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88 Chauncey Street

21,306Records
21City systems
342Open violations
93.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11233 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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21,306 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 8,814 311 service requests, 8,643 HPD complaints, 2,450 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11233
Built1974
Floors6
Res. units287
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)FULTON PARK SITE 4 HOUSES,INC
BBL3016910012
BIN3325182, 3325183, 3414268, 3426245

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 94% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 93.5. 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 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations342 total — 133 class C (immediately hazardous), 174 class B, 35 class A. Oldest open since 2008-09-17.
Active vacate order1 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

462 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 76 · winter 2024–25: 123 · winter 2025–26: 216 · winter 2026–27: 11). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

76
’23–24
123
’24–25
216
’25–26
11
’26–27

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

$5,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

962 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (223) · PLUMBING (127) · Noise (108) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (84) · PAINT/PLASTER (50) · WATER LEAK (43).

Filed construction activity

$43,267,965 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (37 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (1974)
YesSix or more residential units (287)
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)VERTICES HOLDINGS LLC
Head officerJOSEPH HOFFMAN
Managing agentJOSEPH MILSTEIN
Last registered2024-10-12

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$33,261,000 $14,967,450
2026$34,532,000 $15,539,400
2027$29,570,000 $13,306,500

The city's market estimate has fallen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: MITCHELL-LAMA

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 4/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
$1.50 Hot PizzaPizzaA—
The MunchiesAmericanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

3 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants
8 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food, Food Contaminated), shared by 2 restaurants · 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.

25 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (7 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 · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Fulton St / Malcolm X Blvd — B25 · 200 ft
Citi BikeFulton St & Utica 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

88 Chauncey Street

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

962 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 223 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: $3,225,000 on 2025-08-26 (lender: New York State Housing Finance Agency). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-08-26Mortgage $47,000,000 — from FULTON PARK SITE 4 HOUSES, INC.; 1711 FULTON REDEVELOPMENT, LLC to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY $47,000,000
2025-08-26Mortgage $58,100,000 — from 1711 FULTON REDEVELOPMENT, LLC; FULTON PARK SITE 4 HOUSES, INC. to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY $58,100,000
2025-08-26Mortgage $3,225,000 — from FULTON PARK SITE 4 HOUSES, INC.; 1711 FULTON REDEVELOPMENT, LLC to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY $3,225,000
2025-08-26Mortgage $7,964,418 — from 1711 FULTON REDEVELOPMENT, LLC; FULTON PARK SITE 4 HOUSES, INC. to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY $7,964,418
2025-07-15Mortgage $70,799,745 — from 1711 FULTON REDEVELOPMENT, LLC; FULTON PARK SITE 4 HOUSES, INC. to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY $70,799,745
2025-07-02RPTT&RET $68,400,000 — from FULTON PARK SITE 4 HOUSES, INC.; VERTICES HOLDINGS LLC to 1711 FULTON REDEVELOPMENT, LLC; FULTON PARK SITE 4 HOUSES, INC. $68,400,000
2022-06-21AL&R $37,500,000 — from VERTICES HOLDINGS LLC; FULTON PARK SITE 4 HOUSES,INC to WEBSTER BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ISAOA/ $37,500,000
2022-06-21Agreement $37,500,000 — from VERTICES HOLDINGS LLC; FULTON PARK SITE 4 HOUSES,INC to WEBSTER BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ISAOA/ $37,500,000
2022-06-21Mortgage $5,516,063 — from VERTICES HOLDINGS LLC; FULTON PARK SITE 4 HOUSES,INC to WEBSTER BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ISAOA/ $5,516,063
2015-03-12RPTT&RET $38,300,000 — from FULTON PARK FOUR ASSOCIATES, L.P.; LANGER , IRVING to VERTICES HOLDINGS LLC; HOFFMAN, ABRAHAM J $38,300,000
2015-03-10Mortgage $18,567,472 — from FULTON PARK SITE 4 HOUSES, INC.; VERTICES HOLDINGS LLC to BERKADIA COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LLC $18,567,472
2015-03-10Agreement $37,440,000 — from FULTON PARK SITE 4 HOUSES, INC.; VERTICES HOLDINGS LLC to BERKADIA COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LLC $37,440,000
2012-03-08Mortgage $5,853,623 — from FULTON PARK FOUR ASSOCIATES, L.P.; FULTON PARK SITE 4 HOUSES, INC. to FULTON PLAZA LLC $5,853,623
2012-03-08Mortgage $200,000 — from FULTON PARK SITE 4 HOUSES, INC.; FULTON PARK FOUR ASSOCIATES, L.P. to FULTON PLAZA LLC $200,000
2012-03-08Mortgage $1,308,045 — from FULTON PARK FOUR ASSOCIATES, L.P.; FULTON PARK SITE 4 HOUSES, INC. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,308,045

Ten-year activity

5,0002,5000
2017
2,956
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20172101,502011,515
201816142,9060202,956
2019062,1690202,195
2020091,179081,196
202119944010964
2022211489416522
2023172346406510
20240545908472
2025256746194800
202618776824351,230
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The full timeline

Construction 116Enforcement 455Housing & tenants 20,082Ownership & money 109Health & systems 544

Every one of the 21,306 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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