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280 Metropolitan Avenue

892Records
14City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11211 · Neighborhood: Williamsburg
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892 recorded events, 1997–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 469 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 163 311 service requests, 83 DOF property sales.

BoroughBrooklyn 11211
Built2014
Floors6
Res. units28
ClassRM
Owner (PLUTO)UNAVAILABLE OWNER
BBL3023677501
BIN3421828

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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 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. In ZIP 11211, 58% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 17,252 25-99-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

91 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (24) · Blocked Driveway (20) · Illegal Parking (15) · Abandoned Vehicle (12) · Street Condition (10) · Derelict Vehicles (3).

Filed construction activity

$1,917,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (2014)
YesSix or more residential units (28)
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)THE 280 METROPOLITAN AVENUE CONDOMINIUM
Head officerJEFFERY BIEBER
Managing agentARGO REAL ESTATE, LLC
Last registered2025-09-17

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$599,454 $269,754
2026$0 $0
2027$556,649 $250,493

The city's market estimate has fallen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 15 YR CAP

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $1,142,579 a year ($44.03 per sq ft), operating expenses $266,507 ($10.27 per sq ft), net operating income $876,072. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 84/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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 · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Lorimer St — G L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Driggs Av / N 4 St — B62 · 300 ft
Citi BikeRoebling St & N 4 St · 250 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

280 Metropolitan 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

91 311 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 ARGO REAL ESTATE, LLC — 140 buildings, 9,601 units. Grades across the portfolio: A126 · B14. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1522 2 Avenue MN537 A
300 Cathedral Parkway MN342 A
67-07 Yellowstone Blvd QN276 B
301 Cathedral Parkway MN256 A
66-38 Yellowstone Blvd QN245 A
35-38 75 Street QN210 B
62-54 97 Place QN206 A
4705 Henry Hudson Pkwy W BX183 A
65-05 Yellowstone Blvd QN180 B
140-21 84 Drive QN169 A
2644 Broadway MN167 A
2209 Knapp Street BK162 A
40 Clinton Street BK153 A
69 5 Avenue MN153 A
196-01 Pompeii Avenue QN152 B
3060 Ocean Avenue BK149 B
65-65 Wetherole Street QN149 B
135 East 54 Street MN145 A
137-01 83 Avenue QN144 B
310 East 70 Street MN135 A
4901 Henry Hudson Pkwy W BX133 B
123-40 83 Avenue QN132 A
82-46 135 Street QN126 B
304 West 75 Street MN120 A
105-07 66 Avenue QN120 B
1280 5 Avenue MN112 A
87-09 Pompeii Avenue QN112 A
35-16 85 Street QN108 A
67-40 Booth Street QN101 A
697 West End Avenue MN99 A
135-09 82 Drive QN96 A
661 Amsterdam Avenue MN91 A
302 Beverley Road BK88 A
360 Central Park West MN88 A
163 Ocean Avenue BK85 A
562 West End Avenue MN84 A
82-41 Hoover Avenue QN84 A
84-02 35 Avenue QN84 A
135-30 82 Drive QN84 B
82-30 Hoover Avenue QN84 A
135-26 Hoover Avenue QN84 A
160 Columbia Heights BK82 A
92-30 56 Avenue QN81 A
203 West 90 Street MN81 A
2721 Broadway MN79 A
135-05 Hoover Avenue QN78 A
26 Gramercy Park South MN78 A
520 Amsterdam Avenue MN76 A
60 Pineapple Street BK74 A
82-08 135 Street QN72 A
82-05 134 Street QN72 A
532 West 218 Street MN69 A
140-18 Burden Crescent QN66 B
605 West 114 Street MN63 A
220 Berkeley Place BK61 A
24 Clinton Street BK60 A
119-45 Union Turnpike QN59 A
402 President Street BK55 A
834 Sterling Place BK54 A
22 Monroe Place BK53 A

showing 60 of 140 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-03-31Deed $1,025,000 — from LEE, MICHAEL; CHIANG, REIKA to SOUTH CLOUD LLC $1,025,000
2026-03-31Deed $1,025,000 — from LEE, MICHAEL; CHIANG, REIKA to SOUTH CLOUD LLC $1,025,000
2026-03-23Sold for $1,025,000 $1,025,000 $36,607
2026-03-23Sold for $1,025,000 $1,025,000 $36,607
2025-11-24Deed $2,625,000 — from DELLA MOTTA, SILVINA to FEDORKO, ANATOLY; RANGANATHAN, SARANYA $2,625,000
2025-11-24Deed $2,625,000 — from DELLA MOTTA, SILVINA to FEDORKO, ANATOLY; RANGANATHAN, SARANYA $2,625,000
2025-11-24Mortgage $1,837,500 — from FEDORKO, ANATOLY; RANGANATHAN, SARANYA to TD BANK, N.A.; MERS $1,837,500
2025-11-18Sold for $2,625,000 $2,625,000 $93,750
2025-11-18Sold for $2,625,000 $2,625,000 $93,750
2025-11-18Sold for $2,625,000 $2,625,000 $93,750
2025-11-18Sold for $2,625,000 $2,625,000 $93,750
2025-07-24Deed $2,225,000 — from GUPTA, DIPAYAN to CHEN, BELLE $2,225,000
2025-07-14Sold for $2,225,000 $2,225,000 $79,464
2025-07-14Sold for $2,225,000 $2,225,000 $79,464
2024-08-07Deed $1,235,000 — from MUNSTERS, JULIA to VERED SHEMTOV, AS TRUSTEE; VERED SHEMTOV TRUST $1,235,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017215825059
2018121330046
2019021014329
202001117019
202103740050
202201927037
202301820029
202400247031
2025005415069
2026211514032
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The full timeline

Construction 101Enforcement 63Housing & tenants 173Ownership & money 552Health & systems 3

Every one of the 892 recorded events, 1997–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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