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281 Devoe Street

83Records
8City systems
27Open violations
24Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11211 · Neighborhood: East Williamsburg
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83 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 8 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 27 HPD housing violations, 25 311 service requests, 14 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11211
Built1930
Floors3
Res. units5
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)PAPACONSTANTINOU CHARLES
BBL3029170027
BIN3070369

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% 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 24. 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

Open HPD violations27 total — 12 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 1987-03-25.

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

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Overgrown Tree/Branches (2) · Lead (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 (1930)
NoSix or more residential units (5)
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)CHARLES PAPPAS
Managing agentNAPCO
Last registered2006-10-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,396,000 $628,200
2026$1,675,000 $753,750
2027$1,340,000 $603,000

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% 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 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Grand St / Waterbury St — Q54 Q59 · 600 ft
Citi BikePowers St & Olive St · 350 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

281 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

3 311 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 NAPCO — 5 buildings, 18 units. Grades across the portfolio: C2 · D3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
281 Devoe Street BK5 C
62 Maujer Street BK4 C
36 Marcy Avenue BK3 D
32 Marcy Avenue BK3 D
34 Marcy Avenue BK3 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $499,000 on 2004-12-28 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2004-12-28Mortgage $499,000 — from PAPACONSTANTINOU, GEORGE; PAPACONSTANTINOU, CHARLES to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $499,000
2004-12-28AL&R $499,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to PAPACONSTANTINOU, CHARLES; PAPACONSTANTINOU, GEORGE $499,000
1995-10-26Mortgage $31,304 — from LONGO, THOMAS J.; LONGO, GENEVIEVE to GREENPOINT BANK $31,304
1994-01-04Mortgage $23,565 — from LONGO, GENEVIEVE; LONGO, THOMAS J to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK $23,565
1990-07-30Mortgage $35,000 — from LONGO, THOMAS J; LONGO, GENEVIEVE to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK $35,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170123
20180202
20190505
20200404
20210707
20221405
20231405
20241416
20251203
20260101
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The full timeline

Enforcement 9Housing & tenants 57Ownership & money 14Health & systems 3

Every one of the 83 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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