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119 Decatur Street

192Records
13City systems
0Open violations
18.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11216 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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192 recorded events, 1995–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 61 HPD complaints, 49 HPD housing violations, 25 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11216
Built1891
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)RESURRECTION HOMES HOUSING
BBL3018560055
BIN3053599

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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 18.3. In ZIP 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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

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

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Rodent (1) · Noise (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).

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 (1891)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)RESURRECTION HOMES, HDFC
Head officerWENDY MCCLINTON
Managing agentBLACK VETERANS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE
Last registered2025-07-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,976,000 $118,560
2026$2,060,000 $123,600
2027$1,794,000 $107,640

The city's market estimate has fallen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

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 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Utica Av — A C · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Marcus Garvey Blvd / MacDonough St — B15 · 350 ft
Citi BikeAlbany Ave & Fulton St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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

119 Decatur Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

3 311 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 BLACK VETERANS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE, INC. — 13 buildings, 124 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B6 · C4 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
308 Throop Avenue BK21 C
495 Sterling Place BK20 D
360 East 193 Street BX14 B
474 Quincy Street BK14 B
Duryea Place BK10 B
317 Malcolm X Boulevard BK8 B
213 Buffalo Avenue BK6 B
837 Halsey Street BK6 A
1078 Bedford Avenue BK6 C
689 Halsey Street BK6 C
453 Jefferson Avenue BK6 B
9 Halsey Street BK4 D
119 Decatur Street BK3 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,113,570 on 2019-12-05 (lender: The Community Preservation Corporation), covering 7 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
2019-12-05AL&R $1,113,570 — from RESURRECTION HOMES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $1,113,570
2019-12-05Mortgage $1,113,570 — from RESURRECTION HOMES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $1,113,570
2006-11-28Mortgage $7,371,422 — from RESURRECTION HOMES HOUSING to UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING $7,371,422
2006-11-28Mortgage $776,471 — from RESURRECTION HOMES HOUSING to BPD BANK $776,471
2006-11-28AL&R $7,371,422 — from SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPME to RESURRECTION HOMES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F $7,371,422
2000-04-14Mortgage $234,350 — from INGERSOLL TENANT'S ASSOCIATION INC to RYANS EXPRESS EQUITIES CORP $234,350
2000-01-18Mortgage $234,350 — from INGERSOLL TENANT'S ASSOCIATION INC to RYANS EXPRESS EQUITIES CORP $234,350

Ten-year activity

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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20172204
20183036
201907310
20200000
20212103
20222013
20232002
20244026
20251012
20263014
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The full timeline

Construction 20Enforcement 2Housing & tenants 134Ownership & money 25Health & systems 11

Every one of the 192 recorded events, 1995–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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