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133 Park Avenue

655Records
18City systems
6Open violations
70.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11205 · Neighborhood: Fort Greene
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655 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 199 311 service requests, 154 HPD complaints, 111 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11205
Built1905
Floors4
Res. units10
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)55 CUMBERLAND REALTY LLC
BBL3020300056
BIN3321990, 3321991

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 77% 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 70.5. In ZIP 11205, 49% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations6 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1990-08-16.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 8).

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

$52,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

80 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (39) · Noise (5) · Water System (5) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · General Construction/Plumbing (3).

Filed construction activity

$70,000 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 (1905)
YesSix or more residential units (10)
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)55 CUMBERLAND REALTY LLC
Head officerMENDY LOWY
Managing agentMENDY LOWY
Last registered2026-07-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,103,000 $496,350
2026$1,270,000 $571,500
2027$1,130,000 $508,500

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

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
BK Halal GrillCaribbeanNot yet graded—
Elegent KitchenLatin AmericanGrade Pending—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 2 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (0 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

SubwayDeKalb Av — B Q R · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 14-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Fulton St — G · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 16-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Park Av / Carlton Av — B62 · 150 ft
Citi BikeCarlton Ave & Park Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityShared bike route mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 287 Bailey K. Ashford. 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

133 Park 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

80 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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: $725,000 on 2015-04-06 (lender: Investors Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-06-25M&CON $1,675,000 — from 55 CUMBERLAND REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,675,000
2020-06-25AL&R $1,675,000 — from 55 CUMBERLAND REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,675,000
2015-04-06Mortgage $725,000 — from 55 CUMBERLAND REALTY LLC to INVESTORS BANK $725,000
2015-04-06AL&R $1,500,000 — from 55 CUMBERLAND REALTY LLC to INVESTORS BANK $1,500,000
2015-04-06Agreement $1,500,000 — from 55 CUMBERLAND REALTY LLC to INVESTORS BANK $1,500,000
2013-11-04Mortgage $775,000 — from 55 CUMBERLAND REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $775,000
2013-11-04AL&R $775,000 — from 55 CUMBERLAND REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $775,000
2013-11-04Deed $1,350,000 — from SBC 2011-2 REO 104915 LLC to 55 CUMBERLAND REALTY LLC $1,350,000
2011-12-06Deed $1,050,000 — from 55 CUMBERLAND LLC to SBC 2011-2, LLC $1,050,000
2009-02-12Mortgage $1,770,000 — from 55 CUMBERLAND, LLC to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $1,770,000
2008-02-15Deed $1,085,000 — from ROSWILDAN REALTY CORP. to 55 CUMBERLAND, LLC $1,085,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701450349
201865560168
201902270130
20200284115
202125410149
202201140116
202300150318
202400186125
2025016640282
202643200431
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The full timeline

Construction 20Enforcement 68Housing & tenants 482Ownership & money 47Health & systems 38

Every one of the 655 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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