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205 Rochester Avenue

126Records
12City systems
3Open violations
13.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11213 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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126 recorded events, 2004–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 26 311 service requests, 24 HPD complaints, 15 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11213
Built1919
Floors5
Res. units8
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)203 ROCHESTER LLC
BBL3013740008
BIN3324640

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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 54% 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 13.5. In ZIP 11213, 61% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations3 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2022-02-06.

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

14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · Rodent (2) · WATER LEAK (1) · Animal (1) · Construction Safety Enforcement (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,378,130 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (1919)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
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)203 ROCHESTER LLC
Head officerREUVEN SOBEL
Managing agentPMG MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-10-02

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$852,000 $383,400
2026$771,000 $346,950
2027$925,000 $416,250

The city's market estimate has risen 9% 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 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Saint Johns Pl / Rochester Av — B45 · 500 ft
Citi BikeSterling Pl & Rochester Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Dr. Jacqueline Peek-Davis School
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

205 Rochester 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

14 311 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 PMG MANAGEMENT — 15 buildings, 80 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B8 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
207 Rochester Avenue BK9 B
203 Rochester Avenue BK8 A
205 Rochester Avenue BK8 A
360 Vermont Street BK8 B
2813 Tilden Avenue BK8 A
1178 Bushwick Avenue BK7 A
620 Crescent Street BK6 B
302 Sumpter Street BK4 D
1027 Belmont Avenue BK4 B
1029 Belmont Avenue BK4 D
227 Rockaway Avenue BK3 B
16 East 29 Street BK3 B
275 Hull Street BK3 B
943 Herkimer Street BK3 F
2059 Strauss Street BK2 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-12-29AL&R $6,747,230 — from 203 ROCHESTER LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $6,747,230
2022-12-29Agreement $6,747,230 — from 203 ROCHESTER LLC to BNB BANK; DIME COMMUNITY BANK $6,747,230
2020-06-10AL&R $8,470,000 — from 203 ROCHESTER LLC to BNB BANK $8,470,000
2020-06-10M&CON $8,470,000 — from 203 ROCHESTER LLC to BNB BANK $8,470,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
28
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
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2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017000000
201813320119
2019101710028
2020000505
2021017008
202201192022
2023002002
2024003003
2025005005
202601110315
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The full timeline

Construction 23Enforcement 23Housing & tenants 69Ownership & money 7Health & systems 4

Every one of the 126 recorded events, 2004–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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