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395 South 3 Street

615Records
18City systems
2Open violations
18.8Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11211 · Neighborhood: Williamsburg
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615 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 210 311 service requests, 167 HPD complaints, 83 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11211
Built1916
Floors6
Res. units30
ClassD9
Owner (PLUTO)HEWES MEWS DEVELOPME
BBL3024250036
BIN3063221

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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 54% 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 18.8. In ZIP 11211, 58% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2021-02-19.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

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

$10,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Elevator (8) · Illegal Parking (2) · Smoking or Vaping (2) · Street Light Condition (2) · Dirty Condition (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).

Filed construction activity

$18,000 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 (1916)
YesSix or more residential units (30)
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)HEWES MEWS DEVELOPMENT L.P
Head officerSTEPHEN R KRAUS
Managing agentASHTON MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered2025-08-19

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,409,000 $2,434,050
2026$5,467,000 $2,460,150
2027$5,641,000 $2,538,450

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

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2014 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayHewes St — J M · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Lorimer St — G L · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: S 4 St / Hewes St — B60 · 350 ft
Citi BikeStagg St & Union Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 319 (K-1), 414 (K-5). 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

395 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

20 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 ASHTON MANAGEMENT CORP — 42 buildings, 1,439 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B19 · C5 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2070 Adam C Powell Blvd MN187 C
1674 Macombs Road BX65 B
755 East 168 Street BX62 B
225 West 123 Street MN60 B
57 West 175 Street BX54 A
144 Hamilton Place MN54 C
1664 Macombs Road BX53 A
1204 Union Avenue BX48 A
594 Riverside Drive MN36 B
213 South 3 Street BK35 A
135 Hamilton Place MN35 D
409 Hewes Street BK35 A
367 South 2 Street BK35 B
362 South 2 Street BK30 A
395 South 3 Street BK30 A
1215 Union Avenue BX30 B
408 South 2 Street BK30 A
350 Keap Street BK29 A
354 South 2 Street BK29 A
399 Hewes Street BK29 B
347 South 3 Street BK29 B
247 South 3 Street BK29 A
358 South 2 Street BK27 A
289 South 1 Street BK24 B
366 South 2 Street BK24 C
359 South 2 Street BK24 B
276 South 1 Street BK24 A
260 South 1 Street BK24 B
370 South 2 Street BK24 C
402 South 2 Street BK24 A
264 South 1 Street BK24 B
355 South 2 Street BK24 B
262 South 1 Street BK24 B
373 South 2 Street BK22 B
279 South 1 Street BK22 B
389 South 2 Street BK22 B
385 South 2 Street BK22 A
369 Convent Avenue MN21 C
244 South 3 Street BK21 B
287 South 1 Street BK9 B
285 South 1 Street BK5 F
283 South 1 Street BK4 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,219,427 on 2024-06-28 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.), covering 7 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
2024-06-28Agreement $48,600,000 — from HEWES MEWS DEVELOPMENT L.P. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $48,600,000
2024-06-28Mortgage $5,219,428 — from HEWES MEWS DEVELOPMENT L.P. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $5,219,428
2019-07-23Agreement $47,965,000 — from HEWES MEWS DEVELOPMENT L.P. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $47,965,000
2019-07-23Mortgage $7,780,232 — from HEWES MEWS DEVELOPMENT L.P. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $7,780,232
2016-01-29AL&R $4,300,000 — from HEWES MEWS DEVELOPMENT L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK $4,300,000
2016-01-29Mortgage $4,300,000 — from HEWES MEWS DEVELOPMENT L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK $4,300,000
2014-11-07Agreement $40,000,000 — from HEWES MEWS DEVELOPMENT L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK $40,000,000
2014-11-07Mortgage $12,032,202 — from HEWES MEWS DEVELOPMENT L.P. $12,032,202
2014-11-07AL&R $40,000,000 — from HEWES MEWS DEVELOPMENT L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK $40,000,000
2012-10-09Mortgage $3,608,172 — from HEWES MEWS DEVELOPMENT L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK $3,608,172
2012-10-09Agreement $29,000,000 — from HEWES MEWS DEVELOPMENT L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK $29,000,000
2012-10-09AL&R $29,000,000 — from HEWES MEWS DEVELOPMENT L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK $29,000,000
2009-08-28Agreement $26,500,000 — from HEWES MEWS DEVELOPMENT L.P. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $26,500,000
2009-08-28Mortgage $3,296,642 — from HEWES MEWS DEVELOPMENT L.P. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,296,642
2009-08-28AL&R $26,500,000 — from HEWES MEWS DEVELOPMENT L.P. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $26,500,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201703160019
201802380444
201902126222
202001290131
202104400145
202227330244
20231360111
20240334111
20252270112
2026111130227
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The full timeline

Construction 11Enforcement 56Housing & tenants 475Ownership & money 58Health & systems 15

Every one of the 615 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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