522 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 145 311 service requests, 105 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 59 rodent inspections.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 62% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 7.5. In ZIP 11211, 58% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
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.
1 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$18,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
120 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (56) · Non (13) · Emergency Response Team (ERT) (4) · Dirty Condition (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · Sidewalk Condition (3).
$415,378 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (17 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2024) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (136) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | Upton Metropolitan LLC |
| Head officer | Joel Grunwald |
| Managing agent | Joyland Management |
| Last registered | 2025-07-15 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,913,000 | $860,850 |
| 2026 | $46,972,000 | $21,137,400 |
| 2027 | $49,249,000 | $22,162,050 |
The city's market estimate has risen 2474% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 35YR WITH AFF HOUSING PCT
| Elevators | 4 active device(s) on record |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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.
| Subway | Graham Av — L · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Woodpoint Rd / Conselyea St — B24 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | Bushwick Ave & Powers St · 750 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| 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.
828 Metropolitan Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
120 311 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.
Managed by JOYLAND MANAGEMENT — 32 buildings, 1,204 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B13 · C3 · D2 · F2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 275 Lorimer Street | BK | 270 | A |
| 828 Metropolitan Avenue | BK | 136 | B |
| 435 Coney Island Avenue | BK | 128 | B |
| 824 East New York Avenue | BK | 94 | A |
| 271 Lorimer Street | BK | 66 | A |
| 803 Wyckoff Avenue | QN | 54 | A |
| 550 Kingston Avenue | BK | 48 | A |
| 26 Quincy Street | BK | 43 | A |
| 435 Vanderbilt Avenue | BK | 43 | A |
| 378 Grove Street | BK | 39 | A |
| 492 Lefferts Avenue | BK | 38 | B |
| 504 East 11 Street | MN | 32 | B |
| 920 72 Street | BK | 32 | D |
| 1262 Broadway | BK | 29 | A |
| 106-04 Northern Boulevard | QN | 28 | C |
| 570 Nostrand Avenue | BK | 25 | A |
| 38 Stratford Road | BK | 14 | B |
| 486 Lefferts Avenue | BK | 9 | B |
| 488 Lefferts Avenue | BK | 9 | B |
| 77 Steuben Street | BK | 8 | B |
| 1444 Pacific Street | BK | 8 | B |
| 829 Monroe Street | BK | 8 | B |
| 825 Monroe Street | BK | 7 | B |
| 1368 Putnam Avenue | BK | 6 | B |
| 1298 Sterling Place | BK | 6 | D |
| 611 Nostrand Avenue | BK | 6 | B |
| 1044 Decatur Street | BK | 6 | A |
| 762 Miller Avenue | BK | 6 | C |
| 2587A Bainbridge Avenue | BX | 2 | F |
| 472 Chauncey Street | BK | 2 | C |
| 183-01 141 Avenue | QN | 2 | F |
| 263 Skillman Street | BK | — | — |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $28,000,000 on 2025-04-08 (lender: Citi Real Estate Funding INC.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-08 | AL&R $88,000,000 — from UPTON METROPOLITAN LLC to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. | $88,000,000 | |
| 2025-04-08 | Agreement $88,000,000 — from UPTON METROPOLITAN LLC to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. | $88,000,000 | |
| 2025-04-08 | Mortgage $28,000,000 — from UPTON METROPOLITAN LLC to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. | $28,000,000 | |
| 2023-11-06 | AL&R $43,175,000 — from UPTON METROPOLITAN LLC to BRIDGECITY HILLTOP LLC | $43,175,000 | |
| 2023-11-06 | Agreement $6,825,000 — from UPTON METROPOLITAN LLC to BRIDGECITY HILLTOP LLC | $6,825,000 | |
| 2023-11-06 | AL&R $6,825,000 — from UPTON METROPOLITAN LLC to BRIDGECITY HILLTOP LLC | $6,825,000 | |
| 2023-11-06 | Agreement $43,175,000 — from UPTON METROPOLITAN LLC to BRIDGECITY HILLTOP LLC | $43,175,000 | |
| 2023-11-06 | AL&R $10,000,000 — from UPTON METROPOLITAN LLC to BRIDGECITY HILLTOP LLC | $10,000,000 | |
| 2023-11-06 | Agreement $10,000,000 — from UPTON METROPOLITAN LLC to BRIDGECITY HILLTOP LLC | $10,000,000 | |
| 2023-01-06 | AL&R $10,000,000 — from UPTON METROPOLITAN LLC to BCC 828 METRO LLC | $10,000,000 | |
| 2023-01-06 | Agreement $7,650,000 — from BCC 828 METRO LLC to UPTON METROPOLITAN LLC | $7,650,000 | |
| 2023-01-06 | Agreement $45,000,000 — from BCC 828 METRO LLC to UPTON METROPOLITAN LLC | $45,000,000 | |
| 2023-01-06 | Agreement $10,000,000 — from UPTON METROPOLITAN LLC to BCC 828 METRO LLC | $10,000,000 | |
| 2022-06-28 | Sold for $9,750,000 | $9,750,000 | $71,691 |
| 2022-06-07 | Mortgage $45,000,000 — from UPTON METROPOLITAN, LLC to METROPOLITAN CORNER BUSHWICK LENDER LLC | $45,000,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 17 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 2022 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 55 |
| 2023 | 38 | 12 | 25 | 35 | 5 | 115 |
| 2024 | 23 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 70 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 55 | 11 | 0 | 70 |
| 2026 | 0 | 3 | 63 | 2 | 1 | 69 |
Every one of the 522 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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