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128 Central Avenue

170Records
14City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11221 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (West)
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170 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 57 311 service requests, 28 HPD complaints, 21 rodent inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11221
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassS4
Owner (PLUTO)HIGGINS, KEVIN
BBL3031840037
BIN3072484

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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 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 0. In ZIP 11221, 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

15 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (7) · Street Condition (2) · Food Establishment (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Traffic (1) · Drinking (1).

Filed construction activity

$17,600 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1931)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
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)KEVIN HIGGINS
Managing agentCLARAGH MANAGEMENT INC
Last registered2025-08-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$754,800 $339,660
2026$906,000 $407,700
2027$1,087,000 $489,150

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Rosie Pizza BarPizzaAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 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: Pet/Animal) · 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.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2018 (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

SubwayCentral Av — M · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Myrtle Av — J M Z · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Myrtle Av / Hart St — B54 · 700 ft
Citi BikeCentral Ave & Starr St · 100 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

128 Central 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

15 311 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 CLARAGH MANAGEMENT, INC. — 3 buildings, 16 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
30-98 Crescent Street QN9 A
128 Central Avenue BK4 A
126 Central Avenue BK3 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $325,000 on 2006-01-27 (lender: Flushing Savings Bank, FSB). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2006-01-27Deed $435,000 — from RAMOS, OSVALDO; RAMOS, ROSA to HIGGINS, KEVIN $435,000
2006-01-27AL&R $325,000 — from HIGGINS, KEVIN to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $325,000
2006-01-27Mortgage $325,000 — from HIGGINS, KEVIN to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $325,000
2004-07-05Mortgage $150,000 — from RAMOS, OSVALDO; RAMOS, ROSA to DELTA FUNDING CORP. $150,000
1986-08-21Mortgage $14,900 — from RAMOS, ROSA M; RAMOS, OSWALD JR to BANK OF COMMERCE $14,900

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201720035
2018279422
2019034310
20200010111
2021016310
2022008311
2023127313
2024106411
2025008412
202600325
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The full timeline

Construction 12Enforcement 16Housing & tenants 98Ownership & money 11Health & systems 33

Every one of the 170 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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