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123 Kent Avenue

286Records
15City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11249 · Neighborhood: Williamsburg
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286 recorded events, 1984–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 63 311 service requests, 41 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 41 FDNY inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11249
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)BAYRIDGE FUNDING INC.
BBL3023250006
BIN3062027

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

this building
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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

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

14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (9) · Noise (3) · Illegal Parking (1) · Lead (1).

Filed construction activity

$584,425 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)FOREST EQUITIES INC
Head officerAFTSHAN SHARLATI
Managing agentMARK DENIZ
Last registered2025-08-13

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,604,800 $1,622,160
2026$2,884,000 $1,297,800
2027$3,461,000 $1,557,450

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Chip CityCoffee/TeaA—

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.

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 16-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Kent Av / N 6 St — B32 · 200 ft
Citi BikeKent Ave & N 7 St · 150 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

123 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

14 311 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: $696,067 on 2020-06-22 (lender: Dime Community Bank), covering 3 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
2020-06-22Mortgage $696,068 — from BAYRIDGE FUNDING INC; FOREST EQUITIES INC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $696,068
2020-06-22AL&R $12,300,000 — from BAYRIDGE FUNDING INC; FOREST EQUITIES INC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $12,300,000
2020-06-22Agreement $12,300,000 — from BAYRIDGE FUNDING INC; FOREST EQUITIES INC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $12,300,000
2018-04-19Agreement $12,000,000 — from BAYRIDGE FUNDING INC.; FOREST EQUITIES, INC. to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $12,000,000
2018-04-19AL&R $12,000,000 — from FOREST EQUITIES, INC.; BAYRIDGE FUNDING INC. to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $12,000,000
2018-04-19Mortgage $150,000 — from FOREST EQUITIES, INC.; BAYRIDGE FUNDING INC. to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $150,000
2018-04-19Deed $22,350,000 — from 119 KENT II LLC; 119 KENT LLC to BAYRIDGE FUNDING INC.; FOREST EQUITIES, INC. $22,350,000
2016-01-21Deed $15,850,000 — from CAFE CORP. to 119 KENT II LLC; 119 KENT LLC $15,850,000
2016-01-21Mortgage $11,850,000 — from 119 KENT II LLC; 119 KENT LLC to STERLING NATIONAL BANK $11,850,000
2016-01-21AL&R $11,850,000 — from 119 KENT II LLC; 119 KENT LLC to STERLING NATIONAL BANK $11,850,000
2005-09-20Mortgage $1,300,000 — from CAFE CORP to NORTH FORK BANK $1,300,000
2003-09-08Mortgage $366,207 — from CAFE CORP. to NORTH FORK BANK $366,207
2002-04-12Mortgage $632,578 — from CAFE CORP to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH $632,578
2000-06-12Mortgage $589,469 — from CAFE CORP to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH $589,469
1996-03-20Mortgage $385,000 — from CAFE CORP to FINANCIAL FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $385,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017522140041
20180877022
2019024118
2020005409
2021004004
2022004004
2023025007
20240090110
2025004037
2026001001
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The full timeline

Construction 44Enforcement 108Housing & tenants 87Ownership & money 42Health & systems 5

Every one of the 286 recorded events, 1984–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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