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415 Jefferson Avenue

1,073Records
17City systems
3Open violations
65.9Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11221 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
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1,073 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 376 HPD complaints, 368 311 service requests, 171 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11221
Built1900
Floors4
Res. units20
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)TSM SENECA LLC
BBL3018300042
BIN3052084

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More 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 65.9. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% 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

Open HPD violations3 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1990-10-19.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

114 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 26 · winter 2024–25: 30 · winter 2025–26: 54). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

26
’23–24
30
’24–25
54
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

102 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (56) · Illegal Parking (11) · PAINT/PLASTER (8) · APPLIANCE (7) · Noise (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3).

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 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (20)
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)550 MANAGEMENT LLC
Head officerSCOTT MITTEL
Managing agentBRG MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-07-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,376,000 $1,069,200
2026$2,263,000 $1,018,350
2027$2,394,000 $1,077,300

The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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

SubwayKingston-Throop Avs — C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Nostrand Av — A C · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Throop Av / Jefferson Av — B43 · 100 ft
Citi BikePutnam Ave & Throop Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 044 Marcus Garvey. 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

415 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

102 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 56 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 BRG MANAGEMENT LLC — 86 buildings, 5,133 units. Grades across the portfolio: A33 · B43 · C8 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2717 East 28 Street BK240 A
33-24 77 Street QN216 C
40-40 79 Street QN192 B
80-15 Grenfell Street QN128 B
34-34 77 Street QN120 B
45-08 40 Street QN113 B
56-11 56 Avenue QN112 C
84-09 Talbot Street QN106 B
84-17 125 Street QN103 C
75-40 Austin Street QN96 A
92-11 35 Avenue QN96 A
88-01 35 Avenue QN96 A
37-52 89 Street QN96 B
74-15 35 Avenue QN96 B
88-02 35 Avenue QN96 A
2022 Benedict Avenue BX92 B
93-35 Lamont Avenue QN90 A
950 East 14 Street BK88 B
515 West 168 Street MN84 B
91-31 Lamont Avenue QN83 B
83-09 Talbot Street QN83 A
37-20 81 Street QN83 A
123-27 Merrick Boulevard QN80 B
32-15 93 Street QN78 B
250 Ocean Parkway BK77 A
1947 Ocean Avenue BK77 B
40-94 Denman Street QN77 B
83-00 Lefferts Boulevard QN76 A
96-10 37 Avenue QN76 B
150-15 79 Avenue QN75 A
86-03 102 Street QN73 A
30 Ocean Parkway BK70 A
35-34 84 Street QN70 A
31-20 54 Street QN69 A
3715 Kings Highway BK66 A
48-53 44 Street QN66 B
41-96 Gleane Street QN66 B
3025 Godwin Terrace BX65 B
10-11 Nameoke Street QN64 B
2940 Ocean Avenue BK63 A
2950 Ocean Avenue BK63 A
4568 Manhattan College Py BX61 B
32-30 93 Street QN60 C
62-82 Saunders Street QN60 B
679 Ocean Parkway BK59 B
87-40 Elmhurst Avenue QN58 B
87-42 Elmhurst Avenue QN58 B
405 East 82 Street MN55 A
157 East 18 Street MN53 A
665 Ocean Parkway BK53 A
1730 East 18 Street BK48 A
2686 Ocean Avenue BK48 B
32-05 81 Street QN46 A
342 East 49 Street MN44 A
43-23 Ithaca Street QN39 B
1715 Kings Highway BK36 A
119-40 Metropolitan Avenue QN33 A
249 East 118 Street MN28 A
43-43 91 Place QN28 B
35-20 97 Street QN21 A

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $18,736 on 2021-10-28 (lender: Bmw Equities LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-02-25Agreement $2,405,000 — from TSM SENECA LLC; THROOP GROUP LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A $2,405,000
2022-02-10XXXX $18,736 — from THROOP GROUP LLC; TSM SENECA LLC to BMW EQUITIES LLC $18,736
2021-10-28Deed $3,700,000 — from 550 THROOP ASSOCIATES, LLC to THROOP GROUP LLC; TSM SENECA LLC $3,700,000
2021-10-28Mortgage $18,736 — from THROOP GROUP LLC; TSM SENECA LLC to BMW EQUITIES LLC $18,736
2021-10-28Agreement $2,405,000 — from THROOP GROUP LLC; TSM SENECA LLC to BMW EQUITIES LLC $2,405,000
2021-10-19Sold for $3,700,000 $3,700,000 $185,000
2015-03-02Mortgage $936,352 — from 550THROOP ASSOCIATES, LLC to THE BRIDGEHAMPTON NATIONAL BANK $936,352
2015-03-02Agreement $2,750,000 — from 550THROOP ASSOCIATES, LLC to THE BRIDGEHAMPTON NATIONAL BANK $2,750,000
2015-03-02AL&R $2,750,000 — from 550THROOP ASSOCIATES, LLC to THE BRIDGEHAMPTON NATIONAL BANK $2,750,000
2013-02-15Mortgage $748,852 — from 550 THROOP ASSOCIATES, LLC to COMMUNITY FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $748,852
2013-02-15Agreement $1,850,000 — from 550 THROOP ASSOCIATES, LLC to COMMUNITY FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $1,850,000
2013-02-15AL&R $1,850,000 — from 550 THROOP ASSOCIATES, LLC to COMMUNITY FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $1,850,000
2012-08-21RPTT $4,958,851 — from UNISON HOLDINGS, LLC to AMERICAN TOWERS LLC $4,958,851
2012-05-07RPTT&RET $4,958,851 — from UNISON HOLDINGS, LLC to AMERICAN TOWERS LLC $4,958,851
2011-08-23Agreement $1,125,000 — from 550 THROOP ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,125,000

Ten-year activity

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191
2021
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2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017071715
20182441350
20190390443
20200700272
2021018461191
20220903396
20230830184
20240390241
20252910295
20260420244
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The full timeline

Construction 13Enforcement 23Housing & tenants 938Ownership & money 72Health & systems 27

Every one of the 1,073 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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