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172 Vernon Avenue

352Records
18City systems
3Open violations
27.6Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11206 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
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352 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 81 311 service requests, 42 HPD complaints, 35 rodent inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11206
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units5
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)VERNON AVENUE HOLDINGS LLC
BBL3017600021
BIN3048838

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 27.6. In ZIP 11206, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% 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 violations3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2012-02-21.

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.

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

21 service requests in the last three years. Most common: General Construction/Plumbing (5) · Real Time Enforcement (5) · Noise (3) · Derelict Vehicles (2) · Street Condition (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1).

Filed construction activity

$2,761,277 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (14 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 (1931)
NoSix or more residential units (5)
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)VERNON AVE HOLDINGS LLC
Head officerMOSHE DEUTSCH
Managing agentYHT MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-08-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$792,000 $356,400
2026$950,000 $427,500
2027$1,031,000 $463,950

The city's market estimate has risen 30% 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

SubwayMyrtle-Willoughby Avs — G · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Flushing Av — J M · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Myrtle Av / Tompkins Av — B54 · 350 ft
Citi BikeWilloughby Ave & Tompkins Ave · 400 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

172 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

21 311 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 YHT MANAGEMENT — 82 buildings, 618 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B29 · C18 · D15 · F5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1620 New York Avenue BK54 A
1801 Broadway BK41 A
2149 Cortelyou Road BK30 F
489 Washington Avenue BK21 B
1302 Pacific Street BK16 C
158 Beach 114 Street QN12 B
1259 St Johns Place BK11 A
753 Lexington Avenue BK10 B
1503 Nostrand Avenue BK9 A
130 East 59 Street BK9 C
1181 New York Avenue BK9 A
1183 New York Avenue BK9 B
913 St Johns Place BK9 C
215 South 4 Street BK8 B
378 Harman Street BK8 B
185 Veronica Place BK8 A
378 South 3 Street BK8 A
558 Kosciuszko Street BK8 C
26 Covert Street BK8 C
374 Harman Street BK8 A
1630 Brooklyn Avenue BK8 A
75 Lott Avenue BK8 B
79 Stuyvesant Avenue BK8 B
55 Stanhope Street BK8 C
255 Grafton Street BK8 B
771 Lexington Avenue BK8 B
1112 Fulton Street BK8 A
240 Madison Street BK8 C
292 Wilson Avenue BK8 C
177 Veronica Place BK8 B
2019 Union Street BK8 B
51 Veronica Place BK7 B
144 Lefferts Place BK7 B
55 Veronica Place BK7 B
64 Stagg Street BK7 A
217 South 4 Street BK7 B
743 Park Avenue BK6 B
1663 Garfield Street BX6 B
386 Harman Street BK6 B
58 Himrod Street BK6 B
373 East 28 Street BK6 C
638 Kosciuszko Street BK6 B
716 Madison Street BK6 A
921 Broadway BK6 C
388 Harman Street BK6 B
506 Warren Street BK6 B
330 Starr Street BK6 B
1050 Putnam Avenue BK6 C
1422 Greene Avenue BK6 D
489 Chauncey Street BK6 B
3679 Paulding Avenue BX6 B
89 Grattan Street BK6 D
1264 Manor Avenue BX6 D
96 George Street BK6 B
1771 Nostrand Avenue BK6 D
172 Vernon Avenue BK5 C
1648 Norman Street QN5 C
97-18 91 Street QN4 C
666 Flushing Avenue BK4 A
2324 Bedford Avenue BK4 F

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $765,595 on 2022-03-14 (lender: Spencer Savings Bank, Sla). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-03-14AL&R $2,700,000 — from VERNON AVENUE HOLDINGS LLC to SPENCER SAVINGS BANK, SLA $2,700,000
2022-03-14Agreement $2,700,000 — from VERNON AVENUE HOLDINGS LLC to SPENCER SAVINGS BANK, SLA $2,700,000
2022-03-14Mortgage $765,596 — from VERNON AVENUE HOLDINGS LLC to SPENCER SAVINGS BANK, SLA $765,596
2019-10-28Agreement $2,000,000 — from FLOHR, ARYEA to MERS $2,000,000
2019-10-28Mortgage $275,000 — from FLOHR, ARYEA to MERS $275,000
2018-08-08Agreement $1,725,000 — from VERNON AVENUE HOLDINGS LLC to SHARESTATES INVESTMENTS DACL, LLC $1,725,000
2018-08-08Mortgage $925,000 — from VERNON AVENUE HOLDINGS LLC to SHARESTATES INVESTMENTS DACL, LLC $925,000
2016-12-14Deed $425,000 — from JONES , WILLIE to VERNON AVENUE HOLDINGS LLC $425,000
2016-12-14Mortgage $800,000 — from VERNON AVENUE HOLDINGS LLC to SIMON KLEIN $800,000
2016-11-16Sold for $425,000 $425,000 $85,000
2006-01-24Deed $500,000 — from SAFFON, NINETTE to JONES, WILLIE $500,000
2006-01-24Mortgage $450,000 — from JONES, WILLIE to MERS $450,000
2005-10-13Mortgage $337,500 — from SAFFON, NINETTE; SAFFON, BOROVICKA, AKA NINETTE to PREMIUM CAPITAL FUNDING, LLC $337,500

Ten-year activity

100500
2017
57
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
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2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017004037
20181912125957
201991055433
2020215019
202101141420
20220375621
2023042039
2024005027
202584140329
202613780129
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The full timeline

Construction 51Enforcement 62Housing & tenants 166Ownership & money 32Health & systems 41

Every one of the 352 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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