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273 Jefferson Avenue

170Records
12City systems
1Open violations
20Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11216 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
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170 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 74 HPD complaints, 29 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 21 rodent inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11216
Built1888
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)EDJ APARTMENTS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
BBL3018290078
BIN3052046

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 20. In ZIP 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-01-24.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 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

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Animal (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Derelict Vehicles (1) · Abandoned Vehicle (1).

Filed construction activity

$65,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1888)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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)MADISON EDJ LLC
Head officerCHERYL IGHODARO
Managing agentPRECISE REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT INC
Last registered2025-08-31

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,780,000 $106,800
2026$1,703,000 $102,180
2027$1,636,000 $98,160

The city's market estimate has fallen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

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

SubwayNostrand Av — A C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Halsey St / Marcy Av — B26 · 600 ft
Citi BikePutnam Ave & Nostrand Ave · 850 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 093 William H. Prescott. 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

273 Jefferson 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

4 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 PRECISE REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT INC — 63 buildings, 382 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B14 · C19 · D15 · F11. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1932 Crotona Parkway BX42 B
214 Mac Dougal Street BK20 B
504 Hinsdale Street BK14 C
620 St Nicholas Avenue MN10 A
640 Bradford Street BK9 B
321 Troutman Street BK8 C
727 Mac Donough Street BK8 C
628 Schenck Avenue BK8 C
317 Troutman Street BK8 A
195 Sumpter Street BK8 C
400 Tompkins Avenue BK8 F
641B Vermont Street BK8 C
633 Vermont Street BK8 B
404 Tompkins Avenue BK7 B
748 Miller Avenue BK6 C
201 Hull Street BK6 C
276 Mac Dougal Street BK6 B
319 Putnam Avenue BK6 B
452 Madison Street BK6 C
568 Vermont Street BK6 A
401 Putnam Avenue BK6 C
464 Madison Street BK6 F
744 Miller Avenue BK6 C
528 Bainbridge Street BK6 C
442 Madison Street BK6 C
530 Bainbridge Street BK6 C
446 Madison Street BK6 C
225 Cooper Street BK6 D
543 Sheffield Avenue BK6 B
495 Chauncey Street BK6 B
147 Hull Street BK6 C
450 Madison Street BK6 C
677 Sheffield Avenue BK6 B
638 Vermont Street BK6 B
448 Madison Street BK6 D
167 Stockholm Street BK6 C
645 Central Avenue BK5 D
188 Hancock Street BK5 D
655 Miller Avenue BK5 D
516 Hegeman Avenue BK4 D
493 Putnam Avenue BK4 F
686 Sheffield Avenue BK4 B
739 Sheffield Avenue BK4 D
409 Tompkins Avenue BK4 F
396A Monroe Street BK4 D
415 Putnam Avenue BK4 F
171 Troutman Street BK3 D
2174 Fulton Street BK3 D
2063 Fulton Street BK3 D
2074 Dean Street BK3 D
779 Mac Donough Street BK3 F
2206 Fulton Street BK3 F
273 Jefferson Avenue BK3 C
165 Hancock Street BK3 F
343 Marion Street BK3 B
1847 Eastern Parkway BK2 F
2292 Atlantic Avenue BK2 D
2447 Dean Street BK2 F
419 Saratoga Avenue BK2 B
851 Marcy Avenue BK2 D

showing 60 of 63 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $344,625 on 2016-07-14 (lender: The City Of New York), covering 18 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
2016-07-14Deed $6,439,124 — from EVERETT D. JENNINGS APARTMENTS, L.P. to MADISON EDJ LLC; EDJ APARTMENTS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT $6,439,124
2016-07-14Mortgage $2,197,628 — from EDJ APARTMENTS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; MADISON EDJ LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $2,197,628
2016-07-14Mortgage $761,330 — from MADISON EDJ LLC; EDJ APARTMENTS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $761,330
2016-07-14Agreement $6,481,817 — from EDJ APARTMENTS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; MADISON EDJ LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $6,481,817
2016-07-14Mortgage $344,625 — from EDJ APARTMENTS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; MADISON EDJ LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $344,625
2001-04-03Mortgage $4,141,126 — from EVERETT D JENNINGS APARTMENTS LP to CITY OF NEW YORK HPD $4,141,126
2001-04-03Mortgage $2,340,691 — from EVERETT D JENNINGS APARTMENST LP to CITY OF NEW YORK HPD $2,340,691
1998-07-24Mortgage $988,163 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP; MADISON ST DEVELOPMENT CORP to EAB COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP $988,163
1998-07-24Mortgage $7,556,365 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP; MADISON ST DEVELOPMENT CORP to EAB COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP $7,556,365

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702013
201812025
201901034
202000112
202105038
202204026
202301023
202403036
2025080210
202602024
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The full timeline

Construction 6Enforcement 10Housing & tenants 103Ownership & money 30Health & systems 21

Every one of the 170 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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