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2138 Fulton Street

196Records
15City systems
13Open violations
52.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11233 · Neighborhood: Ocean Hill
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196 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 51 311 service requests, 47 HPD housing violations, 43 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11233
Built1920
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)US MCLEOD HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPO RATION
BBL3015510047
BIN3042198

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 52.7. 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 violations13 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2016-10-04.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 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

12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (8) · Unleashed Dog (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · GENERAL (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 (1920)
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)US MCLEOD, HDFC
Head officerPELHAM BOLLERS
Managing agentURBAN STRATEGIES MGT CORP
Last registered2025-11-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,642,000 $98,520
2026$2,039,000 $122,340
2027$1,963,000 $117,780

The city's market estimate has risen 20% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

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 · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Chauncey St — J Z · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Fulton St / Rockaway Av — B25 · 150 ft
Citi BikeSomers St & Rockaway Ave · 250 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

2138 Fulton 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

12 311 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 URBAN STRATEGIES MGT CORP — 53 buildings, 520 units. Grades across the portfolio: A19 · B18 · C7 · D5 · F3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
807 Saratoga Avenue BK40 A
1741 Pitkin Avenue BK32 B
61 Riverdale Avenue BK27 A
2092 Dean Street BK27 A
607 Jerome Street BK20 B
747 Blake Avenue BK20 B
218 Grafton Street BK20 A
450 Herzl Street BK16 B
463 Herzl Street BK16 A
2102 Dean Street BK15 B
733 Dumont Avenue BK15 C
775 Blake Avenue BK12 B
2166 Fulton Street BK12 B
2176 Fulton Street BK12 B
903 Saratoga Avenue BK11 B
38 Somers Street BK9 B
287 Sumpter Street BK8 C
98 Hull Street BK8 A
749 Mac Donough Street BK8 A
753 Mac Donough Street BK8 F
139 Hull Street BK8 B
747 Mac Donough Street BK8 C
763 Mac Donough Street BK8 A
135 Hull Street BK8 B
759 Mac Donough Street BK8 A
755 Mac Donough Street BK8 A
358 Bainbridge Street BK7 C
2108 Fulton Street BK7 B
2255 Strauss Street BK6 A
198 Mac Dougal Street BK6 B
210 Mac Dougal Street BK6 A
141 Rockaway Avenue BK6 A
2256 Strauss Street BK6 A
54 Lott Avenue BK6 A
321 Sumpter Street BK6 A
2031 Union Street BK6 B
57 Sutter Avenue BK6 C
59 Sutter Avenue BK6 B
2035 Union Street BK6 A
159A Mac Dougal Street BK6 B
80 Newport Street BK6 C
147 Rockaway Avenue BK5 D
2160 Fulton Street BK5 F
2158 Fulton Street BK5 C
27 Truxton Street BK4 B
29 Truxton Street BK4 A
2184 Fulton Street BK4 A
2204A Fulton Street BK4 D
30 Lott Avenue BK4 D
420 Chauncey Street BK3 D
2138 Fulton Street BK3 D
171 Sumpter Street BK3 F
808 Saratoga Avenue BK0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,347,995 on 2015-09-03 (lender: The City Of New York), covering 6 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
2015-09-03Mortgage $2,347,995 — from US MCLEOD HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPO to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $2,347,995
2015-09-03Mortgage $263,985 — from US MCLEOD HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPO to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $263,985
2015-09-03Mortgage $102,371 — from US MCLEOD HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPO to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $102,371
2015-09-03Mortgage $2,245,313 — from US MCLEOD HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPO to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $2,245,313
2015-09-03Deed $2,611,980 — from FULTON PLAZA REDEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES, L to US MCLEOD HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPO $2,611,980
2015-08-18RPTT $2,596,204 — from NEW YORK EQUITY FUND 1993 LIMITED PARTNE to US MCLEOD HOUSING DEVELOPMENTN FUND CORP $2,596,204
1994-03-07Mortgage $2,641,494 — from FULTON PLAZA REDEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES L. to NYC HPD $2,641,494

Ten-year activity

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YearHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017101
2018314
201910212
2020011
2021516
20229312
202321122
2024415
2025617
202613114
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The full timeline

Construction 7Enforcement 5Housing & tenants 152Ownership & money 17Health & systems 15

Every one of the 196 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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