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190 Rockaway Avenue

665Records
17City systems
30Open violations
195.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11233 · Neighborhood: Ocean Hill
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665 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 280 HPD housing violations, 139 HPD complaints, 125 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11233
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units8
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)SAPPHIRE CREST REALTY LLC
BBL3015670038
BIN3042592

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 195.7. In ZIP 11233, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

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 violations30 total — 19 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2019-12-27.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

21 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 13 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
13
’24–25
4
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

23 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (10) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · Noise (2) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · PLUMBING (2) · Lead (1).

Filed construction activity

$39,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
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)ACH AZ LLC
Head officerDOV DAVIDOFF
Managing agentBROWNSTONE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CORP
Last registered2025-07-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$812,400 $365,580
2026$719,000 $323,550
2027$863,000 $388,350

The city's market estimate has risen 6% 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 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Broadway Junction — A C J L Z · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Rockaway Av / Atlantic Av — B60 · 100 ft
Citi BikeDean St & Rockaway Ave · 700 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

190 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

23 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 10 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 BROWNSTONE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CORP — 56 buildings, 811 units. Grades across the portfolio: A36 · B13 · C6 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1835 Needham Avenue BX47 B
302 Mott Street MN43 C
2725 Creston Avenue BX32 B
606 West 137 Street MN26 B
166 Orchard Street MN25 A
82 East 3 Street MN22 A
357 West 54 Street MN21 B
122 Orchard Street MN20 B
150 Orchard Street MN20 A
78 Rivington Street MN20 A
180 Prince Street MN20 A
148 Orchard Street MN19 A
240 West 16 Street MN19 A
160 Orchard Street MN18 A
52 West 14 Street MN18 A
77 Delancey Street MN18 B
188 Orchard Street MN17 A
168 Ludlow Street MN17 A
179 Orchard Street MN17 A
81 Rivington Street MN16 A
146 Orchard Street MN16 A
133 Orchard Street MN16 A
97 Chambers Street MN16 A
138 Orchard Street MN16 B
49 Essex Street MN15 A
98 Orchard Street MN15 A
86 Stanton Street MN15 B
125 Orchard Street MN14 A
149 Orchard Street MN14 A
349 Bedford Avenue BK14 C
121 Orchard Street MN14 A
276 East 10 Street MN12 A
135 Orchard Street MN12 A
1500 Bushwick Avenue BK12 A
62 Rivington Street MN12 A
125 Stanton Street MN11 A
162 Orchard Street MN10 A
170 East 106 Street MN10 A
168 Rivington Street MN10 A
319 East Houston Street MN8 A
192 Orchard Street MN8 A
1160 1 Avenue MN8 B
1162 1 Avenue MN8 B
190 Rockaway Avenue BK8 C
210 Forsyth Street MN8 A
93 Allen Street MN8 B
143 Orchard Street MN7 A
56 Rivington Street MN7 A
88 Clinton Street MN7 B
275A Malcolm X Boulevard BK4 F
65 Irving Avenue BK4 C
1263 Pacific Street BK4 C
28 Graham Avenue BK4 B
30-78 43 Street QN3 A
182 Norfolk Street MN3 C
88 Rivington Street MN3 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $574,539 on 2017-11-14 (lender: Arbor Agency Lending, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-03-13Deed $550,000 — from ACH AZ LLC to SAPPHIRE CREST REALTY LLC $550,000
2026-01-30Sold for $550,000 $550,000 $68,750
2021-04-28Deed $1,127,854 — from 190 ROCKAWAY LLC to ACH AZ LLC $1,127,854
2021-04-13Sold for $1,127,854 $1,127,854 $140,982
2017-11-14Mortgage $574,539 — from 190 ROCKAWAY AVE LLC to ARBOR AGENCY LENDING, LLC $574,539
2017-11-14Agreement $1,000,000 — from 190 ROCKAWAY AVE LLC to ARBOR AGENCY LENDING, LLC $1,000,000
2013-05-02AL&R $462,000 — from 190 ROCKAWAY AVE LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK $462,000
2013-05-02Mortgage $462,000 — from 190 ROCKAWAY AVE LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK $462,000
2013-05-02Deed $660,000 — from MATHIEU, NELUC to 190 ROCKAWAY AVENUE LLC $660,000
2005-10-27Mortgage $263,663 — from MATHIEU, NELUC; MATHIEU, NELUC to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING INC.; GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING INC. $263,663
2005-10-27Mortgage $263,663 — from MATHIEU, NELUC; MATHIEU, NELUC to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING INC.; GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING INC. $263,663
2005-10-27Agreement $300,000 — from MATHIEU, NELUC to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING INC. $300,000
2005-10-27AL&R $300,000 — from GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING INC. to MATHIEU, NELUC $300,000
1995-03-23Mortgage $80,250 — from MATHIEU, NELUC to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $80,250
1990-04-18Mortgage $80,000 — from SANDERS, OCTAVIA M; SANDERS, ROBERT E to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK $80,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201751665077
201803211227
201900300131
20200011810119
2021004206
202201320134
2023025018
2024002013
202500610162
2026004217
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The full timeline

Construction 12Enforcement 34Housing & tenants 572Ownership & money 37Health & systems 10

Every one of the 665 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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