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59 Kent Street

231Records
13City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11222 · Neighborhood: Greenpoint
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231 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 108 311 service requests, 22 DOB permits, 22 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11222
Built1911
Floors5
Res. units36
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)59 KENT CORP
BBL3025490036
BIN3064537

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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 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 0. In ZIP 11222, 66% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% 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

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

22 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (7) · Noise (4) · Lead (2) · Industrial Waste (1) · Street Condition (1) · Building/Use (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 (1911)
YesSix or more residential units (36)
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)59 KENT CORP
Head officerSTEVE EINHORN
Managing agentCONSORT
Last registered2026-07-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$10,367,000 $4,665,150
2026$12,360,000 $5,562,000
2027$12,229,000 $5,503,050

The city's market estimate has risen 18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 30/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 3 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

SubwayGreenpoint Av — G · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: West St / Kent St — B24 · 200 ft
Citi BikeGreenpoint Ave & West St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 031 Samuel F. Dupont. 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

59 Kent 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

22 311 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 CONSORT — 7 buildings, 175 units. Grades across the portfolio: A7. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
150 North 12 Street BK51 A
59 Kent Street BK36 A
38 Roebling Street BK30 A
46 Roebling Street BK30 A
74 Greenpoint Avenue BK13 A
210 East 35 Street MN11 A
62 Greenpoint Avenue BK4 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,000,000 on 1987-10-26 (lender: Bank Leumi Trust Co), covering 2 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
1987-10-26Mortgage $1,000,000 — from ATLAS FEATHER CORP to BANK LEUMI TRUST CO $1,000,000

Ten-year activity

50250
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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017190010
201823005
20192270130
202015107
20210100010
202226008
202318009
202416007
20250110011
202605005
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The full timeline

Construction 43Enforcement 22Housing & tenants 145Ownership & money 20Health & systems 1

Every one of the 231 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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