,000 $463,050

The city's market estimate has risen 27% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

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

SubwayCrown Hts-Utica Av — 3 4 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Ralph Av — C · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Buffalo Av / Park Pl — B15 · 250 ft
Citi BikePark Pl & Buffalo Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 191 Paul Robeson. 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

205 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

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 NASHER REALTY ASSOCIATES, INC. — 35 buildings, 285 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B7 · C10 · D10 · F4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
31 Van Buren Street BK42 B
109-29 Sutphin Boulevard QN34 C
62 Stuyvesant Avenue BK21 C
601 Kosciuszko Street BK16 A
559 Kosciuszko Street BK16 B
556 Kosciuszko Street BK16 A
518 Kosciuszko Street BK8 B
357 Greene Avenue BK8 C
722 Bergen Street BK8 D
801 Prospect Place BK8 B
446 St Marks Avenue BK8 C
2567 Bedford Avenue BK8 B
465 Prospect Place BK8 B
1353 Sterling Place BK7 D
5601 5 Avenue BK7 C
205 Buffalo Avenue BK6 A
1914 Pacific Street BK6 C
201 Buffalo Avenue BK6 B
189 Dumont Avenue BK6 F
1222 St Marks Avenue BK6 D
733 Dean Street BK4 C
580 Vanderbilt Avenue BK4 D
520 Kosciuszko Street BK3 D
1080 DeKalb Avenue BK3 F
911 DeKalb Avenue BK3 F
474 Ralph Avenue BK3 D
533 Kosciuszko Street BK3 D
1098 DeKalb Avenue BK3 D
522 Kosciuszko Street BK3 F
812 Lafayette Avenue BK2 A
192-19 Linden Boulevard QN2 D
195-11 Linden Boulevard QN2 C
594 Vanderbilt Avenue BK2 D
295 Kosciuszko Street BK2 C
1134 Broadway BK1 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $37,422 on 2003-04-02 (lender: The City Of New York, Through Its Dphd), covering 13 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
2003-04-02Mortgage $37,422 — from EL DORADO, L.P. A NEW YORK LIMITED PARTN to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, THROUGH ITS DPHD $37,422
2003-04-02Agreement $5,739,417 — from EL DORADO, L.P. A NEW YORK LIMITED PARTN to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, THROUGH ITS DPHD $5,739,417
2002-06-25Mortgage $5,701,996 — from EL DORADO LP to NYC HPD $5,701,996

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
6
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Housing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017112
2018101
2019202
2020000
2021202
2022606
2023303
2024202
2025101
2026101
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The full timeline

Construction 7Enforcement 6Housing & tenants 40Ownership & money 20Health & systems 2

Every one of the 75 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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