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94 Ralph Avenue

1,088Records
18City systems
11Open violations
141.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11221 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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1,088 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 428 HPD complaints, 248 HPD housing violations, 238 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11221
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units8
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)TJAM REALTY, LLC
BBL3016530050
BIN3045632

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 141.5. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

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 violations11 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2018-02-13.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
4
’24–25

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

What 311 hears from this address

31 service requests in the last three years. Most common: GENERAL (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · WATER LEAK (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · DOOR/WINDOW (3) · ELECTRIC (2).

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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)TJAM RALTY LLC
Head officerMENDY LOWY
Managing agentMENDY LOWY
Last registered2026-07-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$780,000 $351,000
2026$936,000 $421,200
2027$1,115,000 $501,750

The city's market estimate has risen 43% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Familiars Vegan Coffee ShopVeganAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Ralph Av / Putnam Av — B47 · 250 ft
Citi BikePutnam Ave & Ralph Ave · 150 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

94 Ralph 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

31 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $550,000 on 2006-02-07 (lender: Washington Mutual Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-11-09M&CON $1,500,000 — from TJAM REALTY, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,500,000
2022-11-09AL&R $1,500,000 — from TJAM REALTY, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,500,000
2015-09-01AL&R $1,200,000 — from TJAM REALTY, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,200,000
2015-09-01M&CON $1,200,000 — from TJAM REALTY, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,200,000
2006-02-07Mortgage $550,000 — from TJAM REALTY LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $550,000
2005-03-17Deed $450,000 — from BOND, ELIZABETH to TJAM, LLC $450,000
2005-03-17Mortgage $337,500 — from TJAM REALTY, LLC to IMPERIAL CAPITAL BANK $337,500
1997-08-05Mortgage $81,110 — from BOND, ELIZABETH to GREATER NEW YORK FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $81,110
1994-04-05Mortgage $40,000 — from BOND, ELIZABETH to PROGRESSIVE CREDIT UNION $40,000
1989-07-20Mortgage $55,000 — from BOND, ELIZABETH to GREATER NY FEDERAL CR UN $55,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20172530212
2018010170330
201901460451
2020003014
202100170118
2022004329
202300140317
202400352441
202500190524
202602200325
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The full timeline

Construction 4Enforcement 62Housing & tenants 968Ownership & money 26Health & systems 28

Every one of the 1,088 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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