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434 Schenectady Avenue

12,693Records
21City systems
157Open violations
180.5Penalty rate

12,693 recorded events, 1923–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 5,576 HPD complaints, 4,428 311 service requests, 1,917 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11203
Built1939
Floors6
Res. units101
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)456 LLC
BBL3014290032
BIN3038503

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 180.5. In ZIP 11203, 76% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations157 total — 37 class C (immediately hazardous), 92 class B, 28 class A. Oldest open since 2007-04-03.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

255 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 38 · winter 2024–25: 75 · winter 2025–26: 132). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

38
’23–24
75
’24–25
132
’25–26

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

$16,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

471 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (126) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (71) · PLUMBING (50) · Noise (50) · PAINT/PLASTER (39) · WATER LEAK (23).

Filed construction activity

$42,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1939)
YesSix or more residential units (101)
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)456 LLC
Head officerURIAH JAMES
Managing agent456 LLC
Last registered2025-08-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,277,000 $2,824,650
2026$6,623,000 $2,980,350
2027$6,528,000 $2,937,600

The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 61/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO4FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Brooklyn Wing HouseChickenA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contaminated) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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.

9 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (3 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 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Schenectady Av / Lefferts Av — B12 · 100 ft
Citi BikeLefferts Ave & Schenectady Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 221 Toussaint L'Ouverture
Middle: New Heights Middle School. 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

434 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

471 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 126 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: $302,181 on 2018-11-15 (lender: Capital One, National Association), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-11-15AL&R $8,500,000 — from 456 LLC; LEFFERTS REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $8,500,000
2018-11-15Agreement $8,500,000 — from 456 LLC; LEFFERTS REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $8,500,000
2018-11-15Mortgage $302,182 — from LEFFERTS REALTY LLC; 456 LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $302,182
2009-11-04Agreement $6,750,000 — from 456 LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $6,750,000
2009-11-04Mortgage $3,881,036 — from 456 LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $3,881,036
2000-02-22Mortgage $1,185,413 — from 456 LLC to RICHMOND COUNTY SAVINGS BANK $1,185,413
1997-02-26Mortgage $697,772 — from FREEHOLD INVESTMENTS to NORTH FORK BANK $697,772
1989-02-16Mortgage $972,704 — from FREEHOLD INVESTMENTS to NEW YORK URBAN SERVCO $972,704
1983-11-23Mortgage $298,559 — from FREEHOLD INVESTMENTS to RARITAN VALLEY S&L ASSCN $298,559

Ten-year activity

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2017
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2018
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017038505012555
201802362345655
2019020412010442
202002231302337
202101350501519
202201143704452
20230621005221
20245624406261
20250545505465
20260649107504
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The full timeline

Construction 19Enforcement 341Housing & tenants 12,164Ownership & money 69Health & systems 100

Every one of the 12,693 recorded events, 1923–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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