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273 Lee Avenue

1,967Records
19City systems
46Open violations
225.9Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11206 · Neighborhood: South Williamsburg
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1,967 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 871 HPD complaints, 489 311 service requests, 364 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11206
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units8
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)273 LEE AVE LLC
BBL3022640003
BIN3061409

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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 225.9. In ZIP 11206, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations46 total — 15 class C (immediately hazardous), 19 class B, 12 class A. Oldest open since 2014-06-14.

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.

$74,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: ELECTRIC (1) · Real Time Enforcement (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Rodent (1).

Filed construction activity

$122,000 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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1931)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
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)273 LEE AVE LLC
Head officerDAVID LANDAU
Managing agentMOSHE DEUTSCH
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$739,200 $332,640
2026$887,000 $399,150
2027$1,064,000 $478,800

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 3 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (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

SubwayFlushing Av — G · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Lee Av / Wallabout St — B44 · 100 ft
Citi BikeNostrand Ave & Flushing Ave · 200 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

273 Lee 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

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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $700,000 on 2025-08-18 (lender: Gps Capital Fund LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-08-18Mortgage $700,000 — from 273 LEE AVE LLC to GPS CAPITAL FUND LLC $700,000
2025-08-18Agreement $2,200,000 — from 273 LEE AVE LLC to GPS CAPITAL FUND LLC $2,200,000
2025-08-18AL&R $2,200,000 — from 273 LEE AVE LLC to GPS CAPITAL FUND LLC $2,200,000
2024-08-15Mortgage $1,500,000 — from 273 LEE AVE LLC to MJ DOUBLETREES LLC $1,500,000
2024-08-15AL&R $1,500,000 — from 273 LEE AVE LLC to MJ DOUBLETREES LLC $1,500,000
2023-06-14Deed $800,000 — from STEINMETZ, NAFTALI to 273 LEE AVE LLC $800,000
2023-05-22Sold for $800,000 $800,000 $100,000
2016-12-28Agreement $750,000 — from STEINMETZ, NAFTALI to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $750,000
2016-12-28Mortgage $486,017 — from NAFTALI STEINMETZ to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $486,017
2006-07-03Deed $400,000 — from G.H.T. REALTY CORP. to 273 LEE REALTY, LLC $400,000
2006-03-21Mortgage $320,000 — from 273 LEE REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $320,000
2006-03-21AL&R $320,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 273 LEE REALTY, LLC $320,000
1999-02-18Mortgage $155,000 — from FALKOWITZ, MOSES to FIRST FINANCIAL EQUITIES INC $155,000
1987-07-14Mortgage $9,950 — from LOPEZ, SANTOS S; LOPEZ, ARACADIA to JANUS FINAN.CONSULTANTS $9,950

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170211402118
20180050712
201902380747
202000350136
202100290130
202200490150
2023218282151
202472642443
202501108423
20262320714
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The full timeline

Construction 14Enforcement 87Housing & tenants 1,788Ownership & money 32Health & systems 46

Every one of the 1,967 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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