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923 Gates Avenue

96Records
11City systems
0Open violations
11Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11221 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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96 recorded events, 1982–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 34 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 24 311 service requests, 8 rodent inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11221
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units4
ClassC3
Owner (PLUTO)923 GATES, LLC
BBL3016320063
BIN3044562

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 84% 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 11. 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

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

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (2) · Water System (1) · WATER LEAK (1) · Noise (1) · Curb Condition (1) · Dumpster Complaint (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)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
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)923 Gates LLC
Head officerAlexander Horn
Managing agentCobble Hill Management
Last registered2026-07-31

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$948,000 $426,600
2026$1,138,000 $512,100
2027$1,366,000 $614,700

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

SubwayKosciuszko St — J · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-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: Gates Av / Malcolm X Blvd — B52 · 300 ft
Citi BikeMonroe St & Patchen Ave · 600 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

923 Gates 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

7 311 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 COBBLE HILL MANAGEMENT — 35 buildings, 277 units. Grades across the portfolio: A16 · B9 · C7 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
118 2 Avenue MN23 A
879 DeKalb Avenue BK22 B
43 West 27 Street MN16 A
216 Macon Street BK16 A
212 Lafayette Street MN16 A
1063 Bedford Avenue BK14 A
223 Bainbridge Street BK9 B
654 Putnam Avenue BK9 C
804 Macon Street BK8 A
319 Malcolm X Boulevard BK8 A
439 Bleecker Street BK8 B
910 Prospect Place BK8 B
151 Avenue A MN8 A
669 East 21 Street BK8 C
475 Hancock Street BK8 C
283 Evergreen Avenue BK8 A
790 Madison Street BK8 C
788 Madison Street BK8 A
419 Marcus Garvey Blvd BK8 A
69 Leonard Street MN7 A
810 Macon Street BK6 A
45 Kingston Avenue BK6 C
808 Macon Street BK6 A
814 Macon Street BK6 B
1868 Putnam Avenue QN6 B
923 Gates Avenue BK4 B
701 Fulton Street BK4 C
296 St Nicholas Avenue BK3 C
451 Classon Avenue BK3 D
429 Herkimer Street BK3 F
412 Linden Street BK3 D
300 St Nicholas Avenue BK2 B
703 Fulton Street BK2 A
298 St Nicholas Avenue BK2 B
310 East 69 Street MN1 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $921,894 on 2026-09-22 (lender: Foundation Mortgage Corporation) (recorded via MERS). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-22Mortgage $921,895 — from 923 GATES LLC to MERS; FOUNDATION MORTGAGE CORPORATION $921,895
2026-09-22Agreement $2,523,500 — from 923 GATES LLC to MERS; FOUNDATION MORTGAGE CORPORATION $2,523,500
2022-10-11Mortgage $1,700,000 — from 923 GATES LLC to MODERN BANK, N.A. $1,700,000
2022-10-11Deed $2,300,000 — from BROWN, EDWARD; BROWN, CECELIA to 923 GATES, LLC $2,300,000
2022-10-11AL&R $1,700,000 — from 923 GATES, LLC to MODERN BANK, N.A. $1,700,000
2022-09-28Sold for $2,300,000 $2,300,000 $575,000
2017-05-18Agreement $91,450 — from BROWN, EDWARD; BROWN, CECELIA to NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $91,450
2017-05-18Mortgage $5,548 — from BROWN, CECELIA; BROWN, EDWARD to NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $5,548
2000-04-24Mortgage $40,000 — from BROWN, CECELIA; BROWN, EDWARD to NYC HPD $40,000
2000-04-24Mortgage $180,500 — from BROWN, CECELIA; BROWN, EDWARD to REPUBLIC CONSUMER LENDING GROUP INC $180,500
2000-03-28Mortgage $281,104 — from BSDC NEIGHBORHOOD HOMES HOUSING DEVELOPM to LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION $281,104
2000-03-28Mortgage $1,381,104 — from BSDC NEIGHBORHOOD HOMES HOUSING DEVELOPM to LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION $1,381,104
1998-10-16Mortgage $1,100,000 — from BSDC NEIGHBORHOOD HOME SHOUSING DEVELOP to LOCAL INITIATIVE SUPPORT CORPORATION $1,100,000
1998-10-16Mortgage $2,200,000 — from BSDC NEIGHBORHOOD HOMES HOUSING DEVELOP to LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION $2,200,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700303
201803014
201910203
202003003
202106006
202202619
202305016
202413026
202508019
202601416
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The full timeline

Construction 5Enforcement 11Housing & tenants 37Ownership & money 35Health & systems 8

Every one of the 96 recorded events, 1982–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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