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213 Schenectady Avenue

793Records
15City systems
27Open violations
148.1Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11213 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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793 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 258 HPD housing violations, 233 HPD complaints, 205 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11213
Built1929
Floors4
Res. units7
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)213 SCHENECTADY LLC
BBL3013780012
BIN3036795

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 148.1. 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 violations27 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 21 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2005-03-09.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

22 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 8 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 12). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
2
’24–25
12
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

34 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (11) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · Derelict Vehicles (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (3) · Noise (3) · Illegal Parking (2).

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 (1929)
YesSix or more residential units (7)
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)213 SCHENECTADY LLC
Head officerMAYER ZARCHI
Managing agent213 SCHENECTADY LLC
Last registered2026-03-19

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$914,400 $411,480
2026$975,000 $438,750
2027$1,104,000 $496,800

The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
The Brothers Caribbean RestaurantOtherCMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Saint Johns Pl / Schenectady Av — B45 · 300 ft
Citi BikeSterling Pl & Schenectady Ave · 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

213 Schenectady Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

34 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 11 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $654,061 on 2019-03-22 (lender: Greystone Servicing Corporation, INC.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-03-22Agreement $1,915,000 — from 213 SCHENECTADY LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC. $1,915,000
2019-03-22Mortgage $654,062 — from 213 SCHENECTADY LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC. $654,062
2016-01-27Mortgage $569,571 — from 213 SCHENECTADY LLC to MODERN BANK NA $569,571
2016-01-27AL&R $1,350,000 — from 213 SCHENECTADY LLC to MODERN BANK NA $1,350,000
2016-01-27Agreement $1,350,000 — from 213 SCHENECTADY LLC to MODERN BANK NA $1,350,000
2014-04-30AMTX $70,000 — from 213 SCHENECTADY LLC $70,000
2014-04-11Agreement $800,000 — from 213 SCHENECTADY LLC to COMMUNITY FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $800,000
2014-04-11Deed $1,010,000 — from STERLING COURT INC. to 213 SCHENECTADY LLC $1,010,000
2014-04-11AL&R $800,000 — from 213 SCHENECTADY LLC to COMMUNITY FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $800,000
2013-01-10Deed $898,131 — from 1364 STERLING COURT INC. to STERLING COURT INC. $898,131
2008-04-23AL&R $920,000 — from 1364 STERLING COURT, INC to CM FUNDING CORP. $920,000
2008-04-23Agreement $920,000 — from 1364 STERLING COURT, INC to CM FUNDING CORP. $920,000
2008-04-23Mortgage $70,000 — from 1364 STERLING COURT, INC to CM FUNDING CORP. $70,000
2007-08-29Mortgage $850,000 — from 1364 STERLING COURT, INC to PRIME REAL ESTATE VENTURES, LLC $850,000
2007-08-29Deed $1,020,000 — from THE EIGHT STAR REALTY CORP. to 1364 STERLING COURT, INC $1,020,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170610162
20181320235
20190466153
20201150117
20210180119
20220310132
20230270128
20240300131
20250140115
20260350540
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The full timeline

Construction 6Enforcement 10Housing & tenants 718Ownership & money 43Health & systems 16

Every one of the 793 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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