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124 Jefferson Avenue

441Records
15City systems
15Open violations
221.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11216 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
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441 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 130 311 service requests, 104 HPD complaints, 77 rodent inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11216
Built1900
Floors3
Res. units9
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)DS BROOKLYN PORTFOLIO OWNER LLC
BBL3018320018
BIN3052204

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 92% 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 221.3. In ZIP 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
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 violations15 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2018-06-14.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

47 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 25 · winter 2024–25: 14 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

25
’23–24
14
’24–25
2
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

50 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (21) · PLUMBING (7) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · WATER LEAK (4) · ELECTRIC (3) · GENERAL (3).

Filed construction activity

$76,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (9)
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)DS BROOKLYN PORTFOLIO OWNER LLC
Head officerMICHAEL SHAH
Managing agentDELSHAH MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2026-07-15

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$890,400 $400,680
2026$1,068,000 $480,600
2027$1,282,000 $576,900

The city's market estimate has risen 44% 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

SubwayNostrand Av — A C · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Franklin Av — C S · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Bedford Av / Hancock St — B44 · 350 ft
Citi BikeHancock St & Bedford 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

124 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

50 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 21 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 DELSHAH MANAGEMENT LLC — 7 buildings, 48 units. Grades across the portfolio: B1 · C1 · D5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
219 13 Street BK25 B
124 Jefferson Avenue BK9 C
434 Amber Street BK3 D
607 Emerald Street BK3 D
424 Amber Street BK3 D
418 Amber Street BK3 D
1452 Myrtle Avenue BK2 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $403,672 on 2015-04-29 (lender: Bankunited, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-02-07Agreement $70,000,000 — from DS BROOKLYN PORTFOLIO OWNER LLC to SIG RCRS D MF 2023 VENTURE LLC $70,000,000
2024-11-06Agreement $2,525,000 — from DS BROOKLYN PORTFOLIO OWNER LLC; DS BROOKLYN PORTFOLIO OWNER LLC to SIG RCRS D MF 2023 VENTURE LLC; SIG RCRS D MF 2023 VENTURE LLC $2,525,000
2024-09-12Agreement $70,000,000 — from DS BROOKLYN PORTFOLIO OWNER LLC to SIG RCRS D MF 2023 VENTURE LLC $70,000,000
2023-07-14Agreement $70,000,000 — from DS BROOKLYN PORTFOLIO OWNER LLC to FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION,; FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, $70,000,000
2023-02-22Agreement $67,325,000 — from DS BROOKLYN PORTFOLIO OWNER, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $67,325,000
2022-11-01Agreement $70,000,000 — from DS BROOKLYN PORTFOLIO OWNER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $70,000,000
2018-11-15AL&R $70,000,000 — from DS BROOKLYN PORTFOLIO OWNER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $70,000,000
2018-11-15M&CON $70,000,000 — from DS BROOKLYN PORTFOLIO OWNER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $70,000,000
2018-10-19Deed $2,550,000 — from SILVERSHORE PROPERTIES 5 LLC; SILVERSHORE PROPERTIES 22 LLC to DS BROOKLYN PORTFOLIO OWNER LLC $2,550,000
2018-09-21Sold for $2,550,000 $2,550,000 $283,333
2015-04-29AL&R $1,700,000 — from SILVERSHORE PROPERTIES 22 LLC; SILVERSHORE PROPERTIES 5 LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $1,700,000
2015-04-29Mortgage $403,673 — from SILVERSHORE PROPERTIES 5 LLC; SILVERSHORE PROPERTIES 22 LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $403,673
2015-04-29Agreement $1,700,000 — from SILVERSHORE PROPERTIES 5 LLC; SILVERSHORE PROPERTIES 22 LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $1,700,000
2013-05-09Mortgage $892,446 — from SILVERSHORE PROPERTIES 22 LLC; SILVERSHORE PROPERTIES 5 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $892,446
2013-05-09AL&R $1,350,000 — from SILVERSHORE PROPERTIES 5 LLC; SILVERSHORE PROPERTIES 22 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,350,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
75
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20175000611
2018002561344
201900401317
202000420951
2021002901847
202200811019
202301522560
202400684375
20250051410
202600470249
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The full timeline

Construction 8Enforcement 4Housing & tenants 307Ownership & money 37Health & systems 85

Every one of the 441 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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