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21 Auburn Place

2,687Records
20City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11205 · Neighborhood: Fort Greene
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2,687 recorded events, 1986–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,938 311 service requests, 195 DOB permits, 161 DOB violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11205
Built1952
Floors8
Res. units0
ClassI1
Owner (PLUTO)NYC HEALTH AND HOSPITALS CORPORATION
BBL3020390101
BIN3251647

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Patterns

3 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 1 · winter 2024–25: 1 · winter 2025–26: 1). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
1
’24–25
1
’25–26

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

$6,875 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

854 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (814) · Abandoned Vehicle (12) · Elevator (5) · Homeless Person Assistance (4) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (3) · Non (2).

Filed construction activity

$8,826,928 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (19 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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$32,343,000 $14,554,350
2026$32,824,000 $14,770,800
2027$33,634,000 $15,135,300

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

Tax exemptions on the roll: HEALTH & HOSPITALS C

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 7)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Towers CafeAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (1 with three or more people sick)
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Spoiled) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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 2019 (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 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Jay St-MetroTech — A C F R · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Park Av / North Portland Av — B62 · 300 ft
Citi BikePark Ave & St Edwards St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 067 Charles A. Dorsey. 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

21 Auburn Place

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

854 311 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.

Ten-year activity

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2019
2020
2021
454
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201711816843
20183416221587
20192520351494
202014714439
2021141133713375
202281642010454
20233141668191
202451024310268
2025414007412
2026051815191
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The full timeline

Construction 283Enforcement 332Housing & tenants 1,966Ownership & money 3Health & systems 103

Every one of the 2,687 recorded events, 1986–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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