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18 Van Buren Street

149Records
11City systems
0Open violations
4.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11221 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
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149 recorded events, 2003–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 57 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 21 DOB permits, 20 rodent inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11221
Built2018
Floors4
Res. units7
ClassR1
Owner (PLUTO)18 VAN BUREN LLC
BBL3017957501
BIN3425770

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 76% 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 4.3. In ZIP 11221, 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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

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

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2).

Filed construction activity

$111,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2018)
YesSix or more residential units (7)
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)THE 18 VAN BUREN STREET CONDOMINIUM
Head officerTiffany Koo
Managing agentGarden Heights Property Management
Last registered2025-12-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$74,322 $33,445
2026$79,199 $35,640
2027$89,415 $40,237

The city's market estimate has risen 20% 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 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Tompkins Av / Lafayette Av — B43 · 300 ft
Citi BikeKosciuszko St & Tompkins Ave · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 025 Eubie Blake 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

18 Van Buren 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

2 311 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 GARDEN HEIGHTS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 61 buildings, 811 units. Grades across the portfolio: A61. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
79-15 35 Avenue QN41 A
35-49 83 Street QN29 A
35-35 82 Street QN20 A
35-30 82 Street QN20 A
35-45 82 Street QN20 A
26-20 21 Street QN18 A
37-23 84 Street QN18 A
37-34 85 Street QN17 A
35-26 79 Street QN16 A
35-36 79 Street QN16 A
35-56 79 Street QN16 A
35-37 78 Street QN15 A
35-31 78 Street QN15 A
35-45 78 Street QN15 A
35-27 80 Street QN15 A
35-15 78 Street QN15 A
35-22 80 Street QN15 A
35-21 80 Street QN15 A
35-15 80 Street QN15 A
35-33 80 Street QN15 A
35-25 78 Street QN15 A
35-36 80 Street QN15 A
35-55 78 Street QN15 A
35-16 80 Street QN15 A
37-55 84 Street QN12 A
34-05 80 Street QN12 A
37-11 84 Street QN12 A
34-30 81 Street QN11 A
34-21 80 Street QN11 A
35-47 80 Street QN11 A
35-49 76 Street QN11 A
35-55 80 Street QN11 A
34-38 81 Street QN11 A
35-34 77 Street QN11 A
35-13 76 Street QN11 A
35-54 80 Street QN11 A
34-47 80 Street QN11 A
34-37 80 Street QN11 A
35-48 80 Street QN11 A
35-55 76 Street QN11 A
34-22 81 Street QN11 A
34-39 82 Street QN11 A
34-06 81 Street QN11 A
34-29 80 Street QN11 A
34-47 82 Street QN11 A
34-31 82 Street QN11 A
35-41 80 Street QN11 A
34-14 81 Street QN10 A
35-27 76 Street QN10 A
33-21 82 Street QN10 A
35-50 77 Street QN10 A
35-42 77 Street QN10 A
35-33 76 Street QN10 A
35-19 76 Street QN10 A
33-11 82 Street QN10 A
34-27 79 Street QN9 A
34-50 80 Street QN9 A
34-35 79 Street QN8 A
34-42 80 Street QN8 A
34-49 79 Street QN8 A

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-05-25Deed $499,000 — from 18 VAN BUREN LLC to KOO, TIFFANY $499,000
2021-05-25Mortgage $399,200 — from KOO, TIFFANY to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $399,200
2020-11-25Mortgage $428,000 — from LOEWINGER, MICAH to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $428,000
2020-11-25Deed $539,882 — from 18 VAN BUREN LLC to LOEWINGER, MICAH $539,882
2020-11-17Mortgage $426,400 — from SHAROV, PAULETTE to MERS $426,400
2020-11-17Deed $542,727 — from 18 VAN BUREN LLC to SHAROV, PAULETTE $542,727
2020-10-22Deed $845,148 — from 18 VAN BUREN LLC to GARYN, ALEXANDRA; REISBERG, BRYAN $845,148
2020-10-22Mortgage $765,000 — from GARYN, ALEXANDRA; REISBERG, BRYAN to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $765,000
2020-10-07Deed $560,000 — from 18 VAN BUREN LLC to PEREVERZEVA, KSENIA $560,000
2020-10-07Mortgage $448,000 — from PEREVERZEVA, KSENIA to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $448,000
2020-09-08Mortgage $976,392 — from WHITE DOWD, MOLLY; BIRD, MICHAEL IAN to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. $976,392
2020-09-08Deed $1,085,000 — from 18 VAN BUREN LLC to BIRD, MICHAEL IAN; WHITE DOWD, MOLLY $1,085,000
2020-07-20Deed $540,000 — from 18 VAN BUREN LLC to GORMAN, MICKELE; GORMAN, JOHN $540,000

Ten-year activity

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2017
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2019
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2022
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017700018
20189300214
2019122100437
202000044145
2021004419
2022003025
20230029213
2024001023
20255030210
2026001023
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The full timeline

Construction 34Enforcement 24Housing & tenants 14Ownership & money 57Health & systems 20

Every one of the 149 recorded events, 2003–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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