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421 Bainbridge Street

272Records
13City systems
2Open violations
68.8Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11233 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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272 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 109 311 service requests, 44 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 35 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11233
Built1911
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)VALENCIA BAINBRIDGE PARTNERS LLC.
BBL3015040042
BIN3040526

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 68.8. In ZIP 11233, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% 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 violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2025-06-06.

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.

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

17 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (6) · Illegal Parking (3) · Real Time Enforcement (1) · Food Poisoning (1) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).

Filed construction activity

$239,910 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 (1911)
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)VALENCIA BAINBRIDGE PARTNERS LLC
Head officerOSCAR VALENCIA
Managing agentOSCAR VALENCIA
Last registered2025-12-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,248,000 $561,600
2026$998,000 $449,100
2027$1,198,000 $539,100

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
BadaboomFrenchNot yet graded—
SonoraMexicanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants · 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.

4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2018 (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

SubwayRalph Av — C · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Halsey St — J · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Ralph Av / Bainbridge St — B47 · 700 ft
Citi BikeChauncey St & Howard Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 040 George W. Carver. 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

421 Bainbridge Street

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

17 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $385,000 on 2012-06-07 (lender: Flushing Savings Bank, FSB). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-10-02AL&R $995,000 — from VALENCIA BAINBRIDGE PARTNERS LLC to FLUSHING BANK F/K/A FLUSHING SAVINGS BAN $995,000
2017-10-02Agreement $995,000 — from VALENCIA BAINBRIDGE PARTNERS LLC to FLUSHING BANK F/K/A FLUSHING SAVINGS BAN $995,000
2017-10-02Mortgage $643,248 — from VALENCIA BAINBRIDGE PARTNERS LLC to FLUSHING BANK F/K/A FLUSHING SAVINGS BAN $643,248
2012-06-07AL&R $385,000 — from VALENCIA BAINBRIDGE PARTNERS LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $385,000
2012-06-07Mortgage $385,000 — from VALENCIA BAINBRIDGE PARTNERS LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $385,000
2009-12-28Deed $764,446 — from S & R ENTERPRISES OF NY, LTD. to VALENCIA BAINBRIDGE PARTNERS LLC. $764,446
2009-12-28AL&R $350,000 — from VALENCIA BAINBRIDGE PARTNERS LLC. to RBSL HOLDING CO INC $350,000
2009-12-28Mortgage $350,000 — from VALENCIA BAINBRIDGE PARTNERS LLC. to RBSL HOLDING CO INC $350,000
2009-06-11Deed $600,000 — from DITTENHOEFER, REFEREE, MARC to S & R ENTERPRISES OF NY, LTD. $600,000
2006-03-01Mortgage $600,000 — from TAYLOR, JOAN to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING INC $600,000
2005-11-07Mortgage $310,000 — from 176 HOWARD AVENUE REALTY CORP. to MURLAR EQUITIES PARTNERSHIP; SWEETWOOD REALTY CORP.; LAGRASSA, JACK; KATZ, HENRY; WIENER, $310,000
2003-09-11Mortgage $250,000 — from 176 HOWARD AVENUE REALTY CORP to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $250,000
1996-05-22Mortgage $182,000 — from 176 HOWARD AVENUE REALTY CORP to ALLIANCE FUNDING CO $182,000
1990-11-09Mortgage $125,000 — from 176 HOWARD AVE RLTYCORP to SUBURBAN EQUITY CORP $125,000
1989-04-10Mortgage $55,000 — from 176 HOWARD AVE RLTYCORP to 421 BAINBRIDGE CAP/CORP $55,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201740264034
2018006006
201902120014
20202180112
202100120012
202200120618
202301150117
20242250514
2025005038
202600120315
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The full timeline

Construction 17Enforcement 11Housing & tenants 181Ownership & money 44Health & systems 19

Every one of the 272 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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