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97 Central Avenue

206Records
13City systems
0Open violations
60Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11206 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (West)
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206 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 55 HPD complaints, 35 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 31 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11206
Built1920
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassC3
Owner (PLUTO)WEST BUSHWICK 203K HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F UND COMPAN
BBL3031730003
BIN3072265

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 60. In ZIP 11206, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% 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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

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: Graffiti (3).

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 (1920)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)WEST BUSHWICK 203K HDFC
Head officerISMAEL FELICIANO
Managing agentRISEBORO COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP
Last registered2025-09-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,282,000 $576,900
2026$1,061,000 $477,450
2027$1,273,000 $572,850

The city's market estimate has fallen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

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

SubwayCentral Av — M · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Morgan Av — L · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Wilson Av / Jefferson St — B60 · 550 ft
Citi BikeCentral Ave & Starr St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 145 Andrew Jackson
Middle: 347, 349. 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

97 Central Avenue

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 RISEBORO COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP — 141 buildings, 2,793 units. Grades across the portfolio: A30 · B43 · C30 · D28 · F8. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
144-02 135th Avenue QN318 A
326 Rockaway Avenue BK216 A
57 Marcus Garvey Blvd BK190 A
37 Hillside Avenue MN163 A
43 Goodwin Place BK100 A
297 Wilson Avenue BK96 A
1255 Gates Avenue BK83 A
78 Troutman Street BK82 A
85 East 233 Street BX80 A
10 Forrest Street BK62 B
43 Central Avenue BK61 B
159 Himrod Street BK60 A
1349 Gates Avenue BK60 A
87 Melrose Street BK59 B
604 East 40th Street BK58 A
591 Bushwick Avenue BK58 B
561 Knickerbocker Avenue BK43 B
555 Bushwick Avenue BK42 B
150 Linden Street BK40 C
63 Central Avenue BK38 B
171 Himrod Street BK36 B
420 Stockholm Street BK35 B
116 Grove Street BK32 C
803 Knickerbocker Avenue BK24 C
422 Melrose Street BK24 A
108 Grove Street BK23 B
110 Grove Street BK23 C
63 Stockholm Street BK20 A
115 Linden Street BK17 A
111 Linden Street BK16 A
158 Harman Street BK14 B
93 Stockholm Street BK14 B
175 Harman Street BK14 A
181 Harman Street BK14 B
73 Linden Street BK12 B
75 Linden Street BK12 B
295 Jefferson Street BK8 B
244 Stockholm Street BK8 D
304 Jefferson Street BK8 A
302 Jefferson Street BK8 B
317 Jefferson Street BK8 C
149 Starr Street BK8 D
299 Jefferson Street BK8 D
22 Irving Avenue BK8 B
246 Stockholm Street BK8 B
320 Jefferson Street BK8 A
316 Jefferson Street BK8 D
640 Broadway BK7 C
1516 Jefferson Avenue BK6 C
73 Wyckoff Avenue BK6 A
174 Stockholm Street BK6 C
251 Harman Street BK6 A
311 Harman Street BK6 B
434 Jefferson Street BK6 B
235 Stanhope Street BK6 B
312 Grove Street BK6 B
1269 Decatur Street BK6 C
320 Grove Street BK6 C
647 Central Avenue BK6 B
32 Irving Avenue BK6 B

showing 60 of 141 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $12,796,644 on 2006-10-13 (lender: United States Department Of Housing And Urban), covering 14 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
2010-08-19Agreement $2,066,996 — from WEST BUSHWICK 203K HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $2,066,996
2010-06-29Agreement $2,066,966 — from WEST BUSHWICK 203K HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $2,066,966
2006-10-13Mortgage $12,796,644 — from WEST BUSHWICK 203K HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND $12,796,644
2006-10-13AL&R $12,796,644 — from WEST BUSHWICK 203K HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVEL $12,796,644
2006-10-13Mortgage $1,059,538 — from WEST BUSHWICK 203K HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to BPD BANK $1,059,538
2000-04-14Mortgage $244,200 — from INGERSOLL TENANT'S ASSOCIATION INC to RYANS EXPRESS EQUITIES CORP $244,200
1996-03-07Mortgage $49,453 — from COSARCA, MARIA; COSARCA, COSTICA to SELF RELIANCE NY FEDCREDIT UNION $49,453
1988-04-14Mortgage $12,000 — from COSARCA, COSTICA; COSARCA, MARIA; COSARCA, MARIA; COSARCA, COSTICA to ACOSTA, FELIX; GLICKMAN, SYDELLE; GLICKMAN, SYDELLE; ACOSTA, FELIX $12,000
1988-04-14Mortgage $12,000 — from COSARCA, COSTICA; COSARCA, MARIA; COSARCA, MARIA; COSARCA, COSTICA to ACOSTA, FELIX; GLICKMAN, SYDELLE; GLICKMAN, SYDELLE; ACOSTA, FELIX $12,000
1987-11-30Mortgage $125,000 — from COSARCA, COSTICA; COSARCA, MARIA to GREEN POINT SVGS BANK $125,000
1987-03-13Mortgage $63,000 — from FASEG CORP to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $63,000

Ten-year activity

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2023
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Housing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20175027
20181023
20190022
20201012
20213014
20221034
20232035
20247029
20251124
20264026
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The full timeline

Construction 19Enforcement 8Housing & tenants 121Ownership & money 35Health & systems 23

Every one of the 206 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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