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881 Lexington Avenue

400Records
15City systems
0Open violations
6.8Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11221 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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400 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 232 311 service requests, 36 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 28 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11221
Built2020
Floors6
Res. units24
ClassD6
Owner (PLUTO)881 LEXINGTON AVENUE LLC
BBL3016230057
BIN3337964

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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 68% 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 6.8. 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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

No 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

126 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (67) · Blocked Driveway (34) · Illegal Parking (10) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Non (2) · Outdoor Dining (2).

Filed construction activity

$8,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2020)
YesSix or more residential units (24)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 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)881 Lexington Avenue LLC
Head officerROBERT SILVERBLATT
Managing agentTRUE MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-09-26

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,537,000 $2,041,650
2026$4,761,000 $2,142,450
2027$5,238,000 $2,357,100

The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 35YR WITH AFF HOUSING PCT

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
8-Bit BitesAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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

SubwayGates Av — J Z · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / Greene Av — B47 Q24 · 200 ft
Citi BikeVan Buren St & Broadway · 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

881 Lexington Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

126 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 TRUE MANAGEMENT — 154 buildings, 691 units. Grades across the portfolio: A78 · B33 · C19 · D21 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
275 South 1 Street BK25 A
881 Lexington Avenue BK24 A
2299 Adam C Powell Blvd MN20 B
227 Hancock Street BK16 C
14 Maujer Street BK16 B
552 Lafayette Avenue BK15 A
120 1 Place BK15 A
203 North 7 Street BK10 A
490A Jefferson Avenue BK9 A
232 Lincoln Place BK9 A
83 North Henry Street BK8 A
223 Ralph Avenue BK8 B
247 Nassau Avenue BK8 B
215 Ralph Avenue BK8 B
213 Ralph Avenue BK8 B
211 Jefferson Avenue BK8 B
606 Kosciuszko Street BK8 A
103 India Street BK7 A
444 Grand Avenue BK7 A
423 Marcus Garvey Blvd BK6 A
1450 Gates Avenue BK6 C
195 7 Avenue BK6 A
179 Meserole Avenue BK6 A
176 Skillman Avenue BK6 B
125 McGuinness Boulevard BK6 A
1444 Gates Avenue BK6 A
133 Lafayette Avenue BK6 D
262 Withers Street BK6 A
77 Irving Avenue BK6 A
524 Putnam Avenue BK6 A
37 Driggs Avenue BK6 C
304 Leonard Street BK6 B
233 Calyer Street BK6 C
59-23 Woodbine Street QN6 B
262 Malcolm X Boulevard BK6 A
606 Humboldt Street BK6 A
264 Linden Street BK6 A
1720 Madison Street QN6 B
193 7 Avenue BK6 A
986 Manhattan Avenue BK6 A
128 Guernsey Street BK6 B
1158 Gates Avenue BK6 B
187 Lenox Avenue MN5 D
526 Graham Avenue BK5 A
126 Alexander Avenue BX5 A
204 Freeman Street BK5 A
155 Bedford Avenue BK4 C
186 Nassau Avenue BK4 A
614 Lorimer Street BK4 D
760 Union Street BK4 A
100 Bergen Street BK4 A
319 South 5 Street BK4 A
931 Manhattan Avenue BK4 C
594 St Marks Avenue BK4 A
316 South 4 Street BK4 A
120 Kent Street BK4 A
135 South 1 Street BK4 A
445 Graham Avenue BK4 A
366A Manhattan Avenue BK4 D
426 Bainbridge Street BK4 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $300,500 on 2023-03-22 (lender: TD Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-03-22Mortgage $300,500 — from 881 LEXINGTON AVENUE LLC to TD BANK, N.A. $300,500
2023-03-22Agreement $7,150,000 — from 881 LEXINGTON AVENUE LLC to TD BANK, N.A. $7,150,000
2023-03-22AL&R $7,150,000 — from 881 LEXINGTON AVENUE LLC to TD BANK, N.A. $7,150,000
2020-09-18AL&R $4,510,000 — from 881 LEXINGTON AVENUE LLC to INVESTORS BANK $4,510,000
2020-09-18AL&R $1,500,000 — from 881 LEXINGTON AVENUE LLC to INVESTORS BANK $1,500,000
2020-09-18Mortgage $1,500,000 — from 881 LEXINGTON AVENUE LLC to INVESTORS BANK $1,500,000
2020-09-18Mortgage $4,510,000 — from 881 LEXINGTON AVENUE LLC to INVESTORS BANK $4,510,000
2020-09-18AL&R $839,500 — from 881 LEXINGTON AVENUE LLC to INVESTORS BANK $839,500
2020-09-18Mortgage $839,500 — from 881 LEXINGTON AVENUE LLC to INVESTORS BANK $839,500
2019-09-04Mortgage $1,500,000 — from 881 LEXINGTON AVENUE LLC to 881 LEXINGTON FUNDING L.P. $1,500,000
2019-09-04AL&R $1,500,000 — from 881 LEXINGTON AVENUE LLC to 881 LEXINGTON FUNDING L.P. $1,500,000
2011-08-29Deed $315,000 — from BERMAN, JACK to 881 LEXINGTON AVENUE LLC $315,000
2004-08-12Agreement $259,000 — from CHRIST APOSTOLIC CHURCH INTNL MIRACLE CE to BERMAN, CINDY $259,000
1996-05-21Mortgage $259,000 — from CHRIST APOSTOLIC CHURCH INTERNAT MIRACLE to BERMAN, CINDY $259,000

Ten-year activity

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2021
2022
97
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017000011
2018001023
201911004217
202014238330
202141710224
202256741288
202312829397
202401860289
202501180625
2026006028
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The full timeline

Construction 36Enforcement 30Housing & tenants 272Ownership & money 36Health & systems 26

Every one of the 400 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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