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233 South 2 Street

498Records
12City systems
0Open violations
27.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11211 · Neighborhood: Williamsburg
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498 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 214 HPD complaints, 135 311 service requests, 51 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11211
Built1907
Floors5
Res. units11
ClassD9
Owner (PLUTO)SUMET I ASSOCIATES
BBL3024080038
BIN3063011

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 62% 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 27.5. 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 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

14 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 10 · winter 2024–25: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

10
’23–24
4
’24–25

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

21 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (8) · HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · Elevator (2) · PLUMBING (1) · ELECTRIC (1) · DOOR/WINDOW (1).

Filed construction activity

$175,135 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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1907)
YesSix or more residential units (11)
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)SUMET I ASSOCIATES, LP
Head officerSCOTT JAFFEE
Managing agentMetropolitan Realty Group, LLC
Last registered2025-10-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,802,000 $1,260,900
2026$3,273,000 $1,472,850
2027$3,644,000 $1,639,800

The city's market estimate has risen 30% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: SHELTER RENT

Flood exposure

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

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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

SubwayMarcy Av — J M Z · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bedford Av — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Roebling St / Grand St — Q59 · 450 ft
Citi BikeGrand St & Havemeyer St · 450 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

233 South 2 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

21 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 of them about heat or hot water.

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 METROPOLITAN REALTY GROUP, LLC — 46 buildings, 1,728 units. Grades across the portfolio: A31 · B14. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
21 East 107 Street MN272 B
1029 Freeman Street BX121 A
20 Lenox Avenue MN118 A
1314 West Farms Road BX107 B
1011 Freeman Street BX102 B
1312 Intervale Avenue BX90 A
1418 Minford Place BX77 A
1320 Fulton Street BK65 A
1626 Amsterdam Avenue MN54 A
127 East 117 Street MN35 A
101 East 119 Street MN33 A
1690 Union Street BK31 A
1640 Amsterdam Avenue MN29 A
378 Pennsylvania Avenue BK29 A
366 Pennsylvania Avenue BK29 A
234 South 1 Street BK24 A
127 West 135 Street MN22 A
131 West 135 Street MN22 B
123 West 135 Street MN22 A
132 East 119 Street MN21 B
226 South 1 Street BK21 B
115 East 119 Street MN20 A
1678 Union Street BK20 A
230 South 1 Street BK20 A
209 South 3 Street BK20 A
1715 Union Street BK20 B
208 South 1 Street BK19 A
135 West 135 Street MN18 B
111 West 135 Street MN18 B
107 West 135 Street MN18 A
145 West 135 Street MN18 A
115 West 135 Street MN18 B
119 West 135 Street MN18 B
126 East 118 Street MN18 B
139 West 135 Street MN18 A
215 Roebling Street BK17 A
350 Pennsylvania Avenue BK16 B
1751 Union Street BK16 A
237 South 2 Street BK16 A
202 South 1 Street BK15 A
198 South 1 Street BK15 A
204 South 1 Street BK13 A
1719 Union Street BK12 A
233 South 2 Street BK11 B
231 South 2 Street BK10 A
2550 Webb Avenue BX0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $74,500,000 on 2021-03-30 (lender: Orix Real Estate Capital, LLC), covering 12 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
2021-03-30Mortgage $74,500,000 — from SUMET I ASSOCIATES, L.P. to ORIX REAL ESTATE CAPITAL, LLC $74,500,000
2015-12-31AL&R $60,000,000 — from SUMET I ASSOCIATES, L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK $60,000,000
2015-12-31Agreement $60,000,000 — from SUMET I ASSOCIATES, L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK $60,000,000
2015-12-31Mortgage $25,634,659 — from SUMET I ASSOCIATES, L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK $25,634,659
2012-01-19Mortgage $36,515,700 — from SUMET I ASSOCIATES, L.P. to PRUDENTIAL HUNTOON PAIGE ASSOCIATES, LTD $36,515,700
2008-03-26Mortgage $15,000,000 — from SUMET I ASSOCIATES, L.P. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $15,000,000
2008-03-26Agreement $28,000,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to SUMET I ASSOCIATES, L.P. $28,000,000
2006-05-19Mortgage $13,000,000 — from SUMET I ASSOCIATES, L.P., to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $13,000,000
2006-05-19AL&R $13,000,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to SUMET I ASSOCIATES, L.P., $13,000,000

Ten-year activity

100500
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
56
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201710340035
2018016018
201902450047
202030160019
202162179034
202221520156
202300270027
202401223026
202500110011
2026212106
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The full timeline

Construction 14Enforcement 20Housing & tenants 413Ownership & money 46Health & systems 5

Every one of the 498 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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