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131 Starr Street

918Records
16City systems
24Open violations
231.8Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11237 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (West)
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918 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 370 HPD complaints, 180 311 service requests, 163 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11237
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units8
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)STARR 131 LLC
BBL3031870055
BIN3072585

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 92% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 231.8. In ZIP 11237, 39% of residential buildings hold an A and 15% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations24 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 12 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2019-01-18.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PAINT/PLASTER (5) · Noise (3) · FLOORING/STAIRS (3) · ELECTRIC (2) · Derelict Vehicles (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (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)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)STARR 131 LLC
Head officerLAURENT WENDUM
Managing agentRIDGEWOOD REALTY GROUP
Last registered2025-07-01

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,648,000 $741,600
2026$1,318,000 $593,100
2027$1,302,000 $585,900

The city's market estimate has fallen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

SubwayJefferson St — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Wilson Av / Willoughby Av — B60 · 850 ft
Citi BikeSuydam St & Knickerbocker Ave · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 123 Suydam
Middle: J.H.S. 162 The Willoughby. 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 Starr 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

18 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 RIDGEWOOD REALTY GROUP — 18 buildings, 89 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B5 · C6 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
17-11 Linden Street QN9 C
629 Union Street BK8 A
140 Grattan Street BK8 A
131 Starr Street BK8 C
320 49 Street BK8 C
1666 Putnam Avenue QN6 B
1718 Putnam Avenue QN6 B
29 St Nicholas Avenue BK4 B
606 Onderdonk Avenue QN4 C
12 St Nicholas Avenue BK4 C
16-84 Linden Street QN3 D
1381 Jefferson Avenue BK3 A
376 Menahan Street BK3 A
242 Menahan Street BK3 D
1529 Greene Avenue BK3 B
1552 Greene Avenue BK3 C
424 Menahan Street QN3 A
60-32 Catalpa Avenue QN3 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,420,000 on 2026-08-18 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-08-18Mortgage $2,420,000 — from STARR 131 LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $2,420,000
2025-06-26Deed $2,750,000 — from 131 STARR LLC to STARR 131 LLC $2,750,000
2025-06-05Sold for $2,750,000 $2,750,000 $343,750
2016-06-16AL&R $2,100,000 — from 131 STARR, LLC to INVESTORS BANK $2,100,000
2016-06-16Mortgage $800,637 — from 131 STARR, LLC to INVESTORS BANK $800,637
2016-06-16Agreement $2,100,000 — from 131 STARR, LLC to INVESTORS BANK $2,100,000
2013-06-03Mortgage $454,717 — from 131 STARR, LLC to COMMUNITY FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $454,717
2013-06-03Agreement $1,375,000 — from 131 STARR, LLC to COMMUNITY FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $1,375,000
2013-06-03AL&R $1,375,000 — from 131 STARR, LLC to COMMUNITY FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $1,375,000
2011-03-10AL&R $950,000 — from 131 STARR, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $950,000
2011-03-10Agreement $950,000 — from 131 STARR, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $950,000
2011-03-10Mortgage $646,221 — from 131 STARR, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $646,221
2009-04-29Deed $800,000 — from KERRIGAN , MALACHY to 131 STAR LLC $800,000
2005-12-29Deed $625,000 — from 109 WEST 225TH STREET, LLC to KERRIGAN, MALACHY $625,000
2005-12-29Mortgage $320,000 — from KERRIGAN, MALACHY to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $320,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170100414
20180370239
20190650368
20200390443
20210360844
20220150318
20232100618
20240360844
20251322742
202603115
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The full timeline

Construction 11Enforcement 43Housing & tenants 767Ownership & money 39Health & systems 58

Every one of the 918 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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