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820 Marcy Avenue

240Records
14City systems
0Open violations
166.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11216 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
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240 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 47 HPD housing violations, 47 311 service requests, 34 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11216
Built1899
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C.
BBL3018180045
BIN3051408

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% 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 166.7. In ZIP 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% grade D or F. How grades work

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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

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

15 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 5 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

5
’23–24
2
’24–25
8
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

25 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · ELECTRIC (3) · Noise (3) · Dirty Condition (3) · APPLIANCE (3) · WATER LEAK (2).

Filed construction activity

$689,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (1899)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, LLC
Head officerGLEN BROWN
Managing agentFREESTONE PROPERTY GROUP LLC
Last registered2026-07-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,359,000 $611,550
2026$1,621,000 $729,450
2027$1,717,000 $772,650

The city's market estimate has risen 26% 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2023 (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

SubwayNostrand Av — A C · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bedford-Nostrand Avs — G · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Gates Av / Marcy Av — B52 · 400 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. 003 The Bedford Village. 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

820 Marcy 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

25 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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 FREESTONE PROPERTY GROUP LLC — 418 buildings, 2,029 units. Grades across the portfolio: A122 · B90 · C94 · D97 · F15. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
271 Lenox Road BK55 A
503 12 Street BK34 B
70 Prospect Park West BK30 B
227 13 Street BK25 B
38 Prospect Park SW BK20 B
75 Pineapple Street BK20 A
541 Bergen Street BK18 C
400 6 Avenue BK17 C
411 15 Street BK16 A
299 5 Avenue BK16 B
904 President Street BK10 B
11 Devoe Street BK10 A
1440 Pacific Street BK10 B
1148 Pacific Street BK10 B
212 Malcolm X Boulevard BK10 B
36 South Oxford Street BK10 C
100 Malcolm X Boulevard BK9 A
269 Henry Street BK9 B
159 5 Avenue BK9 B
193 Chauncey Street BK9 A
32 Pierrepont Street BK9 C
1436 Pacific Street BK8 A
915 St Johns Place BK8 A
389 Sumpter Street BK8 A
705 Lafayette Avenue BK8 A
147 Stanhope Street BK8 A
238 8 Street BK8 A
473 4 Street BK8 C
125 St James Place BK8 B
26 Starr Street BK8 B
171 15 Street BK8 B
151 Baltic Street BK8 D
44 3 Street BK8 C
441 1 Street BK8 B
196 Prospect Park West BK8 B
473 Kosciuszko Street BK8 A
12 Belvidere Street BK8 A
53 3 Street BK8 B
852 Classon Avenue BK8 B
28 Starr Street BK8 B
138 Schaefer Street BK8 A
161 Prospect Park West BK8 D
733 Lafayette Avenue BK8 B
24 Starr Street BK8 B
707 Hart Street BK8 B
38 3 Street BK8 C
469 4 Street BK8 B
598 Myrtle Avenue BK8 A
188 Cooper Street BK8 B
806 President Street BK8 B
285 6 Avenue BK8 B
600 Myrtle Avenue BK8 A
233 South 3 Street BK8 A
418 Suydam Street BK8 B
419 3 Street BK8 A
812 8 Avenue BK8 B
30 Starr Street BK8 B
812 Lexington Avenue BK8 B
88 Guernsey Street BK8 A
306 Stockholm Street BK8 C

showing 60 of 418 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $41,543,905 on 2023-04-06 (lender: Invesco Cmi Investments, L.P.), covering 37 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
2025-12-23Agreement $485,595,000 — from TOWNHOUSE RENTAL III, L.L.C.; TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C. to WALKER & DUNLOP, LLC $485,595,000
2023-04-06Mortgage $41,543,905 — from TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C. to INVESCO CMI INVESTMENTS, L.P. $41,543,905
2023-04-06AL&R $41,543,905 — from TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C. to INVESCO CMI INVESTMENTS, L.P. $41,543,905
2022-10-17Deed $5,325,000 — from HPG 820 MARCY OWNER LLC to TOWNHOUSE RENTAL II, L.L.C. $5,325,000
2022-10-11Sold for $5,325,000 $5,325,000 $887,500
2019-07-15Agreement $2,450,000 — from HPG 820 MARCY OWNER LLC to IBERIABANK $2,450,000
2019-07-15AL&R $2,450,000 — from HPG 820 MARCY OWNER LLC to IBERIABANK $2,450,000
2017-07-26Mortgage $2,525,000 — from HPG 820 MARCY OWNER LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $2,525,000
2017-07-26AL&R $2,525,000 — from HPG 820 MARCY OWNER LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $2,525,000
2017-07-26Deed $2,050,000 — from ESTATE OF OSCAR B.J. BURSON; JONADA RHODALEA BURSON, AS ADMINISTRATOR; ESTATE OF OSCAR BUR to HPG 820 MARCY OWNER LLC $2,050,000
2017-07-12Sold for $2,050,000 $2,050,000 $341,667
1994-09-19Mortgage $92,000 — from BURSON, OSCAR B J to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK $92,000
1989-08-23Mortgage $80,000 — from BURSON OSCAR B J to HOROWITZ, HARRY $80,000

Ten-year activity

100500
2017
2018
57
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20178324219
2018020035
201971424357
2020012126
2021003025
20224313213
202304156429
202400150419
202500324339
202600110415
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The full timeline

Construction 19Enforcement 24Housing & tenants 130Ownership & money 37Health & systems 30

Every one of the 240 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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