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209 Sumpter Street

1,501Records
15City systems
20Open violations
432Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11233 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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1,501 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 651 HPD complaints, 430 311 service requests, 198 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11233
Built1906
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)SUMPTER PALACE LLC
BBL3015190046
BIN3041290

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 432. 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 violations20 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2005-07-13.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

51 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 8 · winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 16). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

What 311 hears from this address

219 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (42) · Residential Disposal Complaint (35) · Rodent (32) · HEAT/HOT WATER (24) · PLUMBING (21) · DOOR/WINDOW (11).

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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1906)
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)SUMPTER PALACE LLC
Head officerCHESKY ENGEL
Managing agentEPP MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-09-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$533,000 $239,850
2026$640,000 $288,000
2027$768,000 $345,600

The city's market estimate has risen 44% 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.

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

SubwayRockaway Av — C · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Saratoga Av / Marion St — B7 · 150 ft
Citi BikeChauncey St & Howard Ave · 750 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

209 Sumpter 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

219 311 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 EPP MANAGEMENT LLC — 23 buildings, 322 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B10 · C4 · D5 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
780 East 2 Street BK49 D
509 Saratoga Avenue BK32 B
1226 Lincoln Place BK31 D
330 East 22 Street BK27 C
1613 Eastern Parkway BK19 B
1639 Carroll Street BK16 B
83 East 94 Street BK16 A
1617 Eastern Parkway BK13 C
222 Pulaski Street BK12 B
1631 Eastern Parkway BK12 B
436 East 34 Street BK12 B
1625 Eastern Parkway BK12 B
1621 Eastern Parkway BK8 A
497 Dean Street BK8 A
226 Pulaski Street BK8 C
345 Chauncey Street BK7 B
3013 Newkirk Avenue BK6 B
3019 Newkirk Avenue BK6 D
3017 Newkirk Avenue BK6 D
642 Wilson Avenue BK6 B
304 Schaefer Street BK6 C
209 Sumpter Street BK6 D
164 Underhill Avenue BK4 F

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $455,079 on 2018-05-11 (lender: Kearny Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-05-11Agreement $1,505,000 — from SUMPTER PALACE LLC to KEARNY BANK $1,505,000
2018-05-11AL&R $1,505,000 — from SUMPTER PALACE LLC to KEARNY BANK $1,505,000
2018-05-11Mortgage $455,080 — from SUMPTER PALACE LLC to KEARNY BANK $455,080
2015-11-02Mortgage $495,876 — from SUMPTER PALACE LLC to EMPIRE NATIONAL BANK $495,876
2015-11-02AL&R $1,100,000 — from SUMPTER PALACE LLC to EMPIRE NATIONAL BANK $1,100,000
2015-11-02Agreement $1,100,000 — from SUMPTER PALACE LLC to EMPIRE NATIONAL BANK $1,100,000
2014-04-14Deed $950,000 — from 209 SUMPTER INC to SUMPTER PALACE LLC $950,000
2014-04-14AL&R $620,000 — from SUMPTER PALACE LLC to EMPIRE NATIONAL BANK $620,000
2014-04-14Mortgage $620,000 — from SUMPTER PALACE LLC to EMPIRE NATIONAL BANK $620,000
2009-12-11Mortgage $245,000 — from ALBANY ESTATES INC.; 209 SUMPTER INC. to STERN, OSZKAR $245,000
2006-10-19Mortgage $125,000 — from 1770 REALTY INC.; 209 SUMPTER INC.; 1469 PACIFIC REALTY INC.; GRAUS, JOSEPH to LABOD INC. $125,000
2005-11-28Mortgage $450,000 — from 209 SUMPTER INC. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $450,000
2005-11-28Deed $600,000 — from SUMPTER REALTY INC. to 209 SUMPTER INC. $600,000
2005-11-28AL&R $450,000 — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to 209 SUMPTER INC. $450,000
2005-04-06Deed $335,000 — from CORBETT, RUDY to SUMPTER REALTY INC. $335,000

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201707430050
201802211960147
201901330135
202002490051
202113210025
202203350543
202305350242
20240113605142
202500360339
20260219703202
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The full timeline

Construction 14Enforcement 68Housing & tenants 1,349Ownership & money 48Health & systems 22

Every one of the 1,501 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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