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889 Park Avenue

731Records
18City systems
4Open violations
13Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11206 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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731 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 325 311 service requests, 108 HPD complaints, 75 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11206
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units34
ClassD9
Owner (PLUTO)DSA 885-415 PARK AVENUE OWNER LLC
BBL3015790037
BIN3042845

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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 60% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 13. In ZIP 11206, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations4 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2023-04-12.

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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

54 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (21) · Dirty Condition (11) · Illegal Parking (8) · Snow or Ice (3) · Rodent (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2).

Filed construction activity

$223,380 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (34)
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)DSA 885 PARK AVENUE LLC
Head officerARIK LIFSHITZ
Managing agentDSA MANAGEMENT
Last registered2026-07-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,483,000 $2,917,350
2026$6,643,000 $2,989,350
2027$8,245,000 $3,710,250

The city's market estimate has risen 27% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 90/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2015 (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

SubwayFlushing Av — J M · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Myrtle Av — J M Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / Park St — B15 B46 B47 · 200 ft
Citi BikePark Ave & Marcus Garvey Blvd · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 059 The Dawn Best School. 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

889 Park 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

54 311 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 DSA MANAGEMENT — 12 buildings, 315 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B5 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
41-15 29 Street QN103 B
889 Park Avenue BK34 A
352 West 46 Street MN30 A
312 East 93 Street MN27 A
140 Avenue C MN25 A
28-46 34 Street QN23 B
326 East 13 Street MN22 B
38 Avenue C MN16 B
28-49 33 Street QN16 A
447 16 Street BK8 B
449 16 Street BK8 A
157 Avenue C MN3 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $956,981 on 2018-07-11 (lender: Santander Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-10-10Agreement $10,250,000 — from DSA 885-415 PARK AVENUE OWNER LLC; DSA 885 PARK AVENUE OWNER LLC to UBS AG NEW YORK BRANCH $10,250,000
2025-10-10AL&R $10,250,000 — from DSA 885 PARK AVENUE OWNER LLC; DSA 885-415 PARK AVENUE OWNER LLC to UBS AG NEW YORK BRANCH $10,250,000
2022-09-21Agreement $11,200,000 — from DSA 885 PARK AVENUE LLC; DSA 415 WASHINGTON AVENUE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $11,200,000
2022-09-21AL&R $11,200,000 — from DSA 415 WASHINGTON AVENUE LLC; DSA 885 PARK AVENUE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $11,200,000
2018-07-11Mortgage $956,981 — from DSA 885 PARK AVENUE LLC; DSA 415 WASHINGTON AVENUE LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $956,981
2018-07-11Agreement $13,350,000 — from DSA 885 PARK AVENUE LLC; DSA 415 WASHINGTON AVENUE LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $13,350,000
2016-03-29Deed $1,024,200 — from 885 PARK AVENUE BROOKLYN LLC to DSA 885 PARK AVENUE LLC $1,024,200
2016-03-29Deed $12,769,852 — from 885 PARK AVENUE BROOKLYN LLC $12,769,852
2016-03-29Agreement $13,116,420 — from DSA 415 WASHINGTON AVENUE LLC; 885 PARK AVENUE BROOKLYN LLC; DSA 885 PARK AVENUE LLC; LIFS to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK; PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATI $13,116,420
2016-02-09Sold for $12,769,851 $12,769,851 $375,584
2014-01-09Agreement $13,675,000 — from 885 PARK AVENUE BROOKLYN LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK $13,675,000
2014-01-09Agreement $13,675,000 — from 885 PARK AVENUE BROOKLYN LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK $13,675,000
2014-01-09Deed $18,000,000 — from 885 PARK AVENUE INVESTORS LLC to 885 PARK AVENUE BROOKLYN LLC $18,000,000
2014-01-09Mortgage $6,975,000 — from 885 PARK AVENUE BROOKLYN LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK $6,975,000
2014-01-09Mortgage $6,975,000 — from 885 PARK AVENUE BROOKLYN LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK $6,975,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
2020
2021
75
2022
2023
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2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700310233
201853183231
20192140310
202006180226
202104420248
202204643475
202300420547
202401194327
202500168226
202603262334
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The full timeline

Construction 44Enforcement 89Housing & tenants 493Ownership & money 77Health & systems 28

Every one of the 731 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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