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260 Decatur Street

68Records
9City systems
1Open violations
0Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11233 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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68 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 29 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 9 rodent inspections, 8 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11233
Built1897
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)VESTA 260 LLC
BBL3016800024
BIN3047422

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 11233, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2003-05-31.

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.

What 311 hears from this address

1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Lead (1).

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 (1897)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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)VESTA 260 LLC
Head officerLUCA BENZONI
Managing agentBROWNSTONE MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-07-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,416,000 $144,960
2026$2,507,000 $150,420
2027$2,432,000 $145,920

The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Lewis Av / Bainbridge St — B15 · 450 ft
Citi BikeLewis Ave & Decatur St · 550 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

260 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

1 311 service request 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 BROWNSTONE MANAGEMENT LLC — 97 buildings, 821 units. Grades across the portfolio: A65 · B12 · C15 · D5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
112 East 2 Street BK114 B
875 St Marks Avenue BK49 A
430 Clinton Avenue BK47 A
627 DeKalb Avenue BK35 A
412 8 Avenue BK32 B
6402 23 Avenue BK32 B
1325 Herkimer Street BK32 A
1 Rockwell Place BK25 A
101 East 2nd Street MN22 A
156 Sackett Street BK20 A
404 8 Avenue BK17 A
207 8 Avenue BK16 A
180 Sterling Place BK16 A
466 15 Street BK16 A
82 Green Street BK16 A
101 Prospect Park SW BK15 A
222 Parkville Avenue BK13 A
91 Diamond Street BK10 A
67 Cambridge Place BK9 B
23 East 69 Street MN9 A
658 Park Place BK9 A
351 South 3 Street BK9 A
136 St Marks Place BK9 A
265 20th Stret BK8 A
100 St Marks Place BK8 B
743 Union Street BK8 A
114 Remsen Street BK7 A
924 Sterling Place BK7 A
1570 Prospect Place BK7 A
8301 5 Avenue BK6 A
399 4 Avenue BK6 A
84 Saratoga Avenue BK6 A
116 Palmetto Street BK6 B
140 5 Avenue BK6 B
149 Bleecker Street BK6 B
401 4 Avenue BK6 A
888 Lorimer Street BK5 A
107 Prospect Park West BK5 A
932 President Street BK5 C
158 Union Street BK4 D
34 Tompkins Place BK4 A
182 13 Street BK4 A
239 Washington Avenue BK4 A
187 7 Avenue BK4 A
71 Pierrepont Street BK4 A
2208 Ditmas Avenue BK3 A
387 Sterling Place BK3 A
678 Sterling Place BK3 A
934 Pacific Street BK3 D
14 Cambridge Place BK3 A
76 North 6th Street BK3 A
69 Clarkson Avenue BK3 A
673 Bergen Street BK3 A
499 Willoughby Avenue BK3 A
334 East 35 Street BK3 D
112 Brooklyn Avenue BK3 C
1351 Bushwick Avenue BK3 A
1552 Pacific Street BK3 A
55-10 111 Street QN3 C
52 Ft Greene Place BK3 C

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $25,561 on 2020-11-05 (lender: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-06-16Deed $2,460,000 — from 260 DECATUR STREET LLC to VESTA 260 LLC $2,460,000
2021-05-18Sold for $2,460,000 $2,460,000 $820,000
2020-11-05Agreement $1,229,110 — from 260 DECATUR STREET LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. $1,229,110
2020-11-05Mortgage $25,562 — from 260 DECATUR STREET LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. $25,562
2014-05-22Deed $1,950,000 — from BLOUNT MOORHEAD, ELISSA to TAVANI, MICHAEL; MCGINNIS, MEGHAN $1,950,000
2014-05-22Mortgage $1,365,000 — from MCGINNIS, MEGHAN; TAVANI, MICHAEL to MERS $1,365,000
2007-02-06Mortgage $133,500 — from BLOUNT-MOORHEAD, ELISSA to MERS $133,500
2007-02-06Mortgage $578,500 — from BLOUNT-MOORHEAD, ELISSA to MERS $578,500
2006-02-08Mortgage $668,000 — from MOORHEAD, ELISSA BLOUNT to MERS $668,000
2005-01-31Mortgage $438,000 — from BLOUNT-MOORHEAD, ELISSA to SUPERIOR HOME MORTGAGE $438,000
2001-09-18Mortgage $328,500 — from BLOUNT-MOORHEAD, ELISSA to HSBC MORTGAGE CORPORATION (USA) $328,500

Ten-year activity

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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20172002
20183036
20191023
20202406
20212305
20223014
20232002
20243014
20251012
20260011
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The full timeline

Construction 2Enforcement 1Housing & tenants 25Ownership & money 31Health & systems 9

Every one of the 68 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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