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50 Greene Avenue

2,931Records
19City systems
152Open violations
353.6Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Fort Greene
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2,931 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,063 HPD complaints, 1,013 311 service requests, 540 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built1932
Floors7
Res. units39
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)OTA VANDERBILT LLC
BBL3019570030
BIN3055849

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 353.6. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
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 violations152 total — 23 class C (immediately hazardous), 102 class B, 27 class A. Oldest open since 2018-12-28.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

230 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 55 · winter 2024–25: 49 · winter 2025–26: 112). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

55
’23–24
49
’24–25
112
’25–26

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

$1,905 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

261 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (102) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (34) · WATER LEAK (28) · GENERAL (21) · PLUMBING (16) · PAINT/PLASTER (11).

Filed construction activity

$154,300 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1932)
YesSix or more residential units (39)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 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)OTA GREENE LLC
Head officerELLEN GUCCIONE
Managing agentDIAMOND MINE REAL ESTATE LLC
Last registered2026-07-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$7,551,000 $3,397,950
2026$7,693,000 $3,461,850
2027$7,369,000 $3,316,050

The city's market estimate has fallen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 14/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 8)

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

SubwayLafayette Av — C · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Clinton-Washington Avs — G · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Greene Av / Adelphi St — B52 · 100 ft
Citi BikeCarlton Ave & Greene Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 020 Clinton Hill. 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

50 Greene 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

261 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 102 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 DIAMOND MINE REAL ESTATE LLC — 11 buildings, 248 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B5 · C2 · D3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
112 West 138 Street MN54 B
50 Greene Avenue BK39 D
802 Bergen Street BK32 B
471 Vanderbilt Avenue BK26 A
1398 Dean Street BK20 C
637 Nostrand Avenue BK18 D
403 Macon Street BK16 B
299 Putnam Avenue BK16 B
303 Putnam Avenue BK16 C
276 Throop Avenue BK8 B
942 Bergen Street BK3 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,689,836 on 2022-07-12 (lender: Big Real Estate Finance II LLC), covering 4 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
2022-08-16RPTT $50,840,000 — from MEMBERS OF AVANATH AFFORDABLE HOUSING II to AVANATH AH RENAISSANCE AGGREGATOR, L.P. $50,840,000
2022-07-12Mortgage $2,689,837 — from OTA VANDERBILT LLC; OTA GREENE LLC; OTA GRAND LLC; OTA BERGEN LLC to BIG REAL ESTATE FINANCE II LLC $2,689,837
2022-07-12AL&R $38,100,000 — from OTA GRAND LLC; OTA BERGEN LLC; OTA GREENE LLC; OTA VANDERBILT LLC to BIG REAL ESTATE FINANCE II LLC $38,100,000
2022-07-12Agreement $38,100,000 — from OTA BERGEN LLC; OTA GRAND LLC; OTA VANDERBILT LLC; OTA GREENE LLC to BIG REAL ESTATE FINANCE II LLC $38,100,000
2018-01-31Mortgage $4,000,000 — from OTA VANDERBILT, LLC; OTA GRAND, LLC; OTA GREENE, LLC; OTA BERGEN, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $4,000,000
2018-01-31Agreement $38,000,000 — from OTA BERGEN, LLC; OTA GREENE, LLC; OTA GRAND, LLC; OTA VANDERBILT, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $38,000,000
2018-01-31Agreement $38,000,000 — from OTA VANDERBILT, LLC; OTA BERGEN, LLC; OTA GREENE, LLC; OTA GRAND, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $38,000,000
2018-01-31Mortgage $14,600,000 — from OTA GREENE, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $14,600,000
2018-01-31AL&R $14,600,000 — from OTA GREENE, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $14,600,000
2015-10-07Deed $60,209,050 — from PRETORIA LLC; LOBEL, NISAN S; JONATHAN ENTERPRISES, LLC; JONATHAN ENTERPRISES, LLC; GALVIN to OTA VANDERBILT, LLC; OTA GREENE, LLC; OTA GRAND, LLC; OTA BERGEN, LLC $60,209,050
2015-10-07Agreement $34,000,000 — from OTA GRAND, LLC; OTA BERGEN, LLC; OTA GREENE, LLC; OTA VANDERBILT, LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $34,000,000
2015-10-07Mortgage $19,067,843 — from OTA VANDERBILT, LLC; OTA GREENE, LLC; OTA GRAND, LLC; OTA BERGEN, LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $19,067,843
2013-07-22Mortgage $6,650,000 — from 50 GREENE OWNERS, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $6,650,000
2013-07-22AL&R $6,650,000 — from 50 GREENE OWNERS, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $6,650,000
2002-05-03Mortgage $1,159,127 — from 50 GREENE OWNERS LLC to NYC PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORP $1,159,127

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201706910299
201806549170
20190919602207
202001218001193
202121120204219
20220421261223
20230216401167
20240118502188
20252427417288
20262340701413
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The full timeline

Construction 43Enforcement 153Housing & tenants 2,647Ownership & money 62Health & systems 26

Every one of the 2,931 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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