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216 Greene Avenue

137Records
11City systems
13Open violations
63.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Clinton Hill
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137 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 52 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 28 311 service requests, 25 DOB violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built1876
Floors4
Res. units3
ClassS3
Owner (PLUTO)216 GREENE AVE GROUP LLC
BBL3019650039
BIN3056215

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 63.3. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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

Open HPD violations13 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2019-10-30.

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.

$3,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (3) · Illegal Parking (1) · Outdoor Dining (1) · Damaged Tree (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 (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)AUGUSTINE DIJI
Managing agentAFUA GROUP LLC
Last registered2018-11-13

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,356,000 $610,200
2026$1,627,000 $732,150
2027$1,952,000 $878,400

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Golden RatioAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

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 5-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

216 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

6 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $550,000 on 2019-06-13 (lender: 216 Greene Avenue Funding Associates). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-06-13AL&R $550,000 — from 216 GREENE AVE GROUP LLC to 216 GREENE AVENUE FUNDING ASSOCIATES $550,000
2019-06-13Mortgage $550,000 — from 216 GREENE AVE GROUP LLC to 216 GREENE AVENUE FUNDING ASSOCIATES $550,000
2006-01-31Mortgage $100,000 — from AFUA GROUP,LLC to AMAXOPOULOS, KONSTANTINOS $100,000
2003-10-28Mortgage $720,000 — from DIJI, AUGUSTINE to LONG BEACH MORTGAGE CORPANY $720,000
2003-10-28DEEDO $900,000 — from SINGLETARY, NORRIS F to DIJI, AUGUSTINE $900,000
2003-07-17Mortgage $95,000 — from SINGLETARY, NORRIS F to ALI, SULTANA $95,000
1996-11-12Mortgage $290,250 — from SINGLETARY, NORRIS F. to ALLIANCE MORTGAGE BANKING CORP. $290,250
1986-10-07Mortgage $120,000 — from PARIS, JEAN/AKA; BARINGTON, NEVILLE; WINTER, JEAN to METROFUND LTD $120,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201743119
201802114
201904318
202000000
202102305
202205005
202336009
202412003
202524309
202604116
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The full timeline

Construction 4Enforcement 30Housing & tenants 46Ownership & money 53Health & systems 4

Every one of the 137 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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