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231 Troutman Street

131Records
11City systems
0Open violations
4Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11237 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (West)
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131 recorded events, 1980–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 31 311 service requests, 25 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 21 rodent inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11237
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units5
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)SERLIN BUILDING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
BBL3031740045
BIN3072333

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 80% 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 4. In ZIP 11237, 39% of residential buildings hold an A and 15% 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

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

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

2
’24–25
2
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Unleashed Dog (1) · Illegal Parking (1).

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 (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)SERLIN BUILDING LP
Head officerLINDA VERA
Managing agentDIRECT BUILDING MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-09-12

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,293,000 $581,850
2026$1,034,000 $465,300
2027$1,135,000 $510,750

The city's market estimate has fallen 12% 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

SubwayCentral Av — M · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Jefferson St — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Wilson Av / Troutman St — B60 · 300 ft
Citi BikeWilson Ave & Troutman St · 350 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

231 Troutman 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

4 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by DIRECT BUILDING MANAGEMENT — 87 buildings, 523 units. Grades across the portfolio: A41 · B30 · C5 · D7 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
464 Bushwick Avenue BK25 B
236 Moffat Street BK12 A
1492 Bushwick Avenue BK12 A
305 Eldert Street BK10 A
83 Linden Street BK8 D
1152 DeKalb Avenue BK8 A
436 Evergreen Avenue BK8 B
10 Eldert Street BK8 B
651 Knickerbocker Avenue BK8 A
1125 Putnam Avenue BK8 B
665 Evergreen Avenue BK8 A
240 Stockholm Street BK8 B
468 Bushwick Avenue BK7 A
15 Menahan Street BK7 A
1278 Decatur Street BK7 A
167 Cooper Street BK6 A
794 Flushing Avenue BK6 C
106 Troutman Street BK6 B
91 Himrod Street BK6 A
485 Central Avenue BK6 A
34 Starr Street BK6 C
43 Stockholm Street BK6 B
541 Knickerbocker Avenue BK6 A
1275 Decatur Street BK6 A
19 Locust Street BK6 B
87 Himrod Street BK6 A
32 Ditmars Street BK6 A
45 Stockholm Street BK6 A
146 Grove Street BK6 C
619 Central Avenue BK6 B
1281 Decatur Street BK6 B
178 Wilson Avenue BK6 B
12 Menahan Street BK6 A
464 Central Avenue BK6 B
1002 Decatur Street BK6 B
397 Woodbine Street BK6 A
313 Melrose Street BK6 B
178 Jefferson Street BK6 A
100 Troutman Street BK6 C
192 Stockholm Street BK6 A
1008 Willoughby Avenue BK6 B
95 Bleecker Street BK6 B
1006 Decatur Street BK6 A
31 Granite Street BK6 B
804 Mac Donough Street BK6 B
205 Wilson Avenue BK6 A
89 Himrod Street BK6 A
229 Troutman Street BK6 A
1205 Myrtle Avenue BK6 B
1151 Greene Avenue BK6 B
1330 Hancock Street BK6 B
33 Schaefer Street BK6 B
802 Mac Donough Street BK6 A
252 Jefferson Street BK6 B
1203 Myrtle Avenue BK6 A
48 Starr Street BK6 A
1001 Decatur Street BK6 B
1156 Gates Avenue BK6 B
34 Granite Street BK6 D
247 Jefferson Street BK6 A

showing 60 of 87 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,078,713 on 2008-12-24 (lender: City Of Newyork), covering 10 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
2008-12-24Deed $11,740,800 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUING DEVELOPM to SERLIN BUILDING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP $11,740,800
2008-12-24Mortgage $2,078,713 — from SERLIN BUILDING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to CITY OF NEWYORK $2,078,713
2008-12-24Agreement $14,373,860 — from CITY OF NEWYORK to SERLIN BUILDING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP $14,373,860
2005-02-17Mortgage $1,089,466 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC.; SERLIN BUILDING MANAGEMENT,INC. to THE BANK OF NEW YORK $1,089,466
2005-02-17AL&R $24,568,888 — from THE BANK OF NEW YORK to SERLIN BUILDING MANAGEMENT,INC.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC. $24,568,888
2005-02-17Mortgage $1,089,466 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC.; SERLIN BUILDING MANAGEMENT,INC. to THE BANK OF NEW YORK $1,089,466
2005-02-17Mortgage $11,194,978 — from SERLIN BUILDING MANAGEMENT,INC.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC. to THE BANK OF NEW YORK $11,194,978
2005-02-17Mortgage $11,194,978 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC.; SERLIN BUILDING MANAGEMENT,INC. to THE BANK OF NEW YORK $11,194,978

Ten-year activity

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2021
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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702024
201803126
201901023
202003003
202103025
202206039
202303025
202403025
202515028
202600011
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The full timeline

Construction 20Enforcement 16Housing & tenants 49Ownership & money 25Health & systems 21

Every one of the 131 recorded events, 1980–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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