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449 Gates Avenue

127Records
10City systems
1Open violations
33.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11216 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
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127 recorded events, 2005–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 55 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 22 rodent inspections, 20 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11216
Built1980
Floors4
Res. units2
ClassB9
Owner (PLUTO)BROOKLYN HOUSING PRESERVATION LP
BBL3018080172
BIN3050926

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 33.3. In ZIP 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 2025-02-21.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

7 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 7).

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

What 311 hears from this address

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Noise (2).

Filed construction activity

$356,751 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 (1980)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

0 of 3 signals present. None of the common signals are present — stabilization is unlikely (though never impossible). 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)BROOKLYN HOUSING PRESERVATION LP
Head officerILSOO KIM
Managing agentPROGRESSIVE MANAGEMENT OF NY
Last registered2025-07-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,334,000 $80,040
2026$1,395,000 $83,700
2027$1,379,000 $82,740

The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: NYC HOUSING AUTH

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2022 (0 in the last three years).

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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Nostrand Av — A C · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Gates Av / Marcy Av — B52 · 350 ft
Citi BikeMarcy Ave & Gates Ave · 450 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

449 Gates 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

5 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 PROGRESSIVE MANAGEMENT OF NY — 159 buildings, 10,188 units. Grades across the portfolio: A54 · B61 · C16 · D21 · F4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
894 Fountain Avenue BK422 A
240 Park Hill Avenue SI404 F
140 Park Hill Avenue SI403 F
3320 Bailey Avenue BX344 B
225 Park Hill Avenue SI305 F
20 Father Capodanno Bl SI273 B
911 Erskine Street BK267 B
2661 Heath Avenue BX233 B
735 Oakland Place BX221 A
1010 East 178 Street BX220 B
131 3 Avenue BK200 B
813 East 163 Street BX200 B
10 Schroeder's Walk BK200 A
5125 Beach Channel Drive QN194 B
1950 Clove Road SI177 C
1134 Union Avenue BX175 A
55 Bowen Street SI156 D
34-11 Beach Channel Drive QN154 B
22-10 New Haven Avenue QN153 B
14-10 New Haven Avenue QN149 C
249 Heyson Road QN149 C
881 Erskine Street BK144 A
820 Hewitt Place BX144 B
97 Troy Avenue BK137 B
1620 Pacific Street BK137 B
1434 Ogden Avenue BX130 C
429 Lexington Avenue BK123 B
2271 Washington Avenue BX118 D
129-01 Jamaica Avenue QN117 D
611 East 158 Street BX114 B
1426 Loring Avenue BK100 D
2040 White Plains Road BX100 C
228 Nagle Avenue MN100 C
195 Steuben Street SI98 B
231 Steuben Street SI98 B
360 Nostrand Avenue BK95 A
92-61 165 Street QN89 B
1094 Union Avenue BX84 A
886 Westchester Avenue BX83 B
646 Emerald Street BK83 A
356 Lexington Avenue BK77 A
523 Vermont Street BK74 B
3035 White Plains Road BX74 B
544 Claremont Parkway BX74 A
1925 University Avenue BX72 A
1041 Findlay Avenue BX70 A
761 Bushwick Avenue BK70 B
3639 White Plains Road BX69 A
533 Bay Street SI67 B
1090 Close Avenue BX66 B
905 Eagle Avenue BX66 B
11629 Seaview Avenue BK65 B
127-03 Jamaica Avenue QN65 A
40 Debevoise Street BK65 B
702 Vandalia Avenue BK65 A
148-19 90 Avenue QN65 B
1865 University Avenue BX58 A
1280 Sheridan Avenue BX57 C
1124 Clay Avenue BX54 B
1140 Clay Avenue BX54 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,706,216 on 2020-02-19 (lender: New York City Housing Development Corporation), covering 98 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-02-19Mortgage $3,706,216 — from WILLIAMSBURG PACT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU; BROOKLYN HOUSING PRESERVATION L.P.; WILLIAMSBURG to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $3,706,216
2020-02-19Mortgage $33,793,784 — from BROOKLYN HOUSING PRESERVATION L.P.; BROOKLYN PACT II HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN; WILLIAMSBURG to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $33,793,784
2020-02-19Mortgage $337,500,000 — from BROOKLYN HOUSING PRESERVATION L.P.; WILLIAMSBURG PACT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU; WILLIAMSBURG to FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION $337,500,000
2020-02-19Mortgage $337,500,000 — from WILLIAMSBURG PACT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU; WILLIAMSBURG HOUSING PRESERVATION L.P.; BROOKLYN to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $337,500,000
2020-02-19Mortgage $4,897,233 — from WILLIAMSBURG PACT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU; BROOKLYN HOUSING PRESERVATION L.P.; BROOKLYN PAC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $4,897,233
2020-02-19Mortgage $4,702,897 — from BROOKLYN PACT II HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN; WILLIAMSBURG HOUSING PRESERVATION L.P.; BROOKLYN to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $4,702,897
2020-02-19Mortgage $5,679,536 — from WILLIAMSBURG HOUSING PRESERVATION L.P.; BROOKLYN HOUSING PRESERVATION L.P.; BROOKLYN PACT to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $5,679,536
2020-02-19Mortgage $5,454,156 — from WILLIAMSBURG HOUSING PRESERVATION L.P.; BROOKLYN PACT II HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN; WILLIAMS to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $5,454,156
2020-02-19Mortgage $5,237,720 — from BROOKLYN HOUSING PRESERVATION L.P.; WILLIAMSBURG HOUSING PRESERVATION L.P.; WILLIAMSBURG P to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $5,237,720
2020-02-19Mortgage $5,029,872 — from BROOKLYN PACT II HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN; WILLIAMSBURG PACT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU; BROOKL to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $5,029,872
2020-02-19Mortgage $4,830,272 — from WILLIAMSBURG HOUSING PRESERVATION L.P.; BROOKLYN HOUSING PRESERVATION L.P.; BROOKLYN PACT to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $4,830,272
2020-02-19Mortgage $4,638,593 — from WILLIAMSBURG HOUSING PRESERVATION L.P.; WILLIAMSBURG PACT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU; BROOKLYN to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $4,638,593
2020-02-19Mortgage $4,454,521 — from WILLIAMSBURG HOUSING PRESERVATION L.P.; WILLIAMSBURG PACT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU; BROOKLYN to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $4,454,521
2020-02-19Mortgage $4,277,752 — from WILLIAMSBURG PACT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU; BROOKLYN HOUSING PRESERVATION L.P.; WILLIAMSBURG to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $4,277,752
2020-02-19Mortgage $4,107,999 — from BROOKLYN PACT II HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN; BROOKLYN HOUSING PRESERVATION L.P.; WILLIAMSBURG to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $4,107,999

Ten-year activity

100500
2017
2018
2019
62
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017000011
2018001034
20194120411
202090052162
2021107019
20221090212
2023001023
2024001034
202500100212
2026000022
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The full timeline

Construction 18Enforcement 1Housing & tenants 31Ownership & money 55Health & systems 22

Every one of the 127 recorded events, 2005–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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