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270 Keap Street

68Records
4City systems
15Open violations
226.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11211 · Neighborhood: South Williamsburg
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68 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 4 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 31 HPD housing violations, 23 311 service requests, 13 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11211
Built1901
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)CONGREGATION BINYAN D
BBL3022010023
BIN3060259

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 226.7. In ZIP 11211, 58% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% 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 violations15 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 1974-08-07.

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

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Missed Collection (4).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1901)
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)CONGREGATION BINYAN DAVID
Head officerZALMEN MEISELS
Managing agentCHAJE BERENBLUTH
Last registered2025-08-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,084,000 $125,040
2026$2,638,000 $158,280
2027$2,298,000 $137,880

The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayHewes St — J M · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Marcy Av — J M Z · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / Hooper St — B46 · 500 ft
Citi BikeDivision Ave & Hooper St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 380 John Wayne Elementary. 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

270 Keap 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

4 311 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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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
17
2026
Housing & tenantsOwnership & money
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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
2017000
2018202
2019202
2020101
202110010
2022314
2023101
2024303
2025202
202617017
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The full timeline

Enforcement 1Housing & tenants 54Ownership & money 13

Every one of the 68 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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