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72 Rockaway Avenue

43Records
3City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11233 · Neighborhood: Ocean Hill
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43 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 3 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 29 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 9 311 service requests, 5 rodent inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11233
Built1899
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassB3
Owner (PLUTO)MEEKS, SHELLEY D
BBL3015210047
BIN3041340

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. 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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Snow or Ice (1) · Illegal Dumping (1) · Panhandling (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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1899)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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)Jurgens J Rensburg; Shelley D Meeks
Managing agentBrooklyn Property Managers
Last registered2025-09-17

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$723,000 $43,380
2026$629,000 $37,740
2027$653,000 $39,180

The city's market estimate has fallen 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.

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

SubwayChauncey St — J Z · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Rockaway Av — C · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Rockaway Av / Sumpter St — B60 · 200 ft
Citi BikeMacDougal St & Rockaway Ave · 400 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

72 Rockaway 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

3 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 BROOKLYN PROPERTY MANAGERS — 66 buildings, 668 units. Grades across the portfolio: A26 · B16 · C12 · D12. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1455 East 108 Street BK210 B
609 45 Street BK48 A
6 Renaissance Court BK30 A
156 South 1 Street BK29 A
283 East 5 Street BK25 A
384 Warren Street BK24 A
575 Hancock Street BK23 B
415 East 54 Street BK20 C
546 55 Street BK16 B
334 Dean Street BK12 A
866 43 Street BK10 A
282 21 Street BK10 A
161 Lafayette Avenue BK9 A
2756 East 23rd Street BK9 A
1257 Rogers Avenue BK8 B
514 46 Street BK8 B
543 49 Street BK8 A
1717 West 6 Street BK6 C
821 Halsey Street BK6 B
875 39 Street BK6 C
532 6 Avenue BK6 A
363 East 34 Street BK6 D
243 East 51 Street BK6 D
473 Hicks Street BK5 B
1446 Bay Ridge Parkway BK5 B
382 Warren Street BK5 A
5223 7 Avenue BK4 C
1577 Pacific Street BK4 A
140 Monroe Street BK4 D
412 East 93 Street BK4 B
106-43 156 Street QN4 D
586 Remsen Avenue BK4 C
75 Beadel Street BK4 D
1406 East 2 Street BK4 B
724 53 Street BK4 B
378 Brighton 12 Street BK4 B
211 Malcolm X Boulevard BK4 A
1255 Pacific Street BK4 C
262 Rutland Road BK3 A
535 Evergreen Avenue BK3 D
542A Hancock Street BK3 D
1082 Greene Avenue BK3 D
306 7 Street BK3 B
15 South Portland Ave BK3 B
376A 12 Street BK3 B
1345 Fulton Street BK3 C
1236 Fulton Street BK3 B
562 48 Street BK3 C
2295 Pacific Street BK3 C
3758 Barnes Avenue BX3 D
1343 Fulton Street BK3 D
359A 14 Street BK3 A
6516 14 Avenue BK2 C
8812 Avenue A BK2 A
5008 4 Avenue BK2 A
222 Warwick Street BK2 A
50-22 43 Street QN2 D
72 Rockaway Avenue BK2 A
4602 8 Avenue BK2 A
15 Targee Street SI2 D

showing 60 of 66 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $13,043 on 2021-11-08 (lender: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-11-08Agreement $396,000 — from MEEKS, SHELLEY D; VAN RENSBURG, JURGENS J to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. $396,000
2021-11-08Mortgage $13,043 — from MEEKS, SHELLEY D; VAN RENSBURG, JURGENS J. to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. $13,043
2015-10-07Agreement $429,620 — from MEEKS, SHELLEY D; JANSE VAN RENSBURG, JURGENS J to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. $429,620
2015-10-07Mortgage $8,055 — from JANSE VAN RENSBURG, JURGENS J; MEEKS, SHELLEY D to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. $8,055
2014-05-30Deed $460,000 — from THE ESTATE OF ESSIE GOLDWIRE; OZEM GOLDWIRE to MEEKS, SHELLEY $460,000
2014-05-30Mortgage $436,067 — from MEEKS, SHELLEY to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. $436,067
2008-08-05Mortgage $525,000 — from GOLDWIRE, ESSIE to CAMBRIDGE HOME CAPITAL, LLC $525,000
2008-08-05Mortgage $525,000 — from GOLDWIRE, ESSIE to SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPME $525,000
1996-02-02Mortgage $75,000 — from GOLDWIRE, ESSIE to FHB FUNDING CORP $75,000
1988-05-24Mortgage $5,836 — from GOLDWIRE, ESSIE to AALCO WINDOW CORP $5,836
1982-01-27Mortgage $4,800 — from GRANT, CLIFTON to HOWARD, KATHERINE $4,800

Ten-year activity

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2020
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2021
2022
2023
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2026
Housing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170000
20180011
20191001
20200000
20211203
20222002
20231012
20241012
20251001
20261012
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The full timeline

Housing & tenants 9Ownership & money 29Health & systems 5

Every one of the 43 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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