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238 South 3 Street

275Records
13City systems
15Open violations
22.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11211 · Neighborhood: Williamsburg
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275 recorded events, 1983–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 142 311 service requests, 69 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 31 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11211
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units4
ClassR1
Owner (PLUTO)UNAVAILABLE OWNER
BBL3024337501
BIN3392290

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% 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 22.5. 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

Open HPD violations15 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 1983-06-07.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (6) · Missed Collection (4) · Dirty Condition (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 (4)
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)238 SOUTH 3RD STREET CONDO ASSOC.
Head officerTIMOTHY SAMARA
Managing agentSELF MANAGED
Last registered2025-10-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$625,118 $281,303
2026$317,946 $143,076
2027$370,737 $166,832

The city's market estimate has fallen 41% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Williamsburg Bridge Plaza / Lane 1 — B39 B60 · 500 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

238 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

11 311 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 SELF MANAGED — 33 buildings, 308 units. Grades across the portfolio: A22 · B7 · C4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
47 Ft Washington Avenue MN41 A
327 East 3 Street MN25 A
406 West 47 Street MN20 A
309 West 83 Street MN17 A
249 East 7 Street MN13 A
211 East 3 Street MN13 A
593 17 Street BK12 A
40 East 21 Street MN11 A
331 Sackett Street BK10 A
488 3 Street BK10 A
1945 Adam C Powell Blvd MN10 B
1882 3 Avenue MN9 B
213 West 80 Street MN9 A
9453 Ridge Boulevard BK9 A
119 West 111 Street MN8 A
1015 President Street BK8 A
252 East 110 Street MN8 A
7 South Portland Ave BK8 A
298 Garfield Place BK8 A
34-41 79 Street QN8 A
115 West 111 Street MN7 A
2162 2 Avenue MN6 B
214 St Johns Place BK5 B
29 West 82 Street MN4 B
157 Kane Street BK4 B
238 South 3 Street BK4 C
12 Cheever Place BK4 A
419 East 84 Street MN4 A
454 12 Street BK3 C
481 18 Street BK3 B
49 Murray Street MN3 A
1350 Forest Avenue SI2 C
201 Lexington Avenue BK2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-07-30Mortgage $500,000 — from AZARIO, LILLY E; GROSSCUP, NEIL to CITIZENS BANK NA $500,000
2025-12-03Mortgage $400,000 — from GROSSCUP, NEIL to CITIZENS BANK NA $400,000
2025-06-24Deed $1,800,000 — from DOYLE, CHRISTOPHER; HOULIHAN, TIMOTHY to YU, HSINAN; YU, SHUN-WEN $1,800,000
2025-06-04Sold for $1,800,000 $1,800,000 $450,000
2022-08-23Mortgage $177,200 — from AZARIO, LILLY ENGLERT; GROSSCUP, NEIL to CITIZENS BANK NA $177,200
2018-08-22Mortgage $704,515 — from HOULIHAN, TIMOTHY; DOYLE, CHRISTOPHER to MERS; QUICKEN LOANS INC $704,515
2018-07-10Mortgage $796,000 — from AZARIO, LILLY ENGLERT; GROSSCUP, NEIL to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. $796,000
2018-07-10Deed $995,000 — from BRALOVE, GABRIELLA CLAIRE to GROSSCUP, NEIL; AZARIO, LILLY ENGLERT $995,000
2018-06-29Sold for $995,000 $995,000 $248,750
2017-01-09Agreement $400,000 — from BRALOVE, GABRIELLA CLAIRE to AMALGAMATED BANK; MERS, INC. $400,000
2017-01-09Mortgage $6,520 — from BRALOVE, GABRIELLA CLAIRE to AMALGAMATED BANK; MERS, INC. $6,520
2016-07-07Mortgage $1,087 — from BURGERMASTER, MATT to CITIBANK, N.A. $1,087
2016-07-07Agreement $366,000 — from BURGERMASTER, MATT to CITIBANK, N.A. $366,000
2016-06-29Mortgage $140,400 — from HOULIHAN, TIMOTHY J to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. $140,400
2014-03-12Mortgage $146,310 — from SAMARA, TIMOTHY J; RYAN, SEAN to MERS $146,310

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171256335
2018058215
20190130114
202005005
20210180018
202208109
202304004
202408008
2025058013
202603216
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The full timeline

Construction 12Enforcement 8Housing & tenants 175Ownership & money 71Health & systems 9

Every one of the 275 recorded events, 1983–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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