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209 South 3 Street

488Records
17City systems
1Open violations
5.2Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11211 · Neighborhood: Williamsburg
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488 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 174 HPD complaints, 94 311 service requests, 75 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11211
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units20
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)SUMET I ASSOCIATES
BBL3024200043
BIN3063161

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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 72% 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 5.2. 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

Open HPD violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-07-01.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).

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

What 311 hears from this address

16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · Rodent (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · New Tree Request (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Water System (1).

Filed construction activity

$619,894 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 (20)
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$5,121,000 $2,304,450
2026$5,344,000 $2,404,800
2027$5,238,000 $2,357,100

The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: MITCHELL-LAMA

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Driggs Av / S 2 St — B62 · 600 ft
Citi BikeS 4 St & Roebling St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 084 Jose De Diego. 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

209 South 3 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

16 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-03-30Mortgage $74,500,000 — from SUMET I ASSOCIATES, L.P. to ORIX REAL ESTATE CAPITAL, LLC $74,500,000
2015-12-31Agreement $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
2015-12-31AL&R $60,000,000 — from SUMET I ASSOCIATES, L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK $60,000,000
2012-01-19Mortgage $36,515,700 — from SUMET I ASSOCIATES, L.P. to PRUDENTIAL HUNTOON PAIGE ASSOCIATES, LTD $36,515,700
2008-03-26Agreement $28,000,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to SUMET I ASSOCIATES, L.P. $28,000,000
2008-03-26Mortgage $15,000,000 — from SUMET I ASSOCIATES, L.P. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $15,000,000
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

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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017034007
201802560462
201901140419
2020011013
202133789194
20220460212
202302180222
20240063413
20253060514
202610120316
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The full timeline

Construction 22Enforcement 42Housing & tenants 353Ownership & money 43Health & systems 28

Every one of the 488 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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