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217 Howard Avenue

582Records
15City systems
5Open violations
183Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11233 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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582 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 180 HPD housing violations, 145 311 service requests, 139 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11233
Built1983
Floors4
Res. units8
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)DCA 1 APARTMENTS, INC.
BBL3015190007
BIN3041222

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 183. In ZIP 11233, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations5 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2019-11-11.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

22 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 14 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

14
’24–25
8
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

43 service requests in the last three years. Most common: WATER LEAK (22) · HEAT/HOT WATER (11) · Illegal Parking (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · Dirty Condition (1) · Noise (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 (1983)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
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)DCA 1, L.P.
Head officerSARAH MURDOCH
Managing agentPATHS MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLC
Last registered2025-08-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,365,000 $614,250
2026$1,199,000 $539,550
2027$1,439,000 $647,550

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: MITCHELL-LAMA

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (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 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Fulton St / Howard Av — B25 · 650 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

217 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

43 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 11 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 PATHS MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLC — 73 buildings, 5,771 units. Grades across the portfolio: A20 · B29 · C20 · D3 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
16 Richman Plaza BX1654 C
240 Lott Avenue BK385 C
769 Grote Street BX249 B
2950 Park Avenue BX216 C
465 Thatford Avenue BK205 B
655 Morris Avenue BX176 B
281 Marcus Garvey Blvd BK175 C
711 Garden Street BX166 C
311 Marcus Garvey Blvd BK160 C
2980 Park Avenue BX154 B
588 Gates Avenue BK150 C
125-30 Sutphin Boulevard QN148 D
2260 Crotona Avenue BX108 D
165 Lott Avenue BK108 B
997 East 163 Street BX94 A
663 Fox Street BX75 A
495 Howard Avenue BK72 B
120-45 Sutphin Boulevard QN62 B
625 Manida Street BX56 B
621 Manida Street BX56 B
755 Southern Boulevard BX50 A
930 Fox Street BX49 A
712 Fox Street BX48 B
751 Fox Street BX47 A
775 Fox Street BX46 B
739 Southern Boulevard BX45 B
940 Simpson Street BX44 A
890 Bryant Avenue BX44 A
860 Bryant Avenue BX44 A
783 Southern Boulevard BX43 A
765 Southern Boulevard BX43 A
1744 Clay Avenue BX43 B
1663 Eastburn Avenue BX43 B
775 Southern Boulevard BX43 A
806 East 175 Street BX43 B
766 Fox Street BX40 A
784 Fox Street BX40 A
887 Bryant Avenue BX35 A
774 Fox Street BX34 B
203 East 175 Street BX33 A
2254 Crotona Avenue BX28 B
126 East 104 Street MN24 A
114 East 104 Street MN24 A
122 East 104 Street MN24 A
118 East 104 Street MN23 B
130 East 104 Street MN23 B
893 Hunts Point Avenue BX22 A
1528 Bryant Avenue BX21 C
898 Bryant Avenue BX20 A
1516 Leland Avenue BX17 C
1520 Leland Avenue BX17 C
1524 Leland Avenue BX17 B
1271 Morris Avenue BX16 B
1269 Morris Avenue BX16 C
1512 Leland Avenue BX15 B
101 Madison Street BK8 D
108 Belmont Avenue BK8 C
673 Mac Donough Street BK8 B
539 Macon Street BK8 C
374 Franklin Avenue BK8 C

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $6,500,000 on 2012-01-11 (lender: Department Of Housing Preservation & Development and The City Of New York), covering 8 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
2023-06-02RPTT $17,813,447 — from BENNETT, ROBERT; TRIDENT OMNI DEL-II, LP; TRIDENT OMNI HOLDINGS LLC; VAUGHN, MAURICE; SCHN to TGA GP HOLDCO LLC $17,813,447
2016-09-27Agreement $6,500,000 — from DCA 1, L.P.; DCA 1 APARTMENTS, INC. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D $6,500,000
2016-09-27Agreement $2,644,347 — from DCA 1 APARTMENTS, INC.; DCA 1, L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $2,644,347
2016-09-27Agreement $7,502,359 — from DCA 1, L.P.; DCA 1 APARTMENTS, INC. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $7,502,359
2016-09-27Agreement $99,100 — from DCA 1, L.P.; DCA 1 APARTMENTS, INC. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $99,100
2016-09-27Agreement $2,000,000 — from DCA 1 APARTMENTS, INC.; DCA 1, L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $2,000,000
2016-09-27Agreement $4,650,872 — from DCA 1 APARTMENTS, INC.; DCA 1, L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $4,650,872
2016-09-27Agreement $11,699,144 — from DCA 1, L.P.; DCA 1 APARTMENTS, INC. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $11,699,144
2016-09-27Deed $575,000 — from HP DCA BROOKLYN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to DCA 1, L.P.; DCA 1 APARTMENTS, INC. $575,000
2012-01-11ASSTO $18,395,512 — from DCA CENTRAL BROOKLYN #1 ASSOCIATES; DCA CENTRAL BROOKLYN #1, INC. to DCA 1, L.P.; DCA 1 APARTMENTS, INC. $18,395,512
2012-01-11Mortgage $12,884,128 — from DCA 1 APARTMENTS, INC.; DCA 1, L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $12,884,128
2012-01-11Mortgage $4,650,872 — from DCA 1, L.P.; DCA 1 APARTMENTS, INC. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $4,650,872
2012-01-11Mortgage $2,000,000 — from DCA 1 APARTMENTS, INC.; DCA 1, L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $2,000,000
2012-01-11Mortgage $99,100 — from DCA 1, L.P.; DCA 1 APARTMENTS, INC. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $99,100
2012-01-11Mortgage $7,502,359 — from DCA 1, L.P.; DCA 1 APARTMENTS, INC. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $7,502,359

Ten-year activity

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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017161017
2018120113
2019650267
20203014
2021220123
20222024
20234116
20246028
2025810485
2026320234
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Construction 6Enforcement 5Housing & tenants 502Ownership & money 53Health & systems 16

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