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227 Kingsland Avenue

598Records
16City systems
6Open violations
15.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11222 · Neighborhood: Greenpoint
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598 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 195 311 service requests, 146 HPD complaints, 141 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11222
Built1930
Floors4
Res. units16
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)RHOMBUS 227 KINGSLAND AVENUE LLC
BBL3026880027
BIN3067135

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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 51% 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 15.5. In ZIP 11222, 66% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations6 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1988-03-03.

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

14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Traffic (7) · Rodent (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · New Tree Request (1) · Street Sweeping Complaint (1) · Litter Basket Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$118,040 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 (1930)
YesSix or more residential units (16)
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)Rhombus 227 Kingsland Avenue LLC
Head officerIlan Rosenthal
Managing agentLivingston Management Services
Last registered2025-08-26

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,512,000 $680,400
2026$1,671,000 $751,950
2027$1,608,000 $723,600

The city's market estimate has risen 6% 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 5 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

SubwayNassau Av — G · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Graham Av — L · 0.7 mi straight-line (about an 18-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Nassau Av / Monitor St — B48 · 550 ft
Citi BikeKingsland Ave & Nassau Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 110 The Monitor. 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

227 Kingsland Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

14 311 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 LIVINGSTON MANAGEMENT SERVICES — 249 buildings, 4,468 units. Grades across the portfolio: A76 · B79 · C41 · D38 · F12. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
238 West 19 Street MN200 A
237 11 Street BK105 A
135 East 50 Street MN104 A
228 West 147 Street MN100 F
31 East 31 Street MN92 A
1147 1 Avenue MN75 A
449 East 83 Street MN69 A
517 West 29th Street MN60 A
950 Woodycrest Avenue BX60 D
238 East 33 Street MN58 A
55 3 Avenue MN55 A
770 St Marks Avenue BK52 B
957 Woodycrest Avenue BX52 F
549 Isham Street MN50 B
153 Norfolk Street MN50 C
4925 Broadway MN49 C
89 Hicks Street BK48 A
13 Cumming Street MN48 B
120 East 4 Street MN48 A
313 West 30 Street MN47 B
52 North 1 Street BK46 A
152 East 22 Street MN43 A
434 West 19 Street MN40 A
1417 Longfellow Avenue BX38 D
345 West 30 Street MN37 A
337 West 30 Street MN37 A
208 East 6 Street MN36 A
565 West 139 Street MN36 C
465 West 152 Street MN36 D
211 Avenue A MN35 B
63 West 104 Street MN34 A
306 East 5 Street MN34 A
198 2 Avenue MN33 A
573 Isham Street MN31 D
228 East 81 Street MN28 B
203 West 144 Street MN28 C
1685 1 Avenue MN27 A
458 West 52 Street MN26 B
170 Avenue A MN25 A
14 Avenue B MN25 A
311 2 Avenue MN24 B
904 Morris Avenue BX24 C
615 East 189 Street BX24 D
118 East 4 Street MN24 B
2512 University Avenue BX24 D
68 Richardson Street BK24 A
109 Ludlow Street MN24 C
343 East 76 Street MN24 B
221 East 82 Street MN24 A
191 Sterling Place BK24 B
283 West 147 Street MN23 D
302 East 5 Street MN22 A
2483 Cambreleng Avenue BX21 D
435 West 19th Street MN21 A
114 West 137 Street MN21 B
421 East 80 Street MN20 C
442 Sterling Place BK20 B
435 East 12 Street MN20 A
325 East 83 Street MN20 B
338 East 53 Street MN20 B

showing 60 of 249 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $372,732 on 2018-04-05 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-07-14Agreement $2,350,000 — from RHOMBUS 227 KINGSLAND AVENUE LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $2,350,000
2018-04-05Agreement $2,527,267 — from RHOMBUS 227 KINGSLAND AVENUE LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $2,527,267
2018-04-05Mortgage $372,733 — from RHOMBUS 227 KINGSLAND AVENUE LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $372,733
2018-04-05Deed $5,445,000 — from 227 KINGSLAND LLC to RHOMBUS 227 KINGSLAND AVENUE LLC $5,445,000
2018-03-28Sold for $5,445,000 $5,445,000 $340,313
2015-09-24Agreement $2,550,000 — from 227 KINGSLAND LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,550,000
2015-09-24Mortgage $1,112,311 — from 227 KINGSLAND LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,112,311
2015-09-24AL&R $2,550,000 — from 227 KINGSLAND LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,550,000
2015-09-24Agreement $2,550,000 — from 227 KINGSLAND LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,550,000
2013-09-03Mortgage $519,745 — from 227 KINGSLAND LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $519,745
2013-09-03Deed $2,681,000 — from AF COLUMBIA XVIII INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP to 227 KINGSLAND LLC $2,681,000
2013-09-03Agreement $1,500,000 — from 227 KINGSLAND LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,500,000
2013-09-03AL&R $1,500,000 — from 227 KINGSLAND LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,500,000
2012-07-23AL&R $1,000,000 — from AFCOLUMBIA XVIII INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP to GARBACZ, CHESTER; GARBACZ, CZESLAW $1,000,000
2012-07-23Mortgage $1,000,000 — from AFCOLUMBIA XVIII INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP to GARBACZ, CZESLAW; GARBACZ, CHESTER $1,000,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017000011
20180046111
2019004015
20200290112
202100100111
202200141318
202320230530
202400120315
20250280313
2026003003
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The full timeline

Construction 20Enforcement 13Housing & tenants 494Ownership & money 31Health & systems 40

Every one of the 598 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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