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265 Graham Avenue

239Records
14City systems
3Open violations
43.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11206 · Neighborhood: East Williamsburg
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239 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 166 311 service requests, 25 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 14 DOB violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11206
Built1910
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)265 GRAHAM REALTY CORP.
BBL3027880024
BIN3069596

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 95% 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 43.3. In ZIP 11206, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% 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 violations3 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2023-11-28.

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

57 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (48) · Food Establishment (4) · Graffiti (3) · Smoking or Vaping (1) · Consumer Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$7,250 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 (1910)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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)265 GRAHAM REALTY CORP
Head officerAUGUSTINE AYALA
Managing agentAUGUSTINE AYALA
Last registered2022-10-04

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,481,000 $148,860
2026$2,378,000 $142,680
2027$2,348,000 $140,880

The city's market estimate has fallen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Guest HouseSoul FoodNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

4 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Letter Grading, Kitchen/Food Prep Area, Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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

SubwayGrand St — L · 900 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Graham Av / Grand St — B43 · 50 ft
Citi BikeGraham Ave & Grand St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 018 Edward Bush. 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

265 Graham Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

57 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $865,000 on 2015-09-17 (lender: Northfield Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-09-17AL&R $865,000 — from 265 GRAHAM REALTY CORP. to NORTHFIELD BANK $865,000
2015-09-17Mortgage $865,000 — from 265 GRAHAM REALTY CORP. to NORTHFIELD BANK $865,000
1988-11-30Mortgage $85,000 — from CABRAL, JUAN to MELROSE CREDIT UNION $85,000
1985-01-31Mortgage $50,000 — from CABRAL, JUAN to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $50,000

Ten-year activity

50250
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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
35
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700707
201800000
201900909
202000606
202100404
202200101
2023365115
202401708
20250133135
20260019120
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The full timeline

Construction 14Enforcement 20Housing & tenants 175Ownership & money 25Health & systems 5

Every one of the 239 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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