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969 Gates Avenue

5,553Records
19City systems
74Open violations
96.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11221 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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5,553 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,787 HPD complaints, 1,765 311 service requests, 1,600 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11221
Built1975
Floors6
Res. units116
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)DANIEL H WILLIAMS ASSOCIATES
BBL3016330060
BIN3325013, 3325014

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 95% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 96.3. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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B
C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations74 total — 23 class C (immediately hazardous), 41 class B, 10 class A. Oldest open since 2013-11-03.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

83 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 59 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 20). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

59
’23–24
2
’24–25
20
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

359 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (160) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (47) · HEAT/HOT WATER (37) · PAINT/PLASTER (28) · APPLIANCE (9) · FLOORING/STAIRS (9).

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 (1975)
YesSix or more residential units (116)
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)DANIEL HALE WILLIAMS ASSOCIATES, L.P.
Head officerMORDECHAI G PILLER
Managing agentSTAR REALTY CORP
Last registered2025-08-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$11,826,000 $5,321,700
2026$13,177,000 $5,929,650
2027$15,156,000 $6,820,200

The city's market estimate has risen 28% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 11/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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.

4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (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

SubwayGates Av — J Z · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Gates Av / Patchen Av — B52 · 250 ft
Citi BikeMonroe St & Patchen Ave · 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

969 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

359 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 37 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 STAR REALTY CORP — 36 buildings, 806 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B11 · C9 · D4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
969 Gates Avenue BK116 C
1000 President Street BK57 C
215 Monroe Street BK43 B
1583 Prospect Place BK40 C
1238 St Marks Avenue BK36 B
1451 Prospect Place BK34 B
1030 President Street BK28 A
1036 President Street BK26 B
1092 Manhattan Avenue BK26 A
325 East 21 Street BK20 C
1614 Bedford Avenue BK20 B
702 East New York Avenue BK20 C
1184 President Street BK19 A
1621 Union Street BK17 B
264 Linden Boulevard BK16 A
1004 Eastern Parkway BK16 B
268 Linden Boulevard BK16 A
1009 Eastern Parkway BK16 A
1005 Eastern Parkway BK16 D
992 Eastern Parkway BK16 B
1589 Bedford Avenue BK16 D
1073 Eastern Parkway BK16 A
274 Linden Boulevard BK16 D
1593 Bedford Avenue BK16 C
1010 Eastern Parkway BK16 A
1585 Bedford Avenue BK16 D
700 East New York Avenue BK16 C
1615 Union Street BK16 B
2314 West 12 Street BK12 B
1085 Manhattan Avenue BK12 A
2302 West 12 Street BK12 C
2315 West 13 Street BK9 A
2328 West 11 Street BK9 A
1066 President Street BK9 B
2322 West 11 Street BK9 C
1596 Bedford Avenue BK8 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,122,625 on 2017-08-31 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-12-27Agreement $9,150,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to DANIEL HALE WILLIAMS ASSOCIATES, L.P. $9,150,000
2017-08-31Mortgage $3,122,625 — from DANIEL HALE WILLIAMS ASSOCIATES; DANIEL HALE WILLIAMS ASSOCIATES, L.P. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,122,625
2017-08-31Agreement $10,000,000 — from DANIEL HALE WILLIAMS ASSOCIATES; DANIEL HALE WILLIAMS ASSOCIATES, L.P. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $10,000,000
2017-08-31AL&R $10,000,000 — from DANIEL HALE WILLIAMS ASSOCIATES; DANIEL HALE WILLIAMS ASSOCIATES, L.P. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $10,000,000
2017-05-08Mortgage $50,000 — from HUGHES, ESLIN to NYC COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SERVICES $50,000
2014-01-16Agreement $7,225,155 — from DANIEL HALLE WILLIAM ASSOCIATES to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $7,225,155
2011-12-01Agreement $7,435,863 — from DANIEL HALE WILLIAM ASSOCIATES to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $7,435,863
2009-04-14Agreement $7,425,863 — from DANIEL HALE WILLIAM ASSOCIATES to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $7,425,863
2006-02-03Mortgage $7,750,000 — from DANIEL HALE WILLIAM ASSOCIATES to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $7,750,000
2006-02-03AL&R $7,750,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to DANIEL HALE WILLIAM ASSOCIATES $7,750,000

Ten-year activity

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367
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017219440200
2018520907221
201979004101
2020412902135
202149434105
2022212705134
2023124303247
2024521403222
2025212207131
2026036007367
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The full timeline

Construction 15Enforcement 209Housing & tenants 5,228Ownership & money 28Health & systems 73

Every one of the 5,553 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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