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272 Division Avenue

558Records
16City systems
137Open violations
230.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11211 · Neighborhood: South Williamsburg
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558 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 176 311 service requests, 157 HPD complaints, 150 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11211
Built1915
Floors4
Res. units12
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)PINE HOME ESTATES INC
BBL3022010032
BIN3324750, 3341990

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 92% 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 230.5. In ZIP 11211, 58% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
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 violations137 total — 48 class C (immediately hazardous), 50 class B, 39 class A. Oldest open since 1990-09-21.
Pending HPD litigation2 case(s) pending in housing court
Active vacate order8 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

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.

$1,562 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Snow or Ice (3) · Rodent (2) · Missed Collection (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1).

Filed construction activity

$501,060 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1915)
YesSix or more residential units (12)
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)PINE HOME ESTATES INC
Head officerMORDECHAI GOLDHIRSCH
Managing agentPINE HOME ESTATES INC
Last registered2024-11-26

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$523,000 $235,350
2026$541,000 $243,450
2027$914,000 $411,300

The city's market estimate has risen 75% 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.

9 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2016 (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

SubwayHewes St — J M · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-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 · 350 ft
Citi BikeDivision Ave & Hooper St · 250 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

272 Division 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

16 311 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

100500
2017
2018
2019
62
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017003003
20184041110
2019002013
202000610162
202100530154
202220160119
2023006017
202403400447
202527210434
20263070010
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The full timeline

Construction 19Enforcement 20Housing & tenants 497Ownership & money 7Health & systems 15

Every one of the 558 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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