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861 Halsey Street

232Records
14City systems
1Open violations
130.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11233 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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232 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 58 311 service requests, 54 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 51 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11233
Built1910
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C.
BBL3014910042
BIN3039960

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More 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 130.5. In ZIP 11233, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-02-02.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

14 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 14).

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

What 311 hears from this address

25 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · Illegal Parking (4) · Noise (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Residential Disposal Complaint (2) · SAFETY (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,255,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1910)
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)TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, LLC
Head officerGLEN BROWN
Managing agentFREEESTONE PROPERTY GROUP LLC
Last registered2026-07-01

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,258,000 $566,100
2026$1,150,000 $517,500
2027$1,380,000 $621,000

The city's market estimate has risen 10% 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.

2 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

SubwayHalsey St — J · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Chauncey St — J Z · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Halsey St / Saratoga Av — B26 · 50 ft
Citi BikeBroadway & Hancock St · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 005 Dr. Ronald McNair. 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

861 Halsey Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

25 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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 FREEESTONE PROPERTY GROUP LLC — 8 buildings, 31 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B1 · C2 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1270 Hancock Street BK6 A
861 Halsey Street BK6 C
750 Mac Donough Street BK6 B
1115 Jefferson Avenue BK3 A
1041 Jefferson Avenue BK3 D
1312 Bushwick Avenue BK3 A
1198 Hancock Street BK2 A
704 Chauncey Street BK2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $20,258,107 on 2022-01-03 (lender: Invesco Cmi Investments, L.P.), covering 13 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
2025-12-23Agreement $485,595,000 — from TOWNHOUSE RENTAL III, L.L.C.; TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C. to WALKER & DUNLOP, LLC $485,595,000
2022-01-03Mortgage $20,258,107 — from TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C; TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C to INVESCO CMI INVESTMENTS, L.P.; INVESCO CMI INVESTMENTS, L.P. $20,258,107
2022-01-03Mortgage $20,258,107 — from TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C; TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C to INVESCO CMI INVESTMENTS, L.P.; INVESCO CMI INVESTMENTS, L.P. $20,258,107
2022-01-03AL&R $175,000,000 — from TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C; TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C to INVESCO CMI INVESTMENTS, L.P.; INVESCO CMI INVESTMENTS, L.P. $175,000,000
2022-01-03SPRD $23,578,749 — from TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C; TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C to INVESCO CMI INVESTMENTS, L.P.; INVESCO CMI INVESTMENTS, L.P. $23,578,749
2022-01-03AL&R $175,000,000 — from TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C; TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C to INVESCO CMI INVESTMENTS, L.P.; INVESCO CMI INVESTMENTS, L.P. $175,000,000
2022-01-03SPRD $23,578,749 — from TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C; TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C to INVESCO CMI INVESTMENTS, L.P.; INVESCO CMI INVESTMENTS, L.P. $23,578,749
2021-09-16Deed $3,590,000 — from 861 GROUP LLC to GREENBROOK THR OWNER II, L.L.C. $3,590,000
2021-09-08Sold for $3,590,000 $3,590,000 $598,333
2017-05-30Mortgage $1,080,000 — from 861 GROUP LLC to KEARNY BANK $1,080,000
2017-05-30Agreement $2,250,000 — from 861 GROUP LLC to KEARNY BANK $2,250,000
2017-05-30AL&R $2,250,000 — from 861 GROUP LLC to KEARNY BANK $2,250,000
2016-07-01Mortgage $1,170,000 — from 861 GROUP LLC to NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK $1,170,000
2016-07-01AL&R $1,170,000 — from 861 GROUP LLC to NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK $1,170,000
2016-07-01Deed $1,850,000 — from TL WOOD, LLC to 861 GROUP LLC $1,850,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017036110
20181100112
201916007
202002002
2021084012
20220208129
20235110016
20240100111
20250344139
202606017
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The full timeline

Construction 6Enforcement 13Housing & tenants 151Ownership & money 56Health & systems 6

Every one of the 232 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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