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235 Utica Avenue

272Records
14City systems
16Open violations
132Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11213 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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272 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 81 311 service requests, 69 HPD housing violations, 35 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11213
Built1915
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassS4
Owner (PLUTO)235 UTICA LLC
BBL3013790001
BIN3036848

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 132. 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 violations16 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2022-01-06.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: WATER LEAK (2) · Graffiti (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Noise (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Consumer Complaint (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 (1915)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
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)235 UTICA LLC
Head officerLEODAN TOCHIMANI
Managing agentRENAISSANCE REALTY GROUP LLC
Last registered2025-07-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$560,400 $252,180
2026$672,000 $302,400
2027$687,000 $309,150

The city's market estimate has risen 23% 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2017 (0 in the last three years).

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 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Saint Johns Pl / Utica Av — B45 · 50 ft
Citi BikeSt Johns Pl & Utica Ave · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
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

235 Utica 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

8 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 RENAISSANCE REALTY GROUP LLC — 36 buildings, 922 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B20 · C2 · D3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
134 East 122 Street MN92 A
60 West 129 Street MN55 A
607 Lenox Avenue MN53 B
92 Morningside Avenue MN48 A
1354 Bedford Avenue BK40 B
553 West 174 Street MN38 A
285 Schenectady Avenue BK38 B
285 Eastern Parkway BK33 B
487 Lincoln Place BK31 B
493 Lincoln Place BK31 B
495 Lincoln Place BK31 A
1561 Pitkin Avenue BK31 B
505 Lincoln Place BK30 B
519 Lincoln Place BK25 B
2188 Atlantic Avenue BK25 A
511 Lincoln Place BK24 B
117 West 142 Street MN24 B
221 East 10 Street MN24 A
527 Lincoln Place BK24 B
1806 Caton Avenue BK24 B
1646 Union Street BK23 C
332 East 9 Street MN20 B
726 DeKalb Avenue BK20 B
58 St Marks Place MN19 B
299 Knickerbocker Avenue BK18 A
1155 Dean Street BK16 B
45 Argyle Road BK16 A
1151 Dean Street BK16 B
230 Willis Avenue BX16 A
724 DeKalb Avenue BK14 B
323 Knickerbocker Avenue BK6 A
235 Utica Avenue BK4 D
146 Wyckoff Avenue BK4 D
1024 Broadway BK3 B
1022 Broadway BK3 C
1026 Broadway BK3 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $384,272 on 2021-07-06 (lender: Connectone Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-07-06Mortgage $384,273 — from 235 UTICA LLC to CONNECTONE BANK $384,273
2021-07-06Agreement $2,285,000 — from 235 UTICA LLC to CONNECTONE BANK $2,285,000
2021-07-06AL&R $2,285,000 — from 235 UTICA LLC to CONNECTONE BANK $2,285,000
2016-10-05Mortgage $678,406 — from 235 UTICA LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $678,406
2016-10-05AL&R $2,100,000 — from 235 UTICA LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $2,100,000
2016-10-05Agreement $2,100,000 — from 235 UTICA LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $2,100,000
2013-11-26Mortgage $398,243 — from 235 UTICA LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $398,243
2013-11-26Agreement $1,500,000 — from 235 UTICA LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,500,000
2011-01-04Mortgage $415,000 — from 235 UTICA LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $415,000
2011-01-04Agreement $1,150,000 — from 235 UTICA LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,150,000
2009-02-25Agreement $735,000 — from 235 UTICA LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $735,000
2004-10-19Mortgage $550,000 — from 235 UTICA, LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $550,000
2004-10-19AL&R $735,000 — from NORTH FORK BANK to 235 UTICA, LLC $735,000
2004-10-19Agreement $185,000 — from 235 UTICA, LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $185,000
2004-02-05Deed $385,000 — from 334 KNICKERBOCKER AVE INC. to 235 UTICA LLC $385,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170120113
20180100010
201917008
202004004
202100505
20220240024
20230150015
202404004
20250210021
202604004
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The full timeline

Construction 34Enforcement 11Housing & tenants 193Ownership & money 33Health & systems 1

Every one of the 272 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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