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131 Boerum Street

423Records
14City systems
12Open violations
—Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11206 · Neighborhood: East Williamsburg
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423 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 175 311 service requests, 59 HPD housing violations, 41 DOB violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11206
Built1920
Floors2
Res. units0
ClassE1
Owner (PLUTO)BOERUM PLAZA LLC
BBL3030700028
BIN3071281

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Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations12 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2023-11-01.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

14 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 8 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

8
’23–24
2
’24–25
2
’25–26

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

$310,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

59 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (22) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (15) · HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · Rodent (4) · Lead (2) · Water System (2).

Filed construction activity

$13,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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.

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)BOERUM PLAZA LLC
Head officerSHLOMO KARPEN
Managing agentWATERFRONT MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-08-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,649,000 $742,050
2026$1,680,000 $756,000
2027$1,591,000 $715,950

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

SubwayMontrose Av — L · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Lorimer St — J M · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Graham Av / Johnson Av — B43 · 150 ft
Citi BikeMcKibbin St & Manhattan Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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

131 Boerum Street

Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

59 311 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 WATERFRONT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 18 buildings, 122 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B5 · C1 · D5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1085 Willoughby Avenue BK20 B
238 Pulaski Street BK12 B
387 Franklin Avenue BK11 A
1189 Broadway BK11 A
317 Franklin Avenue BK10 A
53 Stanhope Street BK8 B
159 Suydam Street BK8 B
834 Quincy Street BK7 B
568 Willoughby Avenue BK6 A
699 DeKalb Avenue BK6 A
91 Gerry Street BK6 A
618 Lafayette Avenue BK4 D
35A Driggs Avenue BK3 D
325 Franklin Avenue BK3 D
1098 Bushwick Avenue BK3 D
106 Kingston Avenue BK2 D
18 Bleecker Street BK2 C
131 Boerum Street BK0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,409,216 on 2018-04-09 (lender: Arbor Agency Lending LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-06-12Agreement $2,625,000 — from BOERUM PLAZA LLC to COMMUNITY FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $2,625,000
2026-06-12AL&R $2,625,000 — from BOERUM PLAZA LLC to COMMUNITY FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $2,625,000
2018-04-09Mortgage $2,409,216 — from BOERUM PLAZA LLC to ARBOR AGENCY LENDING LLC $2,409,216
2018-04-09Agreement $3,300,000 — from BOERUM PLAZA LLC to ARBOR AGENCY LENDING LLC $3,300,000
2012-05-02Agreement $1,000,000 — from EMPIRE NATIONAL BANK to BOERUM PLAZA, LLC $1,000,000
2012-05-02Mortgage $558,516 — from BOERUM PLAZA, LLC to EMPIRE NATIONAL BANK $558,516
2012-05-02AL&R $1,000,000 — from BOERUM PLAZA, LLC to EMPIRE NATIONAL BANK $1,000,000
2001-11-28Mortgage $620,000 — from BOERUM REALTY USA INC to FIRST FINANCIAL EQUITIES COMMERICAL INC $620,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170380011
20180398121
20190380011
2020005005
202101430044
202202380040
202301410042
2024017380156
202540410449
202601243129
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The full timeline

Construction 20Enforcement 77Housing & tenants 279Ownership & money 40Health & systems 7

Every one of the 423 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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