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89 Rockaway Avenue

678Records
15City systems
10Open violations
382.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11233 · Neighborhood: Ocean Hill
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678 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 268 HPD housing violations, 146 HPD complaints, 122 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11233
Built1899
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)MFJT INC
BBL3015340002
BIN3041700

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 382.7. 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 violations10 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2026-03-23.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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

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

$15,655 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

21 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Building/Use (6) · Noise (4) · General Construction/Plumbing (4) · Real Time Enforcement (3) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (2) · Dirty Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$515,190 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1899)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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)MFJT INC
Head officerSHU MIN SHI
Managing agentROL MANAGEMENT
Last registered2026-07-01

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,284,000 $77,040
2026$1,353,000 $81,180
2027$1,668,000 $100,080

The city's market estimate has risen 30% 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 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Chauncey St — J Z · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Rockaway Av / MacDougal St — B60 · 250 ft
Citi BikeMacDougal St & Rockaway Ave · 150 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

89 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

21 311 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 ROL MANAGEMENT — 17 buildings, 70 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B4 · C5 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1694 Lexington Avenue MN11 B
125 Thames Street BK8 A
53-12 102 Street QN7 A
306 Stanhope Street BK6 B
1231 Broadway BK6 A
614 Wilson Avenue BK4 B
855 Knickerbocker Avenue BK4 D
153 Mac Dougal Street BK3 C
781 Mac Donough Street BK3 C
89 Rockaway Avenue BK3 F
193 Weirfield Street BK3 A
2192 Dean Street BK2 D
249 Ralph Avenue BK2 C
303 Halsey Street BK2 C
629 Sutter Avenue BK2 B
131 Thomas S Boyland St BK2 A
109 Woodbine Street BK2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $450,000 on 2019-10-15 (lender: Cathay Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-10-15Agreement $1,100,000 — from MFJT INC to CATHAY BANK $1,100,000
2019-10-15AL&R $1,100,000 — from MFJT INC to CATHAY BANK $1,100,000
2019-10-15Mortgage $450,000 — from MFJT INC to CATHAY BANK $450,000
2018-11-29Mortgage $650,000 — from MFJT INC. to MAKHANI, ROYA $650,000
2018-11-29Deed $950,000 — from MANHATTAN REAL HOLDINGS CORP. to MFJT INC $950,000
2018-11-20Sold for $950,000 $950,000 $316,667
2016-01-13Deed $150,000 — from LAWSON , FRANCES to 89 ROCKAWAY CORP $150,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170126117270
2018325971283
201915237036
202044120121
202100150015
202202160018
2023002002
2024012003
20255570017
2026020510071
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The full timeline

Construction 13Enforcement 44Housing & tenants 573Ownership & money 27Health & systems 21

Every one of the 678 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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