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253 Schenectady Avenue

333Records
18City systems
4Open violations
1.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11213 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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333 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 123 311 service requests, 59 HPD complaints, 57 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11213
Built1925
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)SUNNY ISLES DEVELOPERS LLC
BBL3013840001
BIN3037049

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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 86% 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 1.3. In ZIP 11213, 61% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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 violations4 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1986-10-06.

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

16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (7) · Dirty Condition (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Snow or Ice (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

$165,450 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 (1925)
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)SUNNY ISLES DEVELOPERS LLC
Head officerJONATHAN FARHADIAN
Managing agentJONATHAN FARHADIAN
Last registered2025-07-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$976,800 $439,560
2026$781,000 $351,450
2027$889,000 $400,050

The city's market estimate has fallen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Juicy MamaJuice, Smoothies, Fruit SaladsA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 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.

4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2015 (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 · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Saint Johns Pl / Schenectady Av — B45 · 250 ft
Citi BikeEastern Pkwy & Schenectady Ave · 450 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

253 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

16 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $150,000 on 2016-07-28 (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
2022-01-05Agreement $1,250,000 — from SUNNY ISLES DEVELOPERS LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $1,250,000
2022-01-05AL&R $1,250,000 — from SUNNY ISLES DEVELOPERS LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $1,250,000
2019-05-03Deed $2,100,000 — from SILVERSHORE PROPERTIES 81 LLC to SUNNY ISLES DEVELOPERS LLC $2,100,000
2019-05-03ASPM $1,600,000 — from SUNNY ISLES DEVELOPERS LLC; SILVERSHORE PROPERTIES 81 LLC to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUST; GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC; J.P. MORGA $1,600,000
2019-04-30Sold for $2,100,000 $2,100,000 $350,000
2016-07-28Mortgage $150,000 — from SILVERSHORE PROPERTIES 81 LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC. $150,000
2016-07-28Agreement $1,600,000 — from SILVERSHORE PROPERTIES 81 LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC. $1,600,000
2015-04-10Deed $1,200,000 — from 1299 LINCOLN CORP to SILVERSHORE PROPERTIES 81 LLC $1,200,000
2015-04-10Mortgage $1,450,000 — from SILVERSHORE PROPERTIES 81 LLC to LINCOLN PLACE LENDER LLC $1,450,000
2015-04-10AL&R $1,450,000 — from SILVERSHORE PROPERTIES 81 LLC to LINCOLN PLACE LENDER LLC $1,450,000
2006-01-12AL&R $370,000 — from GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. to 1299 LINCOLN CORP. $370,000
2006-01-12Agreement $370,000 — from 1299 LINCOLN CORP. to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. $370,000
2006-01-12Mortgage $133,396 — from 1299 LINCOLN CORP. to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. $133,396
2003-09-05AL&R $250,000 — from GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. to JOEL NILES & BRENDA NILES $250,000
2003-09-05Mortgage $250,000 — from JOEL NILES & BRENDA NILES to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. $250,000

Ten-year activity

100500
2017
2018
78
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017102003
201800220224
201941693178
202011100113
202180150124
202200153119
202300110213
2024006039
2025007029
2026006017
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The full timeline

Construction 27Enforcement 10Housing & tenants 251Ownership & money 31Health & systems 14

Every one of the 333 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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