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403 Howard Avenue

874Records
19City systems
10Open violations
75.9Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11233 · Neighborhood: Ocean Hill
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874 recorded events, 1982–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 299 311 service requests, 197 HPD housing violations, 188 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11233
Built2010
Floors7
Res. units63
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)HOME FIRST HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP ORATION
BBL3014520005
BIN3395213

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 73% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 75.9. In ZIP 11233, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations10 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2025-08-05.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

48 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 22 · winter 2024–25: 20 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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10 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

126 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (31) · HEAT/HOT WATER (24) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (18) · WATER LEAK (13) · PLUMBING (9) · PAINT/PLASTER (8).

Filed construction activity

$13,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2010)
YesSix or more residential units (63)
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)HUNTERFLY TRACE LP
Head officerRAFAL MARKWAT
Managing agentARETE MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-07-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,947,000 $1,326,150
2026$3,205,000 $1,442,250
2027$3,260,000 $1,467,000

The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 44/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

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

SubwayRalph Av — C · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Saratoga Av / Saint Marks Av — B7 · 700 ft
Citi BikeProspect Pl & Howard Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability

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

403 Howard 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

126 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 24 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 ARETE MANAGEMENT LLC — 19 buildings, 1,579 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B13 · C5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2612 Broadway MN137 C
437 Euclid Avenue BK135 B
319 West 94 Street MN124 C
1852 Washington Avenue BX118 B
330 West 51 Street MN112 C
3859 3 Avenue BX104 C
745 Fox Street BX95 A
111 East 118 Street MN91 B
100 East 118 Street MN88 B
1385 Fulton Avenue BX85 B
444 West 163 Street MN73 B
333 Kosciuszko Street BK72 B
440 West 163 Street MN70 B
507 East 176 Street BX68 B
403 Howard Avenue BK63 B
863 Melrose Avenue BX54 B
528 West 123 Street MN41 B
260 West 99 Street MN34 B
194 Brown Place BX15 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,527,500 on 2009-12-29 (lender: Lantern Organization, INC.), covering 3 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
2009-12-29Mortgage $6,930,000 — from HOME FIRST HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP; HUNTERFLY TRACE L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK- DEPARTMENT OF HOUS $6,930,000
2009-12-29Mortgage $1,527,500 — from HOME FIRST HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP; HUNTERFLY TRACE L.P. to LANTERN ORGANIZATION, INC. $1,527,500
2006-07-07Agreement $1,795,500 — from HOME FIRST HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. $1,795,500
2006-07-07Mortgage $1,795,500 — from HOME FIRST HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. $1,795,500
2006-07-07Deed $950,000 — from CHASAM SOFER, LLC to HOME FIRST HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP $950,000
2006-07-07Mortgage $255,200 — from HOME FIRST HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. $255,200
2005-04-07Deed $242,000 — from ESPINAL, A/K/A JOSE L; LEONARDO ESPINAL, JOSE; 403 HAWARD AVENUE, LLC; ESPINAL, RAFAEL; AR to CHASAM SOFER, LLC $242,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170736043
20180038240
20190452359
20200042345
20210254258
20220644252
2023013922107
20240363369
2025221025111
2026001212123
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The full timeline

Construction 44Enforcement 64Housing & tenants 712Ownership & money 28Health & systems 26

Every one of the 874 recorded events, 1982–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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