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261 North 9 Street

259Records
16City systems
1Open violations
0.2Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11211 · Neighborhood: Williamsburg
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259 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 64 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 43 DOB permits, 28 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11211
Built2013
Floors5
Res. units42
ClassD3
Owner (PLUTO)EQR-NORTH NINTH LLC
BBL3023070027
BIN3061722, 3422350, 3823094

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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 95% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0.2. 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 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2026-05-08.

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: Noise (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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2013)
YesSix or more residential units (42)
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)EQR-NORTH NINTH II LLC
Head officerWAYNE NGAI
Managing agentEQUITY RESIDENTIAL
Last registered2025-11-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$11,385,000 $5,123,250
2026$11,206,000 $5,042,700
2027$11,228,000 $5,052,600

The city's market estimate has fallen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 15 YR NO CAP

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 81/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

Inside the 2007 FEMA floodplain but outside the 2015 preliminary update — worth checking against current FEMA maps.

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

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

SubwayBedford Av — L · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Lorimer St — G L · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Driggs Av / N 9 St — B62 · 800 ft
Citi BikeUnion Ave & Jackson St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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

261 North 9 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by EQUITY RESIDENTIAL MANAGEMENT, LLC — 24 buildings, 4,949 units. Grades across the portfolio: A18 · B6. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
180 Riverside Boulevard MN516 A
111 Lawrence Street BK492 B
240 East 27 Street MN325 A
777 Avenue of the Americas MN294 A
831 8 Avenue MN293 A
747 2 Avenue MN269 A
303 East 83 Street MN261 A
400 West 37 Street MN259 A
71 Broadway MN237 B
170 Amsterdam Avenue MN236 A
750 Columbus Avenue MN207 B
180 Montague Street BK193 A
228 West 71 Street MN169 A
41 West 86 Street MN166 A
815 10 Avenue MN164 A
720 Columbus Avenue MN163 B
50 West 77 Street MN137 B
600 Washington Street MN136 A
53 North 3 Street BK113 A
500 West 23 Street MN111 A
431 West 37 Street MN98 A
508 West 55 Street MN58 A
261 North 9 Street BK42 A
238 West 71 Street MN10 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $9,250,000 on 2015-02-24 (lender: Santander Bank, N.A.), covering 4 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-22RPTT $2,126,354,644 — from EQUITY RESIDENTIAL (OBO PUBLIC SHAREHOLD to AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC. (OBO PUBLIC $2,126,354,644
2016-04-08Deed $79,672,500 — from FPG 237-263 NORTH 9TH PROPERTY LLC; EM N9 LLC; PMS NORTH 9 LLC to EQR-NORTH NINTH II LLC; EQR-NORTH NINTH LLC $79,672,500
2016-03-31Sold for $79,672,500 $79,672,500 $1,896,964
2015-02-24AL&R $9,250,000 — from FPG 237-263 NORTH 9TH PROPERTY LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $9,250,000
2015-02-24Mortgage $9,250,000 — from FPG 237-263 NORTH 9TH PROPERTY LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $9,250,000
2013-09-03CORRM $2,696,439 — from FPG 237-263 NORTH 9TH PROPERTY LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A. $2,696,439
2013-09-03CORRM $20,303,561 — from FPG 237-263 NORTH 9TH PROPERTY LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A. $20,303,561
2013-09-03CORRM $7,000,000 — from FPG 237-263 NORTH 9TH PROPERTY LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A. $7,000,000
2013-05-08Mortgage $20,303,561 — from FPG 237-263 NORTH 9TH PROPERTY LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A. $20,303,561
2013-05-08AL&R $2,696,439 — from FPG 237-263 NORTH 9TH PROPERTY LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A. $2,696,439
2013-05-08Mortgage $2,696,439 — from FPG 237-263 NORTH 9TH PROPERTY LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A. $2,696,439
2013-05-08AL&R $20,303,561 — from FPG 237-263 NORTH 9TH PROPERTY LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A. $20,303,561
2013-05-08AL&R $7,000,000 — from FPG 237-263 NORTH 9TH PROPERTY LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A. $7,000,000
2013-05-08ASPM $7,000,000 — from FPG 237-263 NORTH 9TH PROPERTY LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A. $7,000,000
2012-05-08AL&R $7,000,000 — from FPG 237-263 NORTH 9TH PROPERTY LLC to PCI INVESTORS FUND II LLC $7,000,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201710102
201820024
2019160310
202015028
202125029
202211024
202315028
202412025
202500022
202601135
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The full timeline

Construction 73Enforcement 61Housing & tenants 38Ownership & money 66Health & systems 21

Every one of the 259 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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