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29 Brooklyn Avenue

2,346Records
18City systems
4Open violations
97.2Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11216 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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2,346 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,135 HPD complaints, 573 311 service requests, 370 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11216
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units20
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)29 BROOKLYN LLC
BBL3018690007
BIN3054006

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 97.2. In ZIP 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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 violations4 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2019-09-29.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

What 311 hears from this address

84 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (17) · Noise (11) · WATER LEAK (9) · PAINT/PLASTER (9) · GENERAL (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4).

Filed construction activity

$173,750 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1910)
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)29 BROOKLYN LLC
Head officerRYAN COLBERT
Managing agentOUTPOST CLUB INC
Last registered2025-07-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,379,000 $1,070,550
2026$2,451,000 $1,102,950
2027$2,662,000 $1,197,900

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Nostrand Av — A C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Brooklyn Av / Fulton St — B43 · 300 ft
Citi BikeKingston Ave & Herkimer St · 650 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

29 Brooklyn 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

84 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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 OUTPOST CLUB INC — 42 buildings, 324 units. Grades across the portfolio: A8 · B14 · C10 · D8 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
186 North 6 Street BK40 A
3116 Clarendon Road BK22 A
107 Greenpoint Avenue BK20 A
29 Brooklyn Avenue BK20 B
340 Clifton Place BK19 B
111 Greenpoint Avenue BK16 B
115 Greenpoint Avenue BK16 A
527 Monroe Street BK14 C
246 West 108 Street MN10 C
125 West 138 Street MN10 B
424 West 47 Street MN9 B
209 West 135 Street MN9 B
537 Edgecombe Avenue MN9 B
54 Cumberland Street BK8 A
61-47 Woodbine Street QN8 C
17-16 Linden Street QN6 A
400 Suydam Street BK6 B
624 East 17 Street BK6 C
267 West 139 Street MN6 D
1118 Willoughby Avenue BK6 B
1867 Cornelia Street QN6 B
827 Halsey Street BK6 C
17-21 Menahan Street QN6 C
355 Tompkins Avenue BK4 A
854 Hancock Street BK4 B
568 Jefferson Avenue BK4 D
913 St Marks Avenue BK4 F
151 Tompkins Avenue BK3 D
34-42 Crescent Street QN3 A
16-59 Hancock Street QN3 C
440 St Marks Avenue BK2 D
1396 Prospect Place BK2 D
780 Lafayette Avenue BK2 D
647 Greene Avenue BK2 B
1299 St Johns Place BK2 B
417 Grand Avenue BK2 C
1287 Sterling Place BK2 B
63 West 130 Street MN2 D
1389 Flatbush Avenue BK2 C
1257 Hancock Street BK2 C
468 West 146 Street MN1 D
305 West 29 Street MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $294,429 on 2018-11-07 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-11-28AL&R $3,250,000 — from 29 BROOKLYN LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $3,250,000
2022-11-28Agreement $3,250,000 — from 29 BROOKLYN LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $3,250,000
2022-11-28Deed $4,600,000 — from 29 BROOKLYN RESIDENCES, LLC to 29 BROOKLYN LLC $4,600,000
2022-11-22Sold for $4,600,000 $4,600,000 $230,000
2018-11-07Mortgage $294,429 — from 29 BROOKLYN RESIDENCES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $294,429
2018-11-07Agreement $4,350,000 — from 29 BROOKLYN RESIDENCES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $4,350,000
2018-11-07AL&R $4,350,000 — from 29 BROOKLYN RESIDENCES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $4,350,000
2015-10-28Mortgage $1,984,075 — from 29 BROOKLYN RESIDENCES, LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATI $1,984,075
2015-10-28Agreement $4,165,000 — from 29 BROOKLYN RESIDENCES, LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATI $4,165,000
2015-10-28AL&R $4,165,000 — from 29 BROOKLYN RESIDENCES, LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATI $4,165,000
2015-10-28Deed $5,900,000 — from BROOKLYN AVE APARTMENTS LLC; LUXOR PROPERTIES L.L.C.; 29 BROOKLYN OWNER LLC to 29 BROOKLYN RESIDENCES, LLC $5,900,000
2014-02-19AL&R $2,250,000 — from LUXOR PROPERTIES LLC; BROOKLYN AVE APARTMENTS LLC to KEARNY FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $2,250,000
2014-02-19Agreement $2,250,000 — from BROOKLYN AVE APARTMENTS LLC; LUXOR PROPERTIES LLC to KEARNY FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $2,250,000
2014-02-19Deed $3,000,000 — from 29 BROOKLYN AVENUE LLC to BROOKLYN AVE APARTMENTS LLC; LUXOR PROPERTIES, LLC $3,000,000
2014-02-19Mortgage $998,410 — from LUXOR PROPERTIES LLC; BROOKLYN AVE APARTMENTS LLC to KEARNY FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $998,410

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170290130
20180105116
2019010801109
2020010401105
2021015101152
20220836392
20230390241
20241420346
2025210005107
20260370340
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The full timeline

Construction 41Enforcement 58Housing & tenants 2,162Ownership & money 57Health & systems 28

Every one of the 2,346 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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