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53 St Felix Street

652Records
16City systems
4Open violations
16Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11217 · Neighborhood: Fort Greene
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652 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 289 311 service requests, 181 HPD complaints, 38 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11217
Built1983
Floors3
Res. units32
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)FT GREENE TB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO RPORATION
BBL3020970007
BIN3326128, 3326129, 3326130, 3326131, 3326132

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 57% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 16. In ZIP 11217, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations4 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-01-02.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

5 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2 · winter 2026–27: 3). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’25–26
3
’26–27

2 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

41 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (12) · Illegal Parking (7) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · Rodent (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Indoor Air Quality (2).

Filed construction activity

$922,029 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (1983)
YesSix or more residential units (32)
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)TRI BLOCK FTG LLC
Head officerLarry Hirschfield
Managing agentELH MGMT LLC
Last registered2025-08-26

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,245,000 $2,810,250
2026$6,300,000 $2,835,000
2027$6,540,000 $2,943,000

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI · REDEVELOPMENT

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 72/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2026 (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

SubwayFulton St — G · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Nevins St — 2 3 4 5 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Fulton St / Fort Greene Pl — B25 B26 B52 · 300 ft
Citi BikeLafayette Ave & Ft Greene Pl · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 020 Clinton Hill. 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

53 St Felix Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

41 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by ELH MGMT.LLC — 110 buildings, 3,367 units. Grades across the portfolio: A17 · B29 · C34 · D17 · F13. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
Amsterdam Avenue MN1272 B
600 Bergen Avenue BX280 B
556 Bergen Avenue BX214 B
2954 West 29 Street BK195 C
80 Greene Avenue BK97 A
1366 East New York Avenue BK72 A
1160 Evergreen Avenue BX69 B
1416 Walton Avenue BX60 C
2518 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN41 D
212 West 133 Street MN40 C
519 St Marks Avenue BK38 B
1198 Pacific Street BK35 B
535 West 151 Street MN33 C
33 St Felix Street BK32 A
221 Ashland Place BK32 B
53 St Felix Street BK32 A
523 West 134 Street MN25 A
527 West 134 Street MN25 A
22 Mt Morris Park West MN21 D
150 Tompkins Avenue BK20 D
510 West 152 Street MN20 C
420 East 73 Street MN20 A
505 West 134 Street MN19 A
520 West 151 Street MN19 C
611 Willoughby Avenue BK17 C
2540 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN17 B
607 Willoughby Avenue BK16 C
216 West 135 Street MN16 B
1051 Eastern Parkway BK16 A
361 Court Street BK15 B
519 West 152 Street MN15 B
208 West 133 Street MN15 B
508 West 151 Street MN14 D
24 Mt Morris Park West MN14 C
403 Kosciuszko Street BK13 C
124 Kingston Avenue BK12 C
399 Kosciuszko Street BK12 D
1772 2 Avenue MN12 C
488 St Nicholas Avenue MN10 D
490 St Nicholas Avenue MN10 A
424 East 83 Street MN10 C
1434 Broadway BK9 C
1138 Dean Street BK9 B
609 Willoughby Avenue BK9 C
235 West 135 Street MN8 D
816 Washington Ave BK8 D
1446 Pacific Street BK8 B
229 West 135 Street MN8 C
213 Sackett Street BK8 C
1324 St Johns Place BK8 D
295A Bainbridge Street BK8 D
239 Carroll Street BK8 B
815 Park Place BK8 C
771 Monroe Street BK8 C
1272 Pacific Street BK8 C
364 Montgomery Street BK8 C
315 Pulaski Street BK8 D
104 Ralph Avenue BK8 B
767 Monroe Street BK8 C
286 Willoughby Avenue BK8 C

showing 60 of 110 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $97,154,000 on 2024-06-26 (lender: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association), covering 4 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-06-26Deed $55,000,000 — from TRI-BLOCK ASSOCIATES, L.P.; TRI-BLOCK ASSOCIATES to FT GREENE TB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO $55,000,000
2024-06-26Mortgage $97,154,000 — from CLERMONT FTG LLC; TRI-BLOCK FTG LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $97,154,000
2024-06-13Sold for $55,000,000 $55,000,000 $1,718,750
2018-04-11Mortgage $9,382,600 — from TRI-BLOCK ASSOCIATES, L.P., to WALKER & DUNLOP, LLC $9,382,600
2010-04-30Mortgage $10,387,300 — from TRI-BLOCK ASSOCIATES, LP. to EVANSTAN FINANCIAL CORPORATION $10,387,300
2002-12-10Mortgage $4,650,200 — from TRI-BLOCK ASSOCIATES, LP to PRUDENTIAL HUNTOON PAIGE ASSOCIATES, LTD $4,650,200
1982-10-07Mortgage $4,813,100 — from TRI-BLOCK ASSOCIATES to NEW YORK CITY $4,813,100

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170082010
201801224229
201902300234
202000250227
202100510657
202206460557
202300121316
2024511610234
202572160126
202601360138
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The full timeline

Construction 12Enforcement 27Housing & tenants 537Ownership & money 39Health & systems 37

Every one of the 652 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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