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251 Grand Street

86Records
13City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11211 · Neighborhood: Williamsburg
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86 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 39 311 service requests, 12 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 7 bedbug filings.

BoroughBrooklyn 11211
Built1910
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)251 GRAND REALTY LLC
BBL3023820022
BIN3062665

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

this building
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

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (5) · Illegal Fireworks (1).

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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1910)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)251 GRAND REALTY LLC
Head officerGEORGE NEWSHAN
Managing agent251 GRAND REALTY LLC
Last registered2025-08-31

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,616,000 $156,960
2026$2,615,000 $156,900
2027$2,474,000 $148,440

The city's market estimate has fallen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Cafe BureauCoffee/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 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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Marcy Av — J M Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Grand St / Roebling St — Q59 · 50 ft
Citi BikeRoebling St & N 4 St · 500 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

251 Grand Street

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

6 311 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: $90,000 on 1995-10-26 (lender: East River Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-04-16Deed $2,600,000 — from NIEVES-GOMEZ, LINDA; RAMOS-NIEVES, LINDA to 251 GRAND REALTY LLC $2,600,000
1995-10-26Mortgage $90,000 — from NIEVES, JUSTINO; RAMOS, LINDA; NIEVES, LINDA to EAST RIVER SAVINGS BANK $90,000
1991-11-26Mortgage $30,000 — from NIEVES, JUSTINO; KNIEVES, LINDA to BANK OF NEW YORK $30,000
1988-09-02Mortgage $50,000 — from RAMOS, LINDA; NIEVES, JUSTINO to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK $50,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170000
20180202
201909110
20202507
20210606
20220123
20234228
20240235
20250426
20260202
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The full timeline

Construction 3Enforcement 13Housing & tenants 48Ownership & money 12Health & systems 10

Every one of the 86 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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