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53 Morgan Avenue

337Records
15City systems
1Open violations
8.4Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11206 · Neighborhood: East Williamsburg
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337 recorded events, 1982–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 97 311 service requests, 59 HPD housing violations, 54 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11206
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units5
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)GUT MORGAN LLC
BBL3030930026
BIN3071433, 3400495

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 8.4. In ZIP 11206, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2011-07-10.

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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

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (1) · Dumpster Complaint (1) · Graffiti (1) · Litter Basket Request (1) · ELECTRIC (1) · FLOORING/STAIRS (1).

Filed construction activity

$50,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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 (1931)
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)GUT MORGAN LLC
Head officerARI KOTH
Managing agentAri Koth
Last registered2026-06-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,730,000 $778,500
2026$1,384,000 $622,800
2027$1,240,000 $558,000

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
SemkehMediterraneanGrade Pending—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Letter Grading) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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

SubwayMorgan Av — L · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Morgan Av / Harrison Pl — B60 · 100 ft
Citi BikeMcKibbin St & Bogart St · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 145 Andrew Jackson. 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

53 Morgan 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

9 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,250,000 on 2024-01-05 (lender: Elirai 155 S. Elliot 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
2026-04-15AL&R $7,100,000 — from DAVID MAJUER LLC; GUT MORGAN LLC; ZEV STOCKO LLC; DAVID PUTNAM LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK $7,100,000
2026-04-15Agreement $7,100,000 — from DAVID PUTNAM LLC; ZEV STOCKO LLC; GUT MORGAN LLC; DAVID MAJUER LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK $7,100,000
2024-01-05Mortgage $2,250,000 — from GUT MORGAN LLC; 269 MELROSE STREET LLC to ELIRAI 155 S. ELLIOT LLC $2,250,000
2015-10-28M&CON $1,900,000 — from GUT MORGAN LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,900,000
2015-10-28AL&R $1,900,000 — from GUT MORGAN LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,900,000
2013-05-08AL&R $1,200,000 — from GUT MORGAN LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,200,000
2013-05-08M&CON $1,200,000 — from GUT MORGAN LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,200,000
2006-11-20Agreement $990,000 — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK to GUT MORGAN LLC $990,000
2006-06-20Mortgage $370,700 — from GUT MORGAN LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $370,700
2005-05-18Deed $750,000 — from MR. MORGAN, INC. to GUT MORGAN LLC $750,000
2005-05-18Mortgage $618,750 — from GUT MORGAN LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $618,750
1996-12-05Mortgage $12,267 — from MORALES, WILFREDO to GENERAL MODERNIZER $12,267
1993-05-27Mortgage $9,900 — from MORALES, WILFREDO to V I P FUNDING LTD $9,900
1992-08-11Mortgage $93,500 — from MORALES, WILFREDO to GARCIA, DARIO; JIMINEZ, ANIBAL $93,500
1986-01-23Mortgage $27,500 — from JIMENEZ, ANIBAL; GARCIA, DARIO to GENERAL HOME SERV INC $27,500

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201709820091
201851330039
20198070924
2020006006
2021006006
20223460013
2023025007
20240125210
2025004037
20260085013
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The full timeline

Construction 44Enforcement 22Housing & tenants 220Ownership & money 35Health & systems 16

Every one of the 337 recorded events, 1982–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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