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181 Graham Avenue

277Records
15City systems
2Open violations
0Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11206 · Neighborhood: East Williamsburg
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277 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 90 HPD complaints, 67 311 service requests, 45 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11206
Built1920
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)GRAHAM REALTY NY LLC
BBL3030430025
BIN3070980

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 11206, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% 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 violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1988-08-15.

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

14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (5) · Noise (5) · Drinking (1) · Food Poisoning (1) · Food Establishment (1) · Consumer Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$130,000 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)GRAHAM AVENUE REALTY NY LLC
Head officerJOSEPH KAUFMAN
Managing agentGRAHAM AVENUE REALTY NY LLC
Last registered2025-10-21

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,140,000 $513,000
2026$1,215,000 $546,750
2027$1,458,000 $656,100

The city's market estimate has risen 28% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
WariquePeruvianNot yet gradedMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: 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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2017 (0 in the last three years).

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 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Meserole St / Graham Av — B60 · 100 ft
Citi BikeScholes St & Manhattan Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 250 George H. Lindsay. 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

181 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

14 311 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 GRAHAM REALTY NY LLC — 2 buildings, 10 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
181 Graham Avenue BK6 A
183 Graham Avenue BK4 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $196,809 on 2023-07-19 (lender: Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-07-19Mortgage $196,809 — from GRAHAM REALTY NY LLC to BERKADIA COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LLC $196,809
2023-07-19Agreement $4,156,000 — from GRAHAM REALTY NY LLC to BERKADIA COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LLC $4,156,000
2018-05-31Agreement $4,400,000 — from GRAHAM REALTY NY, LLC to KEARNY BANK $4,400,000
2018-05-31AL&R $4,400,000 — from GRAHAM REALTY NY, LLC to KEARNY BANK $4,400,000
2018-05-31Mortgage $2,179,403 — from GRAHAM REALTY NY, LLC to KEARNY BANK $2,179,403
2013-09-19Agreement $1,650,000 — from GRAHAM REALTY NY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,650,000
2013-07-10AL&R $1,650,000 — from GRAHAM REALTY NY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,650,000
2013-07-10Agreement $1,650,000 — from GRAHAM REALTY NY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,650,000
2013-07-10Mortgage $513,524 — from GRAHAM REALTY NY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $513,524
2009-02-25Agreement $1,200,000 — from GRAHAM REALTY NY LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $1,200,000
2009-02-25AL&R $1,200,000 — from MINZER, HILLEL to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $1,200,000
2009-02-25Mortgage $900,000 — from GRAHAM REALTY NY LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $900,000
2008-01-24Mortgage $300,000 — from 181 GRAHAM CORP. to MINZER, HILLEL $300,000
2008-01-24AL&R $300,000 — from 181 GRAHAM CORP. to MINZER, HILLEL $300,000
2006-09-28Mortgage $850,000 — from ZJK REALTY CORP. to ROSEMONT PROPERTIES, LLC $850,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017108009
20180065011
2019004004
20205070012
2021413008
2022003003
20230156012
2024014016
2025008008
2026003025
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The full timeline

Construction 18Enforcement 37Housing & tenants 174Ownership & money 45Health & systems 3

Every one of the 277 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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