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212 Greene Avenue

129Records
12City systems
0Open violations
135Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Clinton Hill
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129 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 61 311 service requests, 16 DOB permits, 12 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built1876
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassS3
Owner (PLUTO)WILLIAM CLINTON
BBL3019650037
BIN3056213

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 135. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

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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

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4).

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

What 311 hears from this address

13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Noise (2) · Damaged Tree (2) · Lead (2) · Rodent (1) · New Tree Request (1).

Filed construction activity

$251,900 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1876)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)WILLIAM J CLINTON, TRUSTEE
Head officerWILLIAM J CLINTON
Managing agentWILLIAM J CLINTO
Last registered2025-08-12

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,566,000 $704,700
2026$1,879,000 $845,550
2027$1,570,000 $706,500

The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Place Des FetesNew FrenchA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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

SubwayClinton-Washington Avs — G · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Greene Av / Grand Av — B52 · 100 ft
Citi BikeCambridge Pl & Gates Ave · 700 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 056 Lewis H. Latimer. 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

212 Greene Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

13 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $80,000 on 1991-02-20 (lender: Cisco, Andrea). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1991-02-20Mortgage $80,000 — from CLINTON, WILLIAM to CISCO, ANDREA $80,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700101
201800101
201900202
202002507
2021409013
2022318012
20231122125
202420428
202510708
202610304
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The full timeline

Construction 27Enforcement 10Housing & tenants 80Ownership & money 9Health & systems 3

Every one of the 129 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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