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171 Ainslie Street

63Records
10City systems
0Open violations
10Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11211 · Neighborhood: East Williamsburg
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63 recorded events, 1976–2025, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 25 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 21 311 service requests, 6 bedbug filings.

BoroughBrooklyn 11211
Built1901
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)256 LEONARD ST REALTY LLC
BBL3027690039
BIN3069038

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 10. 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

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

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (3) · Emergency Response Team (ERT) (1) · Air Quality (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 (1901)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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)256 LEONARD STREET REALTY, LLC
Head officerANGELA JONES
Managing agentGRAND MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC
Last registered2025-06-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,579,000 $154,740
2026$3,128,000 $187,680
2027$3,096,000 $185,760

The city's market estimate has risen 20% 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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (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

SubwayLorimer St — G L · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Metropolitan Av / Leonard St — B24 · 500 ft
Citi BikeManhattan Ave & Devoe St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 132 The Conselyea School. 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

171 Ainslie 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

5 311 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 GRAND MANAGEMENT SERVICES. LLC — 14 buildings, 89 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B3 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
108 Central Avenue BK14 A
285 Devoe Street BK9 A
316 6 Street BK8 B
242 Devoe Street BK8 A
676 Grand Street BK7 A
218 Calyer Street BK7 A
41 St Nicholas Avenue BK6 A
552 Grand Street BK6 A
678 Grand Street BK6 A
99 Meserole Street BK5 A
36 Bushwick Avenue BK4 B
220 Calyer Street BK3 D
29 Bushwick Avenue BK3 C
171 Ainslie Street BK3 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $675,000 on 2009-10-29 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-04-27Deed $1,950,000 — from DUSTY GROUP LLC to 256 LEONARD ST REALTY LLC $1,950,000
2023-03-31Sold for $1,950,000 $1,950,000 $650,000
2020-06-30Agreement $542,312 — from DUSTY GROUP LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $542,312
2009-10-29Mortgage $675,000 — from ZACKMAXIE, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $675,000
2009-10-29AL&R $675,000 — from ZACKMAXIE, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $675,000
2009-06-03Deed $950,000 — from REED, SAM to ZACK MAXIE ,LLC $950,000
2007-07-27Mortgage $250,000 — from REED, SAM to EMIGRANT MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC. $250,000
1990-03-02Mortgage $150,000 — from DAHDAN, JACQUELINE; DAHDAN, SALIM to PIZZARIELLO, JOSEPHINE; PIZZARIELLO, MARTIN $150,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
20170000
20180303
20190101
20200336
20210404
20220101
202318514
20240101
20250404
20260000
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The full timeline

Construction 3Enforcement 4Housing & tenants 28Ownership & money 27Health & systems 1

Every one of the 63 recorded events, 1976–2025, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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