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268 Stagg Street

329Records
14City systems
49Open violations
537.2Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11206 · Neighborhood: East Williamsburg
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329 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 109 HPD housing violations, 98 311 service requests, 44 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11206
Built1930
Floors3
Res. units5
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)ZALMAN G REALTY LLC.
BBL3030370026
BIN3070889

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 537.2. In ZIP 11206, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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 violations49 total — 15 class C (immediately hazardous), 26 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 1985-06-26.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

7 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25
2
’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

41 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Rodent (10) · PLUMBING (5) · DOOR/WINDOW (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (3).

Filed construction activity

$3,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (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)ZALMAN G REALTY LLC
Head officerSIMCHA GRUENHUT
Managing agentZALMAN G REALTY LLC
Last registered2025-10-02

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).

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

SubwayMontrose Av — L · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Montrose Av / Bushwick Av — B60 · 950 ft
Citi BikeWaterbury St & Stagg St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 196 Ten Eyck. 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

268 Stagg 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

41 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 of them about heat or hot water.

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: $387,324 on 2025-09-08 (lender: A&e Real Estate Finance Spv A-1, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-09-08AL&R $1,750,000 — from ZALMAN G REALTY LLC to A&E REAL ESTATE FINANCE SPV A-1, LLC $1,750,000
2025-09-08Mortgage $387,325 — from ZALMAN G REALTY LLC to A&E REAL ESTATE FINANCE SPV A-1, LLC $387,325
2025-09-08Agreement $1,750,000 — from ZALMAN G REALTY LLC to A&E REAL ESTATE FINANCE SPV A-1, LLC $1,750,000
2019-04-17Mortgage $1,515,000 — from ZALMAN G REALTY LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC $1,515,000
2019-04-17Agreement $5,737,721 — from GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC to 248 EGG LLC; 1518 EASTERN LLC; ZALMAN G REALTY LLC; SIM G. REALTY LLC $5,737,721
2019-04-17Agreement $1,515,000 — from ZALMAN G REALTY LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC $1,515,000
2014-05-07AL&R $6,325,000 — from 196 GRAY LLC; 248 EGG LLC; SIM G. REALTY LLC; 1518 EASTERN LLC; ZALMAN G REALTY LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $6,325,000
2014-02-18Mortgage $2,098,292 — from ZALMAN G REALTY LLC; 196 GRAY LLC; 1518 EASTERN LLC; SIM G. REALTY LLC; 248 EGG LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $2,098,292
2014-02-18Agreement $6,325,000 — from 196 GRAY LLC; SIM G. REALTY LLC; 1518 EASTERN LLC; 248 EGG LLC; ZALMAN G REALTY LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $6,325,000
2008-12-18Agreement $948,750 — from ZALMAN G REALTY LLC to EMPIRE NATIONAL BANK $948,750
2008-12-18AL&R $948,750 — from ZALMAN G REALTY LLC to EMPIRE NATIONAL BANK $948,750
2008-12-18Mortgage $439,583 — from ZALMAN G REALTY LLC to EMPIRE NATIONAL BANK $439,583
2005-03-29M&CON $540,000 — from ZALMAN G. REALTY LLC. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI $540,000
2005-03-29AL&R $540,000 — from ZALMAN G. REALTY LLC. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI $540,000
2005-02-23Mortgage $100,000 — from ZALMAN G. REALTY LLC. to ANDREW COSCIA $100,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017006006
201825570064
20190286016
2020001001
2021007007
202201140015
202302100214
202400170421
202502485055
202600624167
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The full timeline

Construction 2Enforcement 15Housing & tenants 262Ownership & money 43Health & systems 7

Every one of the 329 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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