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359 Lewis Avenue

465Records
16City systems
4Open violations
137.6Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11233 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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465 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 170 311 service requests, 123 HPD complaints, 74 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11233
Built1905
Floors4
Res. units8
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)359 LEWIS AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC
BBL3016650007
BIN3046409

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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 137.6. In ZIP 11233, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
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 violations4 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-10-14.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

15 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2026–27: 9). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25
9
’26–27

1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

39 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (8) · HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · DOOR/WINDOW (4) · Dirty Condition (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · Rodent (2).

Filed construction activity

$533,250 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1905)
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)359 LEWIS ASSOCIATES LLC
Head officerERIC MANN
Managing agentL ROSE REALTY
Last registered2025-08-04

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,210,000 $994,500
2026$2,652,000 $1,193,400
2027$3,073,000 $1,382,850

The city's market estimate has risen 39% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

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.

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

SubwayUtica Av — A C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Halsey St / Lewis Av — B26 · 100 ft
Citi BikeMacon St & Lewis Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 262 El Hajj Malik El Shabazz Elementary School. 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

359 Lewis 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

39 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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 L ROSE REALTY, INC — 28 buildings, 272 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B8 · C5 · D3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1007 Atlantic Avenue BK50 A
109 Gold Street BK33 A
820 Franklin Avenue BK32 A
169 North 10 Street BK20 A
209 West 20 Street MN12 A
583 Lorimer Street BK10 A
359 Lewis Avenue BK8 C
320 Cumberland Street BK7 A
259 St Nicholas Avenue BK7 B
266 3 Avenue MN7 A
377 Menahan Street BK6 B
152 Norman Avenue BK6 A
379 Menahan Street BK6 A
2041 Palmetto Street QN6 A
315 Melrose Street BK6 B
155 Evergreen Avenue BK6 B
223 Knickerbocker Avenue BK6 B
93 Bainbridge Street BK6 A
126 Bedford Avenue BK5 C
240 St Nicholas Avenue BK5 D
330 Rodney Street BK4 B
787 Franklin Avenue BK4 C
176 Delancey Street MN4 B
215 Knickerbocker Avenue BK4 D
211 Knickerbocker Avenue BK4 B
1452 Fulton Street BK3 C
1450 Fulton Street BK3 D
597 Manhattan Avenue BK2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,009,948 on 2016-06-17 (lender: Arbor Commercial Mortgage, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-06-08AL&R $1,875,000 — from 359 LEWIS AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,875,000
2021-06-08M&CON $1,875,000 — from 359 LEWIS AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,875,000
2016-06-17Mortgage $1,009,948 — from 359 LEWIS AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC to ARBOR COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE, LLC $1,009,948
2016-06-17Agreement $1,645,000 — from 359 LEWIS AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC to ARBOR COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE, LLC $1,645,000
2013-04-04Mortgage $675,000 — from 359 LEWIS AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC to COMMUNITY FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $675,000
2013-04-04AL&R $675,000 — from 359 LEWIS AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC to COMMUNITY FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $675,000
2010-06-23Deed $675,000 — from FRANCIS, GEORGE to 359 LEWIS AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC $675,000

Ten-year activity

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2023
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20176370016
2018001023
2019015028
202000190221
202100154221
2022004037
202301300132
202400262634
202500150419
202600250126
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The full timeline

Construction 16Enforcement 24Housing & tenants 385Ownership & money 17Health & systems 23

Every one of the 465 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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