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105 Grand Avenue

882Records
18City systems
21Open violations
67.6Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11205 · Neighborhood: Clinton Hill
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882 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 370 311 service requests, 156 HPD complaints, 127 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11205
Built2005
Floors6
Res. units36
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)105 GRAND AVENUE LLC
BBL3018930002
BIN3816812

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 70% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 67.6. In ZIP 11205, 49% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work

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B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations21 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 2019-03-06.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

38 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 36). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
36
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

82 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (26) · HEAT/HOT WATER (17) · WATER LEAK (8) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (7) · PAINT/PLASTER (3) · FLOORING/STAIRS (3).

Filed construction activity

$140,800 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2005)
YesSix or more residential units (36)
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)105 GRAND AVE LLC
Head officerBRUCE RATNER
Managing agentPLAZA MANAGEMENT
Last registered2026-07-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,104,000 $2,746,800
2026$7,313,000 $3,290,850
2027$7,727,000 $3,477,150

The city's market estimate has risen 27% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 15 YR NO CAP

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 94/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)

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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2022 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayClinton-Washington Avs — G · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Myrtle Av / Grand Av — B54 · 200 ft
Citi BikeEmerson Pl & Myrtle Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S./I.S. 157 The Benjamin Franklin Health & Science Academy. 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

105 Grand 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

82 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 17 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 PLAZA MANAGEMENT — 24 buildings, 1,664 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B4 · C3 · D1 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
600 DeKalb Avenue BK640 A
2266 Cropsey Avenue BK248 A
19 Rockwell Place BK174 A
2224 Cropsey Avenue BK107 A
195 Berry Street BK84 A
33 4 Street BK82 A
1357 2 Avenue MN52 A
542 St Marks Avenue BK36 A
105 Grand Avenue BK36 B
1231 3 Avenue MN34 A
540 West 189 Street MN30 D
370 Bedford Avenue BK29 C
89 Throop Avenue BK24 A
327 43 Street BK18 C
1711 East 15 Street BK12 F
530 East 5 Street MN10 A
172 Meserole Street BK8 A
170 Meserole Street BK8 A
367 Union Avenue BK7 B
365 Union Avenue BK7 B
42 Meserole Street BK6 A
730 Lorimer Street BK6 C
728 Lorimer Street BK6 B
1007360033 — —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,890,292 on 2017-08-03 (lender: Investors Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-09-05AL&R $159,352,214 — from 42-44 MESEROLE BPC PARTNERS, LLC; 128 EAST 62ND STREET CORP.; 281 UNION BPC RETAIL PARTNER to LANDESBANK-HESSEN-THURINGEN GIROZENTRALE $159,352,214
2025-09-05Agreement $159,352,214 — from 248-250 BEDFORD NYT, LLC; RRG STERLING OWNER, LLC; 168 MESEROLE BPC RETAIL PARTNERS, LLC; to LANDESBANK-HESSEN-THURINGEN GIROZENTRALE $159,352,214
2022-09-02Agreement $157,052,214 — from 281 UNION BPC PARTNERS, LLC; 168 MESEROLE BPC RETAIL PARTNERS, LLC; 105 GRAND AVENUE LLC; to LANDESBANK HESSEN-THURINGEN GIROZENTRALE $157,052,214
2022-09-02Agreement $157,052,214 — from 365 UNION BRC PARTNERS, LLC; 281 UNION BPC PARTNERS, LLC; OLIVE PARTNERS II, LLC; 105 GRAN to LANDESBANK HESSEN-THURINGEN GIROZENTRALE $157,052,214
2022-06-28Agreement $157,052,214 — from OLIVE PARTNERS II, LLC; 168 MESEROLE BPC RETAIL PARTNERS, LLC; 281 UNION BPC PARTNERS, LLC to LANDESBANK HESSEN-THURINGEN GIROZENTRALE $157,052,214
2022-06-28Agreement $157,052,214 — from 248-250 BEDFORD NYT, LLC; 365 UNION RRG NEW RESIDENTIAL, LLC; 281 UNION BPC PARTNERS, LLC; to LANDESBANK HESSEN-THURINGEN GIROZENTRALE $157,052,214
2020-04-22M&CON $151,252,214 — from 281 UNION BPC PARTNERS, LLC; 248-250 BEDFORD NYT, LLC; 365 UNION RRG NEW RESIDENTIAL, LLC; to LANDESBANK HESSEN-THURINGEN GIROZENTRALE $151,252,214
2020-04-22AL&R $151,252,214 — from 168 MESEROLE BPC RETAIL PARTNERS, LLC; OLIVE PARTNERS II, LLC; 365 UNION RRG NEW RESIDENTI to LANDESBANK HESSEN-THURINGEN GIROZENTRALE $151,252,214
2017-08-03Mortgage $5,890,293 — from 105 GRAND AVENUE LLC to INVESTORS BANK $5,890,293
2017-08-03M&CON $17,200,000 — from 105 GRAND AVENUE LLC to INVESTORS BANK $17,200,000
2017-08-03AL&R $17,200,000 — from 105 GRAND AVENUE LLC to INVESTORS BANK $17,200,000
2016-10-13Deed $24,200,000 — from GRAND AVENUE FEE OWNER LLC to 105 GRAND AVENUE LLC $24,200,000
2016-09-29Sold for $24,200,000 $24,200,000 $672,222
2012-12-11Deed $12,640,000 — from GRAND STREET TIC LLC to GRAND AVENUE FEE OWNER LLC $12,640,000
2012-12-11Deed $3,360,000 — from 103-107 GRAND AVENUE REALTY LLC to GRAND AVENUE FEE OWNER LLC $3,360,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201703185026
201832171023
201903310438
202002604773
202103810084
20220112845138
202315680377
202411180323
202543642073
202620900092
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The full timeline

Construction 70Enforcement 55Housing & tenants 666Ownership & money 63Health & systems 28

Every one of the 882 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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