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308 Throop Avenue

1,281Records
17City systems
86Open violations
134.6Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11206 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
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1,281 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 389 HPD complaints, 302 HPD housing violations, 302 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11206
Built1931
Floors5
Res. units21
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)BLACK VETERANS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE INC
BBL3017720042
BIN3049381

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% 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 134.6. In ZIP 11206, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations86 total — 19 class C (immediately hazardous), 58 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 2018-05-21.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

33 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 24). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

What 311 hears from this address

57 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (15) · HEAT/HOT WATER (14) · Rodent (6) · Residential Disposal Complaint (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (3) · Graffiti (2).

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 (1931)
YesSix or more residential units (21)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)210 HART STREET HDFC
Head officerWENDY MCCLINTON
Managing agentBLACK VETERANS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE, INC.
Last registered2025-07-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,499,000 $674,550
2026$1,616,000 $727,200
2027$1,777,000 $799,650

The city's market estimate has risen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: CHARITABLE · J51

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)F — did not submit required benchmarking data, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Sweets For the SweetiesFrozen DessertsA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Flushing Av — J M · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Throop Av / Hart St — B43 · 200 ft
Citi BikePulaski St & Throop Ave · 200 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

308 Throop Avenue

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

57 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 14 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 BLACK VETERANS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE, INC. — 13 buildings, 124 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B6 · C4 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
308 Throop Avenue BK21 C
495 Sterling Place BK20 D
360 East 193 Street BX14 B
474 Quincy Street BK14 B
Duryea Place BK10 B
317 Malcolm X Boulevard BK8 B
213 Buffalo Avenue BK6 B
837 Halsey Street BK6 A
1078 Bedford Avenue BK6 C
689 Halsey Street BK6 C
453 Jefferson Avenue BK6 B
9 Halsey Street BK4 D
119 Decatur Street BK3 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,887,327 on 1994-02-01 (lender: Nys Homeless Housing& Assistance Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1994-02-01Mortgage $1,887,327 — from BLACK VETERANS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE INC to NYS HOMELESS HOUSING& ASSISTANCE CORPORA $1,887,327
1993-09-22Mortgage $200,000 — from 210 HART ST HSNG DEVP to NYC HPD $200,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201734121561
20181530963
2019499031134
20204610570
20215112012129
20224380648
202311250945
202451601031
202516201578
20260550661
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The full timeline

Construction 4Enforcement 54Housing & tenants 1,028Ownership & money 14Health & systems 181

Every one of the 1,281 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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