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229 Albany Avenue

757Records
10City systems
144Open violations
20Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11213 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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757 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 276 HPD complaints, 151 HPD housing violations, 105 ECB/OATH violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11213
Built1890
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassB1
Owner (PLUTO)KELVIN BLASSE
BBL3013700013
BIN3036390

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 20. 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 violations144 total — 18 class C (immediately hazardous), 113 class B, 13 class A. Oldest open since 2005-07-20.

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

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dirty Condition (8) · Derelict Vehicles (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 (1890)
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)PHH Mortgage Corporation
Head officerColleen McEntee
Managing agentGuardian Asset Management
Last registered2024-11-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,543,000 $92,580
2026$1,953,000 $117,180
2027$1,764,000 $105,840

The city's market estimate has risen 14% 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

SubwayKingston Av — 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Crown Hts-Utica Av — 3 4 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Saint Johns Pl / Albany Av — B45 · 600 ft
Citi BikeAlbany Ave & Park Pl · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: New Bridges Elementary
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

229 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

9 311 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 GUARDIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT — 301 buildings, 570 units. Grades across the portfolio: A80 · B98 · C60 · D38 · F22. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
5 Watchogue Road SI12 A
186 Greenpoint Avenue BK10 B
16-33A Hancock Street QN8 A
393 Clermont Avenue BK4 C
36 East 95 Street BK4 F
35 Vanderbilt Avenue BK4 C
92 Ryerson Street BK4 F
63-11 110 Street QN4 D
501 East 94 Street BK4 F
302 Albemarle Road BK4 F
145 Skillman Street BK4 C
655 Wyona Street BK4 C
1888 Mulford Avenue BX4 C
2033 St Paul Avenue BX4 B
331 South 5th Street BK4 C
479 East 94 Street BK4 D
145-28 Rockaway Boulevard QN4 D
1021 Belmont Avenue BK4 F
1264 East 84 Street BK3 A
1417 Needham Avenue BX3 D
1135 Forest Avenue BX3 A
458 East 187 Street BX3 F
1839 Andrews Avenue South BX3 C
1612 Norman Street QN3 C
1257A 59 Street BK3 C
1253 St Marks Avenue BK3 C
1700 East New York Avenue BK3 D
3112 Snyder Avenue BK3 A
1788 St Johns Place BK3 D
1632 Sedgwick Avenue BX3 B
1735 Mansion Street BX3 C
705 DeKalb Avenue BK3 D
153 Washington Avenue BK3 D
309 Milford Street BK3 A
94-18 24 Avenue QN3 D
463 Elton Street BK3 B
206 East 31 Street BK3 B
393 Essex Street BK3 D
821 Union Avenue BX3 D
2373 Walton Avenue BX3 F
343 Ashford Street BK3 A
854 Belmont Avenue BK3 B
805 East 170 Street BX3 F
128 Highland Place BK3 D
4011 Harper Avenue BX3 C
4034 Monticello Avenue BX3 B
1644 East 96 Street BK3 F
2059 Pitman Avenue BX3 C
883 44 Street BK3 D
1050 Grant Avenue BX3 D
95-30 114 Street QN3 B
722 Cleveland Street BK3 A
43 Harper Court BX2 B
417 Winthrop Street BK2 A
120-40 201 Street QN2 C
240-01 137 Avenue QN2 B
2569 Pitkin Avenue BK2 A
96 Mersereau Avenue SI2 A
804 Elsmere Place BX2 F
2330 Holland Avenue BX2 B

showing 60 of 301 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $565,000 on 2006-05-01 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2006-05-01Mortgage $565,000 — from BLASSE, KELVIN to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $565,000
2005-01-05Mortgage $499,950 — from BLASSE, KELVIN to MERS AS NOMINEE FOR FREMONT INVESTMENT & $499,950
2005-01-05Deed $500,000 — from HENRY, GAIL to BLASSE, KELVIN $500,000
2004-12-17Deed $317,000 — from BASTIEN, MOSES to 229 HOME ESTATES, INC. $317,000
2004-11-05Mortgage $405,000 — from HENRY, GAIL to MERS $405,000
2004-11-05Deed $450,000 — from 229 HOME ESTATES, INC. to HENRY, GAIL $450,000
2003-06-25Deed $210,000 — from HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (''HUD'') to BASTIEN, MOSES $210,000
1997-01-29Mortgage $172,350 — from ANKRUM, ANTOINE R to ISLAND MORTGAGE NETWORK $172,350
1992-02-07Mortgage $7,850 — from LEWIS, EDWARD; LEWIS, MARION L to RADCLIFFE RESOURCESINC $7,850
1991-07-08Mortgage $46,547 — from LEWIS, MARION L; LEWIS, RENEE M; PAULING, PATRICIA A; JONES, LILLIAN; LEWIS, EDWARD to ASSOCIATES CONSUMERDISC $46,547
1986-05-02Mortgage $3,425 — from LEWIS, MARION to CENTRAL FED SAVS FSB $3,425

Ten-year activity

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2018
69
2019
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2021
2022
2023
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2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017020810
201804105
201958101069
20201841023
202143130056
202204105
202304004
202402002
202507007
202600101
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The full timeline

Enforcement 149Housing & tenants 557Ownership & money 41Health & systems 10

Every one of the 757 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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