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162 Vernon Avenue

362Records
14City systems
0Open violations
951.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11206 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
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362 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 91 HPD complaints, 89 311 service requests, 70 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11206
Built1901
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)27 BED STUY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR PORATION
BBL3017600016
BIN3048833

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GRADE F

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 951.7. In ZIP 11206, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

13 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 8 · winter 2024–25: 5). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

8
’23–24
5
’24–25

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

$17,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

34 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · WATER LEAK (6) · PLUMBING (5) · DOOR/WINDOW (5) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · PAINT/PLASTER (3).

Filed construction activity

$5,000 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 (1901)
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)27 BEDSTUY.LLC
Head officerLARRY HIRSCHFIELD
Managing agentELH MGMT.LLC
Last registered2025-09-17

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,722,000 $103,320
2026$1,811,000 $108,660
2027$2,018,000 $121,080

The city's market estimate has risen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

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

SubwayMyrtle-Willoughby Avs — G · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Tompkins Av / Myrtle Av — B43 · 350 ft
Citi BikeWilloughby Ave & Tompkins Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 023 Carter G. Woodson. 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

162 Vernon 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

34 311 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 ELH MGMT.LLC — 110 buildings, 3,367 units. Grades across the portfolio: A17 · B29 · C34 · D17 · F13. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
Amsterdam Avenue MN1272 B
600 Bergen Avenue BX280 B
556 Bergen Avenue BX214 B
2954 West 29 Street BK195 C
80 Greene Avenue BK97 A
1366 East New York Avenue BK72 A
1160 Evergreen Avenue BX69 B
1416 Walton Avenue BX60 C
2518 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN41 D
212 West 133 Street MN40 C
519 St Marks Avenue BK38 B
1198 Pacific Street BK35 B
535 West 151 Street MN33 C
33 St Felix Street BK32 A
221 Ashland Place BK32 B
53 St Felix Street BK32 A
523 West 134 Street MN25 A
527 West 134 Street MN25 A
22 Mt Morris Park West MN21 D
150 Tompkins Avenue BK20 D
510 West 152 Street MN20 C
420 East 73 Street MN20 A
505 West 134 Street MN19 A
520 West 151 Street MN19 C
611 Willoughby Avenue BK17 C
2540 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN17 B
607 Willoughby Avenue BK16 C
216 West 135 Street MN16 B
1051 Eastern Parkway BK16 A
361 Court Street BK15 B
519 West 152 Street MN15 B
208 West 133 Street MN15 B
508 West 151 Street MN14 D
24 Mt Morris Park West MN14 C
403 Kosciuszko Street BK13 C
124 Kingston Avenue BK12 C
399 Kosciuszko Street BK12 D
1772 2 Avenue MN12 C
488 St Nicholas Avenue MN10 D
490 St Nicholas Avenue MN10 A
424 East 83 Street MN10 C
1434 Broadway BK9 C
1138 Dean Street BK9 B
609 Willoughby Avenue BK9 C
235 West 135 Street MN8 D
816 Washington Ave BK8 D
1446 Pacific Street BK8 B
229 West 135 Street MN8 C
213 Sackett Street BK8 C
1324 St Johns Place BK8 D
295A Bainbridge Street BK8 D
239 Carroll Street BK8 B
815 Park Place BK8 C
771 Monroe Street BK8 C
1272 Pacific Street BK8 C
364 Montgomery Street BK8 C
315 Pulaski Street BK8 D
104 Ralph Avenue BK8 B
767 Monroe Street BK8 C
286 Willoughby Avenue BK8 C

showing 60 of 110 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $15,250,000 on 2023-03-20 (lender: Dbr Investments Co. Limited), covering 26 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
2023-03-20Mortgage $15,250,000 — from 27 BED STUY LLC; 27 BED STUY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to DBR INVESTMENTS CO. LIMITED $15,250,000
2023-03-20AL&R $15,250,000 — from 27 BED STUY LLC; 27 BED STUY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to DBR INVESTMENTS CO. LIMITED $15,250,000
2020-01-03Deed $14,187,500 — from BROADWAY/PUTNAM L.P.; HUNTERFLY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; WILLOUGHBY-TOMPKINS LIMITED PARTNERSH to 27 BED STUY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR $14,187,500
2020-01-03Mortgage $16,300,000 — from 27 BED STUY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR; 27 BED STUY LLC to WALKER & DUNLOP COMMERCIAL PROPERTY FUND $16,300,000
2020-01-03AL&R $16,300,000 — from 27 BED STUY LLC; 27 BED STUY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to WALKER & DUNLOP COMMERCIAL PROPERTY FUND $16,300,000
2019-12-20Sold for $14,187,500 $14,187,500 $4,729,167
2012-07-20RPTT&RET $4,144,355 — from NEW YORK EQUITY FUND 1992 LIMITED PARTNE to WILLOUGHBY-NORTH HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN $4,144,355
2012-07-20Agreement $4,144,355 — from WILLOUGHBY-TOMPKINS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $4,144,355
2012-07-20Mortgage $248,942 — from WILLOUGHBY-TOMPKINS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $248,942
2012-07-20Mortgage $21,837 — from WILLOUGHBY-TOMPKINS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $21,837
2012-07-20AL&R $270,779 — from WILLOUGHBY-TOMPKINS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR; THE CITY OF NEW YORK $270,779
1992-08-03Mortgage $4,144,355 — from WILLOUGHBY-TOMPKINSLTD to NYC HPD $4,144,355

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017000022
20180090211
2019000224
20200038213
202100401445
2022002001030
20230011393125
2024254201665
202500210425
2026041027
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The full timeline

Construction 12Enforcement 9Housing & tenants 259Ownership & money 34Health & systems 48

Every one of the 362 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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