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486 Kosciuszko Street

647Records
14City systems
92Open violations
185.6Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11221 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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647 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 172 HPD complaints, 167 HPD housing violations, 152 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11221
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units8
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)486 K EQUITIES LLC
BBL3016060033
BIN3043407

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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 185.6. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% 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 violations92 total — 14 class C (immediately hazardous), 54 class B, 24 class A. Oldest open since 1997-04-29.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

18 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2025–26: 12). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

6
’23–24
12
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

28 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · Noise (5) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · PLUMBING (3) · DOOR/WINDOW (2) · Boilers (2).

Filed construction activity

$60,000 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 (1931)
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)JOSH KOPPEL AS RECEIVER
Head officerJOSH KOPPEL
Managing agentJOSH KOPPEL AS RECEIVER
Last registered2026-07-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,244,400 $559,980
2026$1,493,000 $671,850
2027$1,792,000 $806,400

The city's market estimate has risen 44% 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

SubwayMyrtle Av — J M Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Lafayette Av / Stuyvesant Av — B38 · 350 ft
Citi BikeLafayette Ave & Stuyvesant Ave · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 081 Thaddeus Stevens. 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

486 Kosciuszko 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

28 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 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 JOSH KOPPEL AS RECEIVER — 4 buildings, 25 units. Grades across the portfolio: C2 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
486 Kosciuszko Street BK8 C
179 Russell Street BK6 C
323 Stagg Street BK6 D
809 Rogers Avenue BK5 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,948,892 on 2021-02-11 (lender: Greystone Servicing Company LLC), covering 3 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
2021-02-11Mortgage $2,948,893 — from STAGG EQUITIES LLC; C.Y. GOLD LLC; 486 K EUITIES LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC $2,948,893
2021-02-11Agreement $7,762,500 — from STAGG EQUITIES LLC; C.Y. GOLD LLC; 486 K EUITIES LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC $7,762,500
2016-06-29AL&R $400,000 — from STAGG EQUITIES LLC; 43 6C LLC; 486 K EQUITIES LLC to JEFFREY ZWICK & ASSOCIATES, P.C., AS NOM $400,000
2016-06-29Mortgage $400,000 — from 486 K EQUITIES LLC; 43 6C LLC; STAGG EQUITIES LLC to JEFFREY ZWICK & ASSOCIATES, P.C., AS NOM $400,000
2015-03-09M&CON $2,800,000 — from 486 K EQUITIES LLC; STAGG EQUITIES LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,800,000
2015-03-09AL&R $2,800,000 — from 486 K EQUITIES LLC; STAGG EQUITIES LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,800,000
2013-08-15AL&R $775,000 — from KOSCIUSZKO EQUITIES LLC to COMMUNITY FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $775,000
2013-08-15Agreement $775,000 — from KOSCIUSZKO EQUITIES LLC to COMMUNITY FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $775,000
2013-08-15Mortgage $66,443 — from KOSCIUSZKO EQUITIES LLC to COMMUNITY FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $66,443
2007-06-22Mortgage $776,250 — from KOSCIUSZKO EQUITIES LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $776,250
2007-04-19AL&R $165,000 — from KOSCIUSZKO EQUITIES LLC; BEDFORD LAFAYETTE LLC to EMPIRE EQUITIES ENTERPRISES INC. $165,000
2007-04-19Mortgage $165,000 — from BEDFORD LAFAYETTE LLC; KOSCIUSZKO EQUITIES LLC to EMPIRE EQUITIES ENTERPRISES INC. $165,000
2007-03-12Deed $675,000 — from GGS MAINTENANCE & CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. to KOSCIUSZKO EQUITIES LLC $675,000
2005-10-07Deed $176,000 — from GGS MAINTENANCE & CONSTRUCTION CORP. to GGS MAINTENANCE & CONSTRUCTON CORP.; KOSCIUSKO ENTERPRISES INC. $176,000
2003-07-17Mortgage $20,000 — from GGS MAINTENANCE AND CONSRUCTION CO. INC. to LAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATES; CANTOR, DAVID A MR. $20,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700290534
201822300741
201900150217
2020005016
202103197534
20220380112
202305230836
202401350541
202502200426
202601210830
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The full timeline

Construction 2Enforcement 22Housing & tenants 503Ownership & money 73Health & systems 47

Every one of the 647 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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