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437 Greene Avenue

322Records
14City systems
1Open violations
15Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11216 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
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322 recorded events, 1986–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 96 HPD complaints, 54 311 service requests, 47 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11216
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units1
ClassA4
Owner (PLUTO)GELSKI, ALEXANDER JAMES
BBL3017930088
BIN3050148

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 86% 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 15. In ZIP 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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 violations1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-11-24.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Sidewalk Condition (2) · Overgrown Tree/Branches (2) · Water System (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)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
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)NY OAKLAND LLC
Head officerANDREW KANE
Managing agentPinnacle City Living
Last registered2024-09-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,291,000 $137,460
2026$2,900,000 $174,000
2027$3,150,000 $189,000

The city's market estimate has risen 37% 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

SubwayBedford-Nostrand Avs — G · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Bedford Av / Greene Av — B44 · 350 ft
Citi BikeClifton Pl & Bedford Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 256 Benjamin Banneker. 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

437 Greene 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

6 311 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 PINNACLE CITY LIVING — 137 buildings, 2,810 units. Grades across the portfolio: A35 · B41 · C46 · D14 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
63 Wall Street MN476 A
67 Wall Street MN331 A
200 East 82 Street MN230 A
280 East 161 Street BX204 D
1533 Third Avenue MN131 A
200 Montague Street BK121 A
39-40 30 Street QN103 A
1975 Madison Avenue MN93 A
1105 Jerome Avenue BX79 A
2363 Southern Boulevard BX72 B
180 East 93 Street BK70 B
117 Kent Avenue BK62 A
820 Jackson Avenue BX61 B
103 East 165 Street BX54 C
101 East 165 Street BX54 D
972 Leggett Avenue BX46 B
951 Anderson Avenue BX45 B
35 Claver Place BK44 A
814 Amsterdam Avenue MN44 A
953 Anderson Avenue BX42 C
321 East 69 Street MN40 A
1140 Woodycrest Avenue BX35 B
39 West 8 Street MN34 A
280 East 91 Street BK31 B
951 Woodycrest Avenue BX28 B
121 West 116 Street MN22 C
206 East 87 Street MN20 B
538 Hudson Street MN18 A
426 West 48 Street MN18 C
985 2 Avenue MN16 B
440 Amsterdam Avenue MN10 A
372 West 127 Street MN10 C
2109 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN9 B
2095 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN9 C
151 East 82 Street MN7 B
119 Powers Street BK3 C
170 South 4 Street BK3 D
221 2 Avenue MN3 B
308 Clermont Avenue BK3 B
101 Macon Street BK3 D
223 East 59 Street MN3 F
274 Lafayette Avenue BK3 B
20 Lefferts Place BK2 B
44A Eldert Street BK2 C
1076 Decatur Street BK2 B
698 St Marks Avenue BK2 D
843 Prospect Place BK2 B
185 Hart Street BK2 D
2001 5 Avenue MN2 C
1226 Putnam Avenue BK2 C
360 West 123 Street MN2 C
103 Greene Avenue BK2 C
1456 Dean Street BK2 A
113 Schaefer Street BK2 A
722 St Nicholas Avenue MN2 D
1148 Sterling Place BK2 A
891 Knickerbocker Avenue BK2 B
738A Madison Street BK2 D
96 Decatur Street BK2 C
211 Powers Street BK2 A

showing 60 of 137 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $290,000 on 2012-02-29 (lender: Bar-Mashiah, Ami and Bayport Funding LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-05-12Deed $2,999,000 — from NY OAKLAND LLC to GELSKI, ALEXANDER JAMES; ROSENBERG, MATTHEW $2,999,000
2025-05-06Sold for $2,999,000 $2,999,000 $2,999,000
2013-04-03Deed $999,999 — from 631 ASHFORD CORP to SOUTH SYDNEY LLC $999,999
2012-02-29Deed $325,000 — from DAVIS, EARL R to 631 ASHFORD CORP $325,000
2012-02-29Mortgage $290,000 — from 631 ASHFORD CORP to BAYPORT FUNDING LLC; BAR-MASHIAH, AMI $290,000
2012-01-09Deed $100,000 — from LEX SPECIAL ASSETS LLC, A ...*SEE EXHIBI to LREP ASSET ACQUISTION FUND SERIES 1, LLC $100,000
2012-01-09Mortgage $125,000 — from DAVIS, EARL to LATIMORE, REGINALD $125,000
2010-05-07Deed $855,995 — from SICA, ALFRED F ESQ. to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUST $855,995
2006-03-15Mortgage $715,000 — from THOMAS, RICHARD to MERS $715,000
2006-03-15Deed $715,000 — from SANTOSO, DIDIE to THOMAS, RICHARD $715,000
2004-02-13Mortgage $495,000 — from SANTOSO, DIDIE to WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE, INC $495,000
2004-02-13DEEDO $550,000 — from HENRY, CHERRY to SANTOSO, DIDIE $550,000
2000-10-20Mortgage $346,500 — from HENRY, CHERRY; MCCULLUM, JAVA to INTERSTATE RESOURCECORP $346,500
2000-04-03Mortgage $225,000 — from LEROY, CEDRIC S to EQUICREDIT CORPORATION OF NY $225,000
1986-07-02Mortgage $5,200 — from NEWRY, CECIL; NEWRY, LEOLA to OXFORD RESOURCES CORP $5,200

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701023
201813228
201905027
202000011
202105027
202200022
202300235
202402024
202505229
202602013
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The full timeline

Construction 21Enforcement 5Housing & tenants 233Ownership & money 41Health & systems 22

Every one of the 322 recorded events, 1986–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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