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861 Greene Avenue

187Records
11City systems
4Open violations
27Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11221 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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187 recorded events, 1981–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 52 311 service requests, 36 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 28 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11221
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units8
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)GREENE LG LLC
BBL3016160095
BIN3043851

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 61% 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 27. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations4 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2002-10-07.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

What 311 hears from this address

18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (5) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · PLUMBING (2) · New Tree Request (1) · GENERAL (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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1931)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)GREENE PACKAGE REALTY LLC
Head officerMARVIN BASCH
Managing agentUS REALTY CORP
Last registered2026-07-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,482,000 $666,900
2026$1,778,000 $800,100
2027$2,134,000 $960,300

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

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 2019 (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

SubwayKosciuszko St — J · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Myrtle Av — J M Z · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Lafayette Av / Stuyvesant Av — B38 · 450 ft
Citi BikeLexington Ave & Stuyvesant Ave · 350 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

861 Greene 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

18 311 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 US REALTY CORP — 54 buildings, 1,876 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B16 · C12 · D11 · F3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
199 Linden Boulevard BK145 D
211 West 146 Street MN108 D
1834 Caton Avenue BK84 D
612 Ocean Avenue BK80 B
2483 Devoe Terrace BX72 C
635 Riverside Drive MN67 D
25 Tennis Court BK61 D
65 Lenox Road BK60 B
35 Tennis Court BK60 B
260 Linden Boulevard BK58 A
894 Riverside Drive MN54 D
990 President Street BK54 B
454 Van Duzer Street SI52 B
145 Audubon Avenue MN48 B
1400 Ocean Avenue BK48 B
40 Sherman Avenue MN45 B
605 West 156 Street MN44 D
518 West 139 Street MN42 C
544 West 158 Street MN42 C
759 46 Street BK41 A
634 West 135 Street MN39 D
669 East 5 Street BK34 C
1514 Sterling Place BK32 B
837 East 22 Street BK32 B
625 West 156 Street MN32 C
291 Edgecombe Avenue MN31 C
754 East 23 Street BK31 C
170 East 17 Street BK30 C
1016 President Street BK26 C
20 Baughman Place BK24 A
287 Edgecombe Avenue MN24 C
166 Brooklyn Avenue BK24 A
162 East 109 Street MN20 C
46 Sullivan Street BK20 B
294 West 147 Street MN20 F
584 Rugby Road BK20 D
307 West 143 Street MN20 B
1021 Ocean Avenue BK16 A
553 East 2 Street BK16 C
483 Washington Avenue BK16 A
917 Greene Avenue BK16 B
1120 Madison Street BK16 B
545 West 133 Street MN10 D
861 Greene Avenue BK8 B
880 Greene Avenue BK8 A
363 East 21 Street BK8 B
640 Warren Street BK8 A
90 Remsen Street BK7 A
560 Vanderbilt Avenue BK6 A
908 Greene Avenue BK4 A
174 East 109 Street MN4 F
914 Greene Avenue BK4 D
1473 Amsterdam Avenue MN4 F
5308 13 Avenue BK1 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,600,000 on 2017-11-27 (lender: Customers Bank), covering 9 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
2018-08-01Deed $6,107,253 — from GREENE ML LLC to GREENE LG LLC; GREENE GH LLC; GREENE METRO LLC $6,107,253
2017-11-27Mortgage $4,600,000 — from GREENE PACKAGE REALTY LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $4,600,000
2017-11-27AL&R $4,600,000 — from GREENE PACKAGE REALTY LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $4,600,000
2014-06-09ASPM $265,333 — from GREENE PACKAGE REALTY LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $265,333
2014-06-09Deed $2,775,000 — from 21ST CENTURY DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, L.P. to GREENE PACKAGE REALTY LLC $2,775,000
2014-06-09ASPM $1,424,671 — from GREENE PACKAGE REALTY LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $1,424,671
2014-06-09ASPM $281,000 — from GREENE PACKAGE REALTY LLC; 21ST CENTURY DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, L.P. to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $281,000
2009-05-08Agreement $265,333 — from 21ST CENTURY DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING THRU ITS DE $265,333
2009-05-08Agreement $281,000 — from 21ST CENTURY DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, L.P. to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $281,000
2009-05-08Agreement $1,386,253 — from 21ST CENTURY DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING THRU ITS DE $1,386,253
2005-12-15RPTT&RET $687,579 — from BNY AURORA HOLDING CORP. to ALLIANT TAX CREDIT FUND IV, LTD. $687,579
1996-01-04Mortgage $265,333 — from 21ST CENTURY DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS L.P. to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORP. $265,333
1996-01-04Mortgage $314,000 — from 21ST CENTURY DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS L.P. to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORP. $314,000
1996-01-04Mortgage $1,424,671 — from 21ST CENTURY DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS L.P. to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORP. $1,424,671

Ten-year activity

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2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700729
2018153413
2019060410
202003025
202106028
202203047
2023140510
20240240327
2025060410
202606028
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The full timeline

Construction 7Enforcement 13Housing & tenants 95Ownership & money 36Health & systems 36

Every one of the 187 recorded events, 1981–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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