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491 Bainbridge Street

191Records
12City systems
9Open violations
46Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11233 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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191 recorded events, 2001–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 81 311 service requests, 59 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 14 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11233
Built—
Floors—
Res. units3
ClassR2
Owner (PLUTO)BED STUY RESIDENCES 1 CONDO
BBL3015057501
BIN3040593

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 95% 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 46. 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 violations9 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2021-04-07.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).

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: Sewer Maintenance (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Building/Use (2) · Street Light Condition (1) · Sewer (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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
NoSix or more residential units (3)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)BED-STUY RESIDENCES I CONDOMINIUM
Head officerQUINCY LUCKETT
Managing agentEINSIDLER MANAGEMENT, INC
Last registered2022-10-12

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$118,633 $53,385
2026$143,608 $64,624
2027$148,878 $66,995

The city's market estimate has risen 25% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

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.

19 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2014 (1 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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Chauncey St — J Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Saratoga Av / Bainbridge St — B7 · 200 ft
Citi BikeDecatur St & Saratoga Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. 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

491 Bainbridge 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

16 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by EINSIDLER MANAGEMENT, INC — 7 buildings, 302 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B2 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
47-15 216 Street QN144 A
46-11 215 Place QN69 A
46-02 215 Place QN66 A
475 Monroe Street BK8 B
849 Halsey Street BK6 A
203 Marion Street BK6 B
491 Bainbridge Street BK3 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-07-08Mortgage $27,000 — from SAKAR, CEMALETTIN to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $27,000
2021-07-14Agreement $395,714 — from JEAN-CHARLES, DARNELL to MERS $395,714
2021-07-14Mortgage $63,787 — from JEAN-CHARLES, DARNELL to MERS $63,787
2020-10-21Deed $420,000 — from ROMAN, ELBA to JEAN-CHARLES, DARNELL $420,000
2020-10-21Mortgage $336,000 — from JEAN-CHARLES, DARNELL to MERS $336,000
2020-10-01Sold for $420,000 $420,000 $140,000
2019-10-15Mortgage $31,406 — from BEHARRY, SUSAN to SUSTAINABLE NEIGHBORHOODS LLC $31,406
2015-01-30Mortgage $50,000 — from ROMAN, ELBA to NYC COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SERVICES $50,000
2014-01-10Mortgage $134,415 — from SAKAR, CEMALETTIN to HABITAT FOR HUMANITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT $134,415
2014-01-10Mortgage $186,120 — from SAKAR, CEMALETTIN to MERS $186,120
2014-01-10Mortgage $15,000 — from SAKAR, CEMALETTIN to M&T BANK $15,000
2014-01-10Mortgage $120,585 — from SAKAR, CEMALETTIN to SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPME $120,585
2014-01-10Deed $518,492 — from HABITAT FOR HUMANITY BED-STUY HOMES HDFC to SAKAR, CEMALETTIN $518,492
2013-05-07Mortgage $1,648 — from BEHARRY, SUSAN to HABITAT FOR HUMANITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT $1,648
2013-05-07Mortgage $10,200 — from BEHARRY, SUSAN to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $10,200

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170120012
201804206
201904206
2020049114
20210173020
20220111113
202302114
20240100111
202504116
20263102116
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The full timeline

Construction 14Enforcement 13Housing & tenants 98Ownership & money 60Health & systems 6

Every one of the 191 recorded events, 2001–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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