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843 Kent Avenue

757Records
16City systems
44Open violations
93.6Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11205 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
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757 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 198 311 service requests, 197 HPD housing violations, 190 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11205
Built1905
Floors4
Res. units8
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)ADOR & ADOR FAMILY TRUST- WOLF MARKOWITZ TRUSTEE
BBL3018980012
BIN3322318, 3322319

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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 93.6. In ZIP 11205, 49% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% 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 violations44 total — 13 class C (immediately hazardous), 19 class B, 12 class A. Oldest open since 2011-11-30.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

31 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (22) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Dirty Condition (1) · Rodent (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · WATER LEAK (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 (1905)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
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)ADOR & ADOR FAMILY TRUST
Head officerDAVID MARKOWITZ
Managing agentYHT MANAGEMENT INC
Last registered2025-08-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,045,200 $470,340
2026$1,254,000 $564,300
2027$1,505,000 $677,250

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

SubwayClasson Av — G · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Myrtle Av / Franklin Av — B54 · 450 ft
Citi BikeFranklin Ave & Myrtle Ave · 400 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

843 Kent 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

31 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 YHT MANAGEMENT INC — 18 buildings, 140 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B5 · C3 · D3 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
351 Riverdale Avenue BK18 D
1049 East 15 Street BK11 B
156 Erasmus Street BK10 A
160 Erasmus Street BK10 A
253 Nostrand Avenue BK10 A
129 Russell Street BK10 A
1235 Halsey Street BK8 C
24 Covert Street BK8 D
843 Kent Avenue BK8 B
962 Myrtle Avenue BK7 B
1712 Palmetto Street QN6 C
1436 DeKalb Avenue BK6 C
663 Evergreen Avenue BK6 B
66 Cooper Street BK6 B
1424 Hancock Street BK6 A
2617 Avenue D BK4 D
2501 Tilden Avenue BK3 F
1079 Rogers Avenue BK3 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $306,582 on 2014-04-28 (lender: Customers Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2014-05-02Agreement $1,100,000 — from ADOR & ADOR FAMILY TRUST to CUSTOMERS BANK $1,100,000
2014-04-28Agreement $1,100,000 — from ADOR & ADOR FAMILY TRUST to CUSTOMERS BANK $1,100,000
2014-04-28Mortgage $306,583 — from ADOR & ADOR FAMILY TRUST to CUSTOMERS BANK $306,583
2014-04-28AL&R $1,100,000 — from ADOR & ADOR FAMILY TRUST to CUSTOMERS BANK $1,100,000
2008-09-17AL&R $870,000 — from ADOR 66-843 REALTY LLC to SAVOY BANK $870,000
2008-09-17Agreement $870,000 — from ADOR 66-843 REALTY LLC to SAVOY BANK $870,000
2008-09-17Mortgage $115,430 — from ADOR 66-843 REALTY LLC to SAVOY BANK $115,430
2005-12-06Agreement $750,000 — from ADOR 843 REALTY LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK FA $750,000
2005-12-06Mortgage $750,000 — from ADOR 843 REALTY LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK FA $750,000
2005-12-06Mortgage $576,333 — from ADOR 843 REALTY LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK FA $576,333
2001-06-20Mortgage $75,000 — from PARK TERRACE REALTYCORP to STEINBERGER, TIBOR $75,000
2001-06-20Mortgage $250,000 — from ADOR 483 REALTY INC to GREENPOINT MORTGAGEFUNDING INC $250,000
1992-09-16Mortgage $63,500 — from KENT KINGS CORP to WEISS, MICHAEL $63,500
1987-10-05Mortgage $55,000 — from KENTKINGS CORP to ASTACIO, HERBERT; TORRES, JULIAN; ASTACIO, YOLANDA $55,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20172190012
201805230028
201901630569
202000320335
202102730378
202201110719
202302123421
2024011911132
20250170311
202600240529
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The full timeline

Construction 9Enforcement 32Housing & tenants 625Ownership & money 48Health & systems 43

Every one of the 757 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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