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305 Decatur Street

2,676Records
18City systems
20Open violations
156.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11233 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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2,676 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,066 HPD complaints, 870 311 service requests, 465 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11233
Built1893
Floors5
Res. units32
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)ALBANY KINGSTON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND
BBL3016760001
BIN3047131

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 156.3. In ZIP 11233, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations20 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2018-11-09.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

105 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 39 · winter 2024–25: 40 · winter 2025–26: 26). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

What 311 hears from this address

161 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (47) · Noise (30) · PLUMBING (14) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (12) · Rodent (9) · APPLIANCE (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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1893)
YesSix or more residential units (32)
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)KINGSTON HEIGHTS HOUSING LLC
Head officerILSOO KIM
Managing agentPROGRESSIVE MANAGEMENT OF NY
Last registered2025-08-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,288,000 $1,029,600
2026$2,443,000 $1,099,350
2027$2,563,000 $1,153,350

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 5/100, 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.

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 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Halsey St / Stuyvesant Av — B26 · 700 ft
Citi BikeChauncey St & Stuyvesant Ave · 650 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

305 Decatur Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

161 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 47 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 PROGRESSIVE MANAGEMENT OF NY — 159 buildings, 10,188 units. Grades across the portfolio: A54 · B61 · C16 · D21 · F4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
894 Fountain Avenue BK422 A
240 Park Hill Avenue SI404 F
140 Park Hill Avenue SI403 F
3320 Bailey Avenue BX344 B
225 Park Hill Avenue SI305 F
20 Father Capodanno Bl SI273 B
911 Erskine Street BK267 B
2661 Heath Avenue BX233 B
735 Oakland Place BX221 A
1010 East 178 Street BX220 B
131 3 Avenue BK200 B
813 East 163 Street BX200 B
10 Schroeder's Walk BK200 A
5125 Beach Channel Drive QN194 B
1950 Clove Road SI177 C
1134 Union Avenue BX175 A
55 Bowen Street SI156 D
34-11 Beach Channel Drive QN154 B
22-10 New Haven Avenue QN153 B
14-10 New Haven Avenue QN149 C
249 Heyson Road QN149 C
881 Erskine Street BK144 A
820 Hewitt Place BX144 B
97 Troy Avenue BK137 B
1620 Pacific Street BK137 B
1434 Ogden Avenue BX130 C
429 Lexington Avenue BK123 B
2271 Washington Avenue BX118 D
129-01 Jamaica Avenue QN117 D
611 East 158 Street BX114 B
1426 Loring Avenue BK100 D
2040 White Plains Road BX100 C
228 Nagle Avenue MN100 C
195 Steuben Street SI98 B
231 Steuben Street SI98 B
360 Nostrand Avenue BK95 A
92-61 165 Street QN89 B
1094 Union Avenue BX84 A
886 Westchester Avenue BX83 B
646 Emerald Street BK83 A
356 Lexington Avenue BK77 A
523 Vermont Street BK74 B
3035 White Plains Road BX74 B
544 Claremont Parkway BX74 A
1925 University Avenue BX72 A
1041 Findlay Avenue BX70 A
761 Bushwick Avenue BK70 B
3639 White Plains Road BX69 A
533 Bay Street SI67 B
1090 Close Avenue BX66 B
905 Eagle Avenue BX66 B
11629 Seaview Avenue BK65 B
127-03 Jamaica Avenue QN65 A
40 Debevoise Street BK65 B
702 Vandalia Avenue BK65 A
148-19 90 Avenue QN65 B
1865 University Avenue BX58 A
1280 Sheridan Avenue BX57 C
1124 Clay Avenue BX54 B
1140 Clay Avenue BX54 B

showing 60 of 159 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $16,235,000 on 2020-11-24 (lender: Housing Development Corporation and New York City Housing Development Corporation), covering 15 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-11-24ASPM $1,340,000 — from KINGSTON HEIGHTS HOUSING LLC; KINGSTON HEIGHTS APARTMENTS L.P to ALBANY KINGSTON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND; KINGSTON HEIGHTS HOUSING LLC $1,340,000
2020-11-24Deed $18,500,000 — from KINGSTON HEIGHTS APARTMENTS L.P to KINGSTON HEIGHTS HOUSING LLC; ALBANY KINGSTON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND $18,500,000
2020-11-24Mortgage $16,235,000 — from ALBANY KINGSTON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND; KINGSTON HEIGHTS HOUSING LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR; HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION $16,235,000
2020-10-21Sold for $18,500,000 $18,500,000 $578,125
2010-03-19Agreement $1,340,000 — from KINGSTON HEIGHTS APARTMENTS L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY AND THRO $1,340,000
2009-01-27Agreement $4,925,000 — from KINGSTON HEIGHTS APARTMENTS L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $4,925,000
2009-01-27Agreement $660,000 — from KINGSTON HEIGHTS APARTMENTS L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $660,000
2009-01-27Agreement $1,340,000 — from KINGSTON HEIGHTS APARTMENTS L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $1,340,000
2009-01-27Agreement $4,135,000 — from KINGSTON HEIGHTS APARTMENTS L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $4,135,000
2009-01-27Agreement $2,940,000 — from KINGSTON HEIGHTS APARTMENTS L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $2,940,000
2008-01-11Mortgage $4,935,718 — from KINGSTON HEIGHTS APARTMENTS L.P. to SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPME $4,935,718
2008-01-11Mortgage $4,135,000 — from KINGSTON HEIGHTS APARTMENTS L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $4,135,000
2008-01-11Mortgage $660,000 — from KINGSTON HEIGHTS APARTMENTS L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $660,000
2008-01-11Mortgage $2,940,000 — from KINGSTON HEIGHTS APARTMENTS L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $2,940,000
2008-01-11Mortgage $1,340,000 — from KINGSTON HEIGHTS APARTMENTS L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $1,340,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017515504164
2018113803142
20190950398
20200778489
2021320054212
2022311806127
2023611702125
2024320317214
20250800585
20264610671
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The full timeline

Construction 38Enforcement 89Housing & tenants 2,444Ownership & money 54Health & systems 51

Every one of the 2,676 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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