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147 Rockaway Avenue

313Records
14City systems
18Open violations
101.4Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11233 · Neighborhood: Ocean Hill
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313 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 105 311 service requests, 84 HPD complaints, 65 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11233
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units5
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)US MCLEOD HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPO RATION
BBL3015520003
BIN3042228

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 101.4. 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 violations18 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 14 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2014-04-23.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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

1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

22 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · Abandoned Vehicle (3) · PLUMBING (2) · APPLIANCE (2) · ELECTRIC (2) · GENERAL (2).

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 (1910)
NoSix or more residential units (5)
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 officerGARY GOLDING
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$667,200 $300,240
2026$801,000 $360,450
2027$961,000 $432,450

The city's market estimate has risen 44% 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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2014 (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

SubwayRockaway Av — C · 300 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Broadway Junction — A C J L Z · 0.3 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 · 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

147 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

22 311 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 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: $102,371 on 2015-09-03 (lender: The City Of New York), covering 21 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
2015-09-03Agreement $102,371 — from US MCLEOD HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPO to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $102,371
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 $2,529,182 — from ROCKHULL REDEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES, L.P. to US MCLEOD HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPO $2,529,182
2015-08-18RPTT $2,513,996 — from NEW YORK EQUITY FUND 1990 LIMITED PARTNE to US MCLEOD HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPO $2,513,996
1991-10-17Mortgage $2,839,182 — from ROCKHULL REDVLPT ASSOCS to NYC HPD $2,839,182

Ten-year activity

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2023
2024
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46
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017014014
2018033033
20190426
20200729
2021114116
20220516
2023022527
20240213
2025015116
2026144146
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The full timeline

Construction 12Enforcement 5Housing & tenants 264Ownership & money 15Health & systems 17

Every one of the 313 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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