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301 Van Buren Street

249Records
12City systems
35Open violations
125Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11221 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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249 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 67 311 service requests, 49 HPD complaints, 41 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11221
Built2004
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)KRAUS, RIFKA
BBL3016100065
BIN3390030

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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 125. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% 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 violations35 total — 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 14 class B, 10 class A. Oldest open since 2006-08-28.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).

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

$5,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Rodent (1) · Noise (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2004)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

0 of 3 signals present. None of the common signals are present — stabilization is unlikely (though never impossible). 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)CALIBER HOME LOANS; DYROL HARDING
Managing agentM&M MORTGAGE SERVICES
Last registered2018-11-06

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,339,000 $80,340
2026$1,167,000 $70,020
2027$1,185,000 $71,100

The city's market estimate has fallen 12% 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

SubwayKosciuszko St — J · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Myrtle Av — J M Z · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Lafayette Av / Lewis Av — B38 · 400 ft
Citi BikeLewis Ave & Greene Ave · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 026 Jesse Owens. 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

301 Van Buren 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

5 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 M & M MORTGAGE SERVICES — 32 buildings, 43 units. Grades across the portfolio: A8 · B1 · C12 · D7 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
301 Van Buren Street BK3 D
1035 Hollywood Avenue BX2 C
538 Beach 69 Street QN2 A
2116 Davidson Avenue BX2 A
345 Beach Avenue SI2 A
283 East 169 Street BX2 D
4142 Digney Avenue BX2 F
2140 Hughes Avenue BX2 C
71-03 52 Avenue QN2 C
104-03 196 Street QN2 A
2139 Prospect Avenue BX2 D
86 Russek Drive SI2 D
1550 St Marks Avenue BK2 C
228 67 Street BK1 D
16 West 11 Road QN1 D
97 Beacon Avenue SI1 A
4818 Clarendon Road BK1 C
44 Van Der Linn Street QN1 C
17 Ellington Street SI1 A
1255 Albany Avenue BK1 B
226 East 38 Street BK1 C
3473 Mickle Avenue BX1 C
145-49 115 Avenue QN1 D
107-27 109 Street QN1 A
74 St Josephs Avenue SI1 C
1978 East 22 Street BK1 C
1121 East 87 Street BK1 A
674 East 22 Street BK1 C
752 Tompkins Avenue SI1 C
1119 Edison Avenue BX0 —
2031840035 — —
1745 Topping Avenue BX0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $284,000 on 2020-10-22 (lender: Loandepot.com, LLC) (recorded via MERS). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-10-22Agreement $1,184,000 — from KRAUS, RIFKA to LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC; MERS $1,184,000
2020-10-22Mortgage $284,000 — from KRAUS, RIFKA to LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC; MERS $284,000
2020-04-29Mortgage $200,000 — from 2018 VAN BUREN, LLC to PROSPECT ARCHER LLC $200,000
2020-04-29Mortgage $900,000 — from 2018 VAN BUREN, LLC to DEALS N MORE LLC $900,000
2020-04-24Deed $835,000 — from HARDING, DYROL to 2018 VANBUREN LLC $835,000
2020-03-12Sold for $835,000 $835,000 $278,333
2007-05-18Mortgage $241,000 — from PARKER, KWAME; PARKER, AYANNA; ARMSTRONG, LISA; HARDING, DYROL to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $241,000
2005-12-12Mortgage $72,500 — from HARDING, DYROL to ACCREDITED HOME LENDERS INC. $72,500
2005-12-12Mortgage $580,000 — from HARDING, DYROL to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $580,000
2005-05-05Mortgage $451,500 — from HARDING, DYROL to MERS $451,500
2005-05-05Mortgage $161,250 — from HARDING, DYROL to CAMBRIDGE HOME CAPITAL, LLC $161,250
2005-05-05DEEDO $645,000 — from GUARANTEE HOMES LLC to HARDING, DYROL $645,000
2004-07-05Mortgage $35,000 — from GURANATEE HOMES, LLC. to CJ CAPITAL OF N.Y. CORP., $35,000
2004-04-07Mortgage $240,000 — from GUARANTEE HOMES LLC to CAMBRIDGE HOME CAPITAL, LLC $240,000
2003-09-24DEEDO $75,000 — from SOLBEN BEY CORP.; AL-SOULEH, MOHAMED W to GUARANTEE HOMES, LLC $75,000

Ten-year activity

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43
2020
2021
2022
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017001034
2018002035
20190290314
2020002911343
20210090211
2022005027
2023005038
2024003058
2025003025
20262460315
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The full timeline

Construction 11Enforcement 8Housing & tenants 155Ownership & money 43Health & systems 32

Every one of the 249 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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