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51 Kent Avenue

146Records
9City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11249 · Neighborhood: Williamsburg
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146 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 69 311 service requests, 21 DOB complaints, 14 ECB/OATH violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11249
Built1920
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)51 LUNNEY REALTY CORP.
BBL3022950107
BIN3061595

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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 100% 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 0. In ZIP 11249, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work

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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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

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

22 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Outdoor Dining (7) · Graffiti (5) · Missed Collection (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · Noise (2) · Dirty Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$294,890 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1920)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,665,000 $279,900
2026$3,965,000 $237,900
2027$4,807,000 $288,420

The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
The Kent Ale HouseAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (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

SubwayBedford Av — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Nassau Av — G · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Kent Av / N 12 St — B32 · 400 ft
Citi BikeN 11 St & Kent Ave · 50 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityProtected bike path mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 017 Henry D. Woodworth. 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

51 Kent Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

22 311 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: $2,750,000 on 2015-05-01 (lender: Suffolk County National Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-10-08Agreement $2,066,335 — from 51 LUNNEY REALTY CORP to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK NA $2,066,335
2015-05-01Mortgage $2,750,000 — from 51 LUNNEY REALTY CORP to SUFFOLK COUNTY NATIONAL BANK $2,750,000
2015-05-01AL&R $2,750,000 — from 51 LUNNEY REALTY CORP to SUFFOLK COUNTY NATIONAL BANK $2,750,000
2011-10-04Mortgage $1,300,000 — from 247 DEKALB AVENUE; 51 LUNNEY REALTY CORP to INTERVEST NATIONAL BANK $1,300,000
2011-09-27Deed $1,750,000 — from GRAHAM, WILLIAM H; LOZZANO, AMY to 51 LUNNEY REALTY CORP. $1,750,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017000000
2018013004
20191910011
2020005106
20212580015
2022004026
20230770014
202400110112
2025006017
2026002002
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The full timeline

Construction 22Enforcement 40Housing & tenants 69Ownership & money 11Health & systems 4

Every one of the 146 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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