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243 Hart Street

742Records
17City systems
34Open violations
67.2Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11206 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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742 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 286 HPD complaints, 219 311 service requests, 88 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11206
Built1906
Floors4
Res. units16
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)243 HART REALTY LLC
BBL3017690058
BIN3049229

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 77% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 67.2. In ZIP 11206, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations34 total — 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 18 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2001-05-20.

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

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (3) · Rodent (1).

Filed construction activity

$17,500 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 (1906)
YesSix or more residential units (16)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)243 HART REALTY LLC
Head officerRAUL RAMIREZ
Managing agentEL MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-09-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$951,000 $427,950
2026$1,190,000 $535,500
2027$1,242,000 $558,900

The city's market estimate has risen 31% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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 Av — J M Z · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Marcus Garvey Blvd / Willoughby Av — B15 · 300 ft
Citi BikePulaski St & Marcus Garvey Blvd · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Brighter Choice Community 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

243 Hart 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

4 311 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 EL MANAGEMENT LLC — 4 buildings, 83 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
5200 15 Avenue BK47 A
2812 Church Avenue BK17 A
243 Hart Street BK16 B
228 Lewis Avenue BK3 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $529,303 on 2018-08-08 (lender: New York Commercial Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-08-08AL&R $1,700,000 — from 243 HART REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $1,700,000
2018-08-08Mortgage $529,303 — from 243 HART REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $529,303
2018-08-08Agreement $1,700,000 — from 243 HART REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $1,700,000
2013-11-20Agreement $1,300,000 — from 243 HART REALTY LLC to FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK $1,300,000
2013-11-20Mortgage $274,503 — from 243 HART REALTY LLC to FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK $274,503
2008-08-06Mortgage $570,964 — from 243 HART REALTY LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $570,964
2008-08-06Agreement $1,100,000 — from SOVEREIGN BANK to 243 HART REALTY LLC $1,100,000
2008-08-06AL&R $1,100,000 — from 243 HART REALTY LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $1,100,000
2005-01-04M&CON $630,000 — from 243 HART REALTY LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $630,000
2005-01-04AL&R $630,000 — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to 243 HART REALTY LLC $630,000
2001-06-27Mortgage $468,750 — from 243 HART REALTY LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI $468,750
1996-03-18Mortgage $135,000 — from KAHANE, JACOB to GREENPOINT BANK $135,000
1992-09-01Mortgage $32,000 — from KAHANE, JACOB to WYDRA, MARTIN; WYDRA REALTY INC/TRUSTEE $32,000
1992-09-01Mortgage $32,000 — from KAHANE, JACOB to WYDRA REALTY INC/TRUSTEE; WYDRA, MARTIN $32,000
1989-12-26Mortgage $80,000 — from SUTTON, FANNIE; DAVIS, BETTY to 243-5K HART RLTY CORP $80,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700300434
201803135627
201900210324
202000110213
20210250411
20222040713
20230060713
202402100517
2025001045
2026001023
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The full timeline

Construction 6Enforcement 18Housing & tenants 605Ownership & money 55Health & systems 58

Every one of the 742 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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