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201 Buffalo Avenue

83Records
11City systems
4Open violations
33.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11213 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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83 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 24 HPD housing violations, 15 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 11 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11213
Built1910
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)EL DORADO LP
BBL3013690005
BIN3036331

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 65% 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 33.3. 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 violations4 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2024-04-09.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 8).

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

What 311 hears from this address

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · Blocked Driveway (1).

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$648,000 $291,600
2026$734,000 $330,300
2027$823,000 $370,350

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

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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 · 300 ft
Citi BikePark Pl & Buffalo Ave · 200 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

201 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

5 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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 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
2003-04-02Agreement $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
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
2002-06-25Mortgage $5,701,996 — from EL DORADO LP to NYC HPD $5,701,996

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20171214
20180202
20190101
20200000
20210303
20220404
20230505
2024011011
20250101
20260202
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The full timeline

Construction 7Enforcement 11Housing & tenants 47Ownership & money 15Health & systems 3

Every one of the 83 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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