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20 Patchen Avenue

263Records
15City systems
5Open violations
36.4Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11221 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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263 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 66 rodent inspections, 51 HPD housing violations, 50 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11221
Built1899
Floors4
Res. units5
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)PATCHEN PROPERTIES ASSOCIATES LLC.
BBL3016120047
BIN3043656

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 36.4. 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 violations5 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 1986-11-12.

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.

What 311 hears from this address

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Water System (1) · Missed Collection (1) · ELECTRIC (1) · WATER LEAK (1).

Filed construction activity

$390,000 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 (1899)
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)Patchen properties associates LLC
Head officerDavid S Kamal
Managing agentMeyerson management
Last registered2025-12-18

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$704,000 $316,800
2026$750,000 $337,500
2027$836,000 $376,200

The city's market estimate has risen 19% 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 · 300 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Gates Av — J Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Patchen Av / Lafayette Av — Q24 · 150 ft
Citi BikeBroadway & Kosciuszko St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 309 The George E. Wibecan Preparatory Academy. 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

20 Patchen 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

9 311 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 MEYERSON MANAGEMENT — 11 buildings, 206 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B2 · C4 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
9 Avenue MN63 A
3800 Broadway MN39 B
333 3 Avenue MN28 B
329 3 Avenue MN22 A
325 3 Avenue MN20 A
13 Halsey Street BK10 C
22 Patchen Avenue BK7 C
20 Patchen Avenue BK5 C
18 Patchen Avenue BK5 D
98-07 37 Avenue QN4 D
2243 1 Avenue MN3 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $115,000 on 2018-12-04 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-02-12Deed $3,500,000 — from BAPAZ PATCHEN LLC to PATCHEN PROPERTIES ASSOCIATES LLC. $3,500,000
2024-02-08Sold for $3,500,000 $3,500,000 $700,000
2018-12-04Mortgage $115,000 — from BAPAZ PATCHEN LLC to MERS $115,000
2018-12-04Mortgage $1,000,000 — from BAPAZ PATCHEN LLC to MFX CAPITAL LLC $1,000,000
2018-12-04Agreement $2,000,000 — from BAPAZ PATCHEN LLC to MFX CAPITAL LLC $2,000,000
2018-12-04Agreement $1,150,000 — from BAPAZ PATCHEN LLC to MERS $1,150,000
2016-04-14Mortgage $2,000,000 — from BAPAZ PATCHEN LLC to MFX CAPITAL LLC $2,000,000
2016-02-22Deed $1,150,000 — from CHISOLM-MITCHELL, DONNA M to 20 PATCHEN LLC $1,150,000
2004-11-18Mortgage $483,750 — from BOURISQUOT, MICHELINE to MERS $483,750
2004-11-18Deed $645,000 — from CHISOLM, EMILY to BOURISQUOT, MICHELINE $645,000
2001-09-19Mortgage $63,611 — from CHISOLM, EMILY to HOUSEHOLD FINANCE REALTY CORPORATION OF $63,611
2001-04-26Mortgage $232,000 — from CHISOLM, EMILY to AMERICAN BUSINESS MORTGAGE SERVICES INC $232,000
2000-04-06Mortgage $160,000 — from CHISOLM, EMILY to INTERSTATE RESOURCECORP $160,000
1999-04-15Mortgage $120,400 — from CHISOLM, EMILY to DELTA FUNDING CORP $120,400
1997-08-08Mortgage $97,500 — from CHISOLM, EMILY to FHB FUNDING CORP $97,500

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201754501024
20183746323
201931941734
2020001113
2021012014
20220022610
202300311115
20242015513
20251071211
202621110216
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The full timeline

Construction 17Enforcement 37Housing & tenants 92Ownership & money 51Health & systems 66

Every one of the 263 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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