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117 Kent Avenue

484Records
17City systems
3Open violations
1.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11249 · Neighborhood: Williamsburg
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484 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 240 311 service requests, 71 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 41 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11249
Built2008
Floors7
Res. units62
ClassD8
Owner (PLUTO)111 KENT LLC
BBL3023170005
BIN3061866

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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 86% 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 1.5. In ZIP 11249, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2021-03-13.

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

26 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (7) · Illegal Parking (4) · Rodent (4) · Blocked Driveway (2) · Graffiti (2) · Lost Property (2).

Filed construction activity

$195,766 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2008)
YesSix or more residential units (62)
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)111 Kent LLC
Head officerJunda Chen
Managing agentPinnacle City Living LLC
Last registered2025-09-13

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$24,750,000 $11,137,500
2026$21,767,000 $9,795,150
2027$21,492,000 $9,671,400

The city's market estimate has fallen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 40/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

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.

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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Nassau Av — G · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 15-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Kent Av / N 6 St — B32 · 400 ft
Citi BikeKent Ave & N 7 St · 100 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

117 Kent 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

26 311 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 PINNACLE CITY LIVING — 137 buildings, 2,810 units. Grades across the portfolio: A35 · B41 · C46 · D14 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
63 Wall Street MN476 A
67 Wall Street MN331 A
200 East 82 Street MN230 A
280 East 161 Street BX204 D
1533 Third Avenue MN131 A
200 Montague Street BK121 A
39-40 30 Street QN103 A
1975 Madison Avenue MN93 A
1105 Jerome Avenue BX79 A
2363 Southern Boulevard BX72 B
180 East 93 Street BK70 B
117 Kent Avenue BK62 A
820 Jackson Avenue BX61 B
103 East 165 Street BX54 C
101 East 165 Street BX54 D
972 Leggett Avenue BX46 B
951 Anderson Avenue BX45 B
35 Claver Place BK44 A
814 Amsterdam Avenue MN44 A
953 Anderson Avenue BX42 C
321 East 69 Street MN40 A
1140 Woodycrest Avenue BX35 B
39 West 8 Street MN34 A
280 East 91 Street BK31 B
951 Woodycrest Avenue BX28 B
121 West 116 Street MN22 C
206 East 87 Street MN20 B
538 Hudson Street MN18 A
426 West 48 Street MN18 C
985 2 Avenue MN16 B
440 Amsterdam Avenue MN10 A
372 West 127 Street MN10 C
2109 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN9 B
2095 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN9 C
151 East 82 Street MN7 B
119 Powers Street BK3 C
170 South 4 Street BK3 D
221 2 Avenue MN3 B
308 Clermont Avenue BK3 B
101 Macon Street BK3 D
223 East 59 Street MN3 F
274 Lafayette Avenue BK3 B
20 Lefferts Place BK2 B
44A Eldert Street BK2 C
1076 Decatur Street BK2 B
698 St Marks Avenue BK2 D
843 Prospect Place BK2 B
185 Hart Street BK2 D
2001 5 Avenue MN2 C
1226 Putnam Avenue BK2 C
360 West 123 Street MN2 C
103 Greene Avenue BK2 C
1456 Dean Street BK2 A
113 Schaefer Street BK2 A
722 St Nicholas Avenue MN2 D
1148 Sterling Place BK2 A
891 Knickerbocker Avenue BK2 B
738A Madison Street BK2 D
96 Decatur Street BK2 C
211 Powers Street BK2 A

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $26,000,000 on 2020-12-11 (lender: Citi Real Estate Funding INC.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-12-11AL&R $26,000,000 — from 111 KENT LLC to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. $26,000,000
2020-12-11Mortgage $26,000,000 — from 111 KENT LLC to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. $26,000,000
2020-08-26Deed $45,340,000 — from SVF KENT BROOKLYN CORPORATION to 111 KENT LLC $45,340,000
2020-08-14Sold for $45,340,000 $45,340,000 $731,290
2012-06-04Deed $56,000,000 — from 111 STELLAR 8 OWNER, LLC to SVF KENT BROOKLYN CORPORATION $56,000,000
2012-06-04Agreement $21,750,000 — from SVF KENT BROOKLYN CORPORATION to BROOKLYN FINANCE COMPANY, LLC $21,750,000
2011-06-20Mortgage $4,311,188 — from 111 STELLAR 8 OWNER, LLC to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. $4,311,188
2011-06-20Mortgage $16,954,322 — from 111 STELLAR 8 OWNER, LLC to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. $16,954,322
2011-06-20AL&R $21,750,000 — from 111 STELLAR 8 OWNER, LLC to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. $21,750,000
2011-06-20Mortgage $484,490 — from 111 STELLAR 8 OWNER, LLC to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. $484,490
2011-03-22Deed $26,003,702 — from GARRISON KENT LLC to 111 STELLAR 8 OWNER, LLC $26,003,702
2010-11-17Deed $43,635,541 — from 117 KENT AVENUE LLC; 66-68 WASHINGTON AVENUE LLC to GARRISON KENT LLC $43,635,541
2009-06-05Mortgage $1,339,000 — from 66-68 WASHINGTON AVENUE, LLC to STABFUND SUB CA AG $1,339,000
2007-01-03AL&R $38,700,000 — from UBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS INC. to 117 KENT AVENUE LLC; 66-68 WASHINGTON AVENUE LLC $38,700,000
2007-01-03CMTG $37,361,000 — from 66-68 WASHINGTON AVENUE LLC; 117 KENT AVENUE LLC to UBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS INC. $37,361,000

Ten-year activity

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2021
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2022
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017304007
201850110016
201901140116
202006225134
202103252131
202201820588
202302140117
202401100112
202501130721
2026005005
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The full timeline

Construction 54Enforcement 26Housing & tenants 313Ownership & money 72Health & systems 19

Every one of the 484 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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