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129 Gates Avenue

204Records
14City systems
1Open violations
25Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Clinton Hill
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204 recorded events, 1981–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 82 311 service requests, 37 HPD housing violations, 20 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built1930
Floors4
Res. units3
ClassS3
Owner (PLUTO)CANDAL REALTY CORP
BBL3019650082
BIN3335022, 3335023

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% 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 25. 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 violations1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2019-08-08.

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

21 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Blocked Driveway (14) · Outdoor Dining (2) · Sewer (2) · Rodent (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Litter Basket Request (1).

Filed construction activity

$20,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1930)
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)CANDAL REALTY, INC.
Head officerDENNIS A CANNING
Managing agentCANDAL REALTY, INC.
Last registered2025-09-15

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,727,000 $777,150
2026$2,072,000 $932,400
2027$1,658,000 $746,100

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Locanda Vini & Olii (Lewis Drug Store)ItalianA—

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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2017 (1 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 — C · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Clinton-Washington Avs — G · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Greene Av / Grand Av — B52 · 750 ft
Citi BikeCambridge Pl & Gates Ave · 50 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

129 Gates 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

21 311 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: $270,045 on 2004-07-05 (lender: HSBC Bank USA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2004-07-05AL&R $400,000 — from CANDAL REALTY CORP to HSBC BANK USA $400,000
2004-07-05Agreement $400,000 — from CANDAL REALTY CORP to HSBC BANK USA $400,000
2004-07-05Mortgage $270,045 — from CANDAL REALTY CORP to HSBC BANK USA $270,045
1994-06-14Mortgage $52,352 — from LOU CANN REALTY CORPORATION to INDEPENDENCE SAVINGSBANK $52,352
1988-10-27Mortgage $145,000 — from LOU CANN RLTY CORP to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $145,000
1983-04-08Mortgage $10,000 — from CANNING, D ANTHONY to WILLIAMSBURGH SAVINGS BK $10,000

Ten-year activity

50250
2017
48
2018
2019
2020
2021
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2023
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017009009
201801470048
2019018009
2020007119
2021003014
2022006017
20230290112
20240080210
202510140419
2026002024
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The full timeline

Construction 7Enforcement 17Housing & tenants 139Ownership & money 20Health & systems 21

Every one of the 204 recorded events, 1981–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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