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223 Devoe Street

119Records
12City systems
6Open violations
42.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11211 · Neighborhood: East Williamsburg
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119 recorded events, 1977–2025, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 25 311 service requests, 24 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 19 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11211
Built1920
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)223 DEVOE REALTY LLC
BBL3029160067
BIN3070356

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 69% 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 42.3. In ZIP 11211, 58% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

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 — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2025-05-22.

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

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Residential Disposal Complaint (2) · Rodent (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · Dirty Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$349,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)DEVOE 223 REALTY LLC
Head officerJAMES S PAPPAS
Managing agentpzmanagemenmt
Last registered2025-11-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,317,600 $592,920
2026$1,581,000 $711,450
2027$1,308,000 $588,600

The city's market estimate has fallen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

SubwayGrand St — L · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Woodpoint Rd / Conselyea St — B24 · 500 ft
Citi BikeBushwick Ave & Powers St · 600 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.

Report a problem to 311

223 Devoe 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

6 311 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 PZMANAGEMENMT — 3 buildings, 17 units. Grades across the portfolio: B2 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
4606 5 Avenue BK6 D
223 Devoe Street BK6 B
1822 Bleecker Street QN5 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,100,000 on 2019-01-18 (lender: Northfiled Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-01-18AL&R $2,100,000 — from DEVOE 223 REALTY LLC to NORTHFILED BANK $2,100,000
2019-01-18Mortgage $2,100,000 — from DEVOE 223 REALTY LLC to NORTHFILED BANK $2,100,000
2018-09-26Deed $4,085,000 — from 223 DEVOE LLC to DEVOE 223 REALTY LLC $4,085,000
2018-09-20Sold for $4,085,000 $4,085,000 $680,833
2017-05-30Mortgage $2,250,000 — from 223 DEVOE LLC to BULLPATH CAPITAL CORP. $2,250,000
2017-05-30Deed $2,650,000 — from BATKA , JOANN; BATKA CIMINATA, JOANN; CIMINATA , MARIO to 223 DEVOE LLC $2,650,000
2017-05-22Sold for $2,650,000 $2,650,000 $441,667
2003-03-27Mortgage $160,000 — from CIMINATA, MARIO; BATKA, JOANN to SELF RELIANCE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $160,000
1997-10-28Mortgage $98,000 — from CIMINATA, MARIO to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $98,000
1989-06-14Mortgage $119,000 — from CAPOBIANCO, GIOVANNAR; CAPOBIANCO, CATHERINE to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK $119,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201713673029
2018000202
2019011305
2020002002
2021015039
2022013105
20230630312
20240360211
202504110015
2026000000
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The full timeline

Construction 13Enforcement 26Housing & tenants 46Ownership & money 26Health & systems 8

Every one of the 119 recorded events, 1977–2025, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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