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259 Patchen Avenue

389Records
15City systems
14Open violations
164Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11233 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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389 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 139 311 service requests, 89 HPD housing violations, 77 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11233
Built1927
Floors3
Res. units5
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)BAINRIDGE CLUSTER ASSOCIATES, LP
BBL3016780001
BIN3047271

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 164. In ZIP 11233, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% 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

Open HPD violations14 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2021-08-26.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

$6,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

45 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (19) · Graffiti (9) · Noise (9) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (1) · Consumer Complaint (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1).

Filed construction activity

$6,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1927)
NoSix or more residential units (5)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)BAINBRIDGE CLUSTER ASSOCIATES LP
Head officerFELICIA COLON
Managing agentNMD LLC
Last registered2025-08-31

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$842,400 $379,080
2026$1,011,000 $454,950
2027$1,213,000 $545,850

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

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.

7 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (1 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

SubwayUtica Av — A C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Halsey St / Patchen Av — B26 · 750 ft
Citi BikePatchen Ave & Bainbridge St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 005 Dr. Ronald McNair. 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

259 Patchen 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

45 311 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 NMD LLC — 39 buildings, 370 units. Grades across the portfolio: A13 · B12 · C8 · D6. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
934 Carroll Street BK58 B
8224 Bay Parkway BK53 C
890 Flushing Avenue BK25 A
129 Franklin Avenue BK16 B
372 Lewis Avenue BK12 A
217 Bainbridge Street BK9 B
165 Park Avenue BK9 A
239 Bainbridge Street BK8 B
543 Throop Avenue BK8 B
498 Hancock Street BK8 A
315 Malcolm X Boulevard BK8 B
412 Mac Donough Street BK8 C
90 Lexington Avenue BK8 A
363 Willoughby Avenue BK7 A
431 Decatur Street BK7 D
100 Franklin Avenue BK7 A
391 Kosciuszko Street BK6 B
502 Lexington Avenue BK6 B
233 Bainbridge Street BK6 A
249 Malcolm X Boulevard BK6 A
295 Throop Avenue BK6 A
694 Hancock Street BK6 A
98 Ellery Street BK6 C
166 Pulaski Street BK6 C
868 Bedford Avenue BK6 C
677 Halsey Street BK6 A
42 Lewis Avenue BK6 B
452 Lexington Avenue BK6 C
660 Halsey Street BK6 A
477 Lexington Avenue BK6 B
914 Bedford Avenue BK5 B
611 Marcy Avenue BK5 C
259 Patchen Avenue BK5 D
516 Jefferson Avenue BK4 D
306 Ellery Street BK4 D
825 Bedford Avenue BK4 C
626 Myrtle Avenue BK4 B
655 Myrtle Avenue BK2 D
596 Myrtle Avenue BK2 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,596,237 on 2006-03-08 (lender: The City Of New York), covering 5 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
2006-11-22Agreement $9,901,314 — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK BY DEPARTMENT OF HP to BAINBRIDGE CLUSTER ASSOCIATES, L.P. $9,901,314
2006-03-08Agreement $5,826,150 — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK to BAINBRIDGE CLUSTER ASSOCIATES, L.P. $5,826,150
2006-03-08Deed $3,596,237 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to BAINRIDGE CLUSTER ASSOCIATES, LP $3,596,237
2006-03-08Mortgage $3,596,237 — from BAINBRIDGE CLUSTER ASSOCIATES, L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $3,596,237
2000-10-18Mortgage $6,465,218 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP; FELICIA COLON MANAGEMENT INC to CITIBANK NA $6,465,218
2000-10-18Mortgage $6,841,643 — from FELICIA COLON MANAGEMENT INC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOM to CITIBANK NA $6,841,643

Ten-year activity

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2020
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170113014
20180127129
20190112316
2020207110
20210056157
20220011213
20230020121
2024009211
20250211215
20260232236
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The full timeline

Construction 9Enforcement 20Housing & tenants 318Ownership & money 25Health & systems 17

Every one of the 389 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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