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29 Flatbush Avenue

1,442Records
19City systems
6Open violations
3.9Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11217 · Neighborhood: Fort Greene
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1,442 recorded events, 1992–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 726 311 service requests, 147 HPD complaints, 120 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11217
Built2012
Floors44
Res. units326
ClassRM
Owner (PLUTO)UNAVAILABLE OWNER
BBL3021067502
BIN3412935

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 51% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 3.9. In ZIP 11217, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 4,677 100+-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), 4 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2021-05-21.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

86 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 24 · winter 2024–25: 20 · winter 2025–26: 26). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

$9,900 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

189 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (43) · Noise (40) · Illegal Parking (13) · Street Condition (11) · FLOORING/STAIRS (10) · PLUMBING (9).

Filed construction activity

$1,785,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (14 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 (2012)
YesSix or more residential units (326)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)29 FLATBUSH ASSOCIATES, LLC
Head officerANDREW LEVISON
Managing agentDERMOT REALTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY
Last registered2025-07-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,827,235 $1,722,256
2026$13,345,248 $6,005,361
2027$3,274,733 $1,473,630

The city's market estimate has fallen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 25 YR NO CAP

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $13,618,421 a year ($47.19 per sq ft), operating expenses $4,790,544 ($16.60 per sq ft), net operating income $8,827,876. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 52/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

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.

24 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2013 (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

SubwayNevins St — 2 3 4 5 · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
DeKalb Av — B Q R · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Fulton St / Rockwell Pl — B52 · 150 ft
Citi Bike3 Ave & Schermerhorn St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 038 The Pacific. 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

29 Flatbush Avenue

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

189 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 43 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 DERMOT REALTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY — 12 buildings, 3,698 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
21 West End Avenue MN616 A
101 West End Avenue MN503 A
29-22 Northern Boulevard QN467 A
95 East Houston Street MN361 A
29 Flatbush Avenue BK326 A
1263 East 14 Street BK302 A
760 3 Avenue MN284 A
546 West 44 Street MN280 A
236 Livingston Street BK271 A
23 Caton Place BK126 B
101 3 Avenue BK84 A
101 Avenue D MN78 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-01-03Mortgage $119,600,000 — from 29 FLATBUSH ASSOCIATES, LLC to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY $119,600,000
2025-01-03Mortgage $119,600,000 — from 29 FLATBUSH ASSOCIATES, LLC to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY $119,600,000
2025-01-03Mortgage $10,400,000 — from 29 FLATBUSH ASSOCIATES, LLC to MIZUHO CAPITAL MARKETS LLC $10,400,000
2025-01-03Mortgage $10,400,000 — from 29 FLATBUSH ASSOCIATES, LLC to MIZUHO CAPITAL MARKETS LLC $10,400,000
2025-01-03Mortgage $119,600,000 — from 29 FLATBUSH ASSOCIATES, LLC to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY $119,600,000
2025-01-03Mortgage $10,400,000 — from 29 FLATBUSH ASSOCIATES, LLC to MIZUHO CAPITAL MARKETS LLC $10,400,000
2025-01-03Mortgage $10,400,000 — from 29 FLATBUSH ASSOCIATES, LLC to MIZUHO CAPITAL MARKETS LLC $10,400,000
2025-01-03Mortgage $119,600,000 — from 29 FLATBUSH ASSOCIATES, LLC to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY $119,600,000
2024-02-16RPTT $105,171,185 — from FDIC AS RECEIVER FOR SIGNATURE BRIDGE BA to UIG LIHTC INVESTOR LLC $105,171,185
2015-02-20M&CON $140,000,000 — from 29 FLATBUSH ASSOCIATES, LLC to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY $140,000,000
2015-02-20M&CON $140,000,000 — from 29 FLATBUSH ASSOCIATES, LLC to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY $140,000,000
2015-02-20M&CON $140,000,000 — from 29 FLATBUSH ASSOCIATES, LLC to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY $140,000,000
2015-02-20M&CON $140,000,000 — from 29 FLATBUSH ASSOCIATES, LLC to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY $140,000,000
2015-02-19MLEA $9,168,053 — from 29 FLATBUSH ASSOCIATES, LLC to 29 FLATBUSH LI OWNER, LLC $9,168,053

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017622560387
2018411530674
20191012250754
202040460757
202111490657
202267490769
202337440761
202410511416136
20257497247139
2026105660687
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The full timeline

Construction 224Enforcement 142Housing & tenants 916Ownership & money 80Health & systems 80

Every one of the 1,442 recorded events, 1992–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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