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188 Suydam Street

454Records
15City systems
13Open violations
130.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11221 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (West)
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454 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 118 HPD complaints, 103 311 service requests, 90 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11221
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)188 SUYDAM STREET LLC
BBL3032180027
BIN3073129

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% 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 130.5. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations13 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2015-10-27.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$3,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · Dirty Condition (2) · Noise (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · Derelict Vehicles (1).

Filed construction activity

$98,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)188 SUYDAM STREET LLC
Head officerALBERT J DWECK
Managing agentAE DUKE MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-09-15

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,114,000 $501,300
2026$1,062,000 $477,900
2027$1,274,000 $573,300

The city's market estimate has risen 14% 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

SubwayCentral Av — M · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Wilson Av / Suydam St — B60 · 200 ft
Citi BikeStockholm St & Wilson Ave · 750 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

188 Suydam 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

13 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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 AE DUKE MANAGEMENT LLC — 24 buildings, 157 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B8 · C12 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
534 East 14 Street MN15 B
1705 Putnam Avenue QN8 C
1725 Putnam Avenue QN8 B
252 Madison Street BK8 C
1851 Putnam Avenue QN7 C
1707 Putnam Avenue QN7 B
1673 Woodbine Street QN6 B
271 Malcolm X Boulevard BK6 B
1511 DeKalb Avenue BK6 C
66 Steuben Street BK6 A
1484 DeKalb Avenue BK6 B
1889 Cornelia Street QN6 C
515 Wilson Avenue BK6 C
1823 Cornelia Street QN6 C
57 Troutman Street BK6 C
107 Cornelia Street BK6 A
1726 Woodbine Street QN6 D
188 Suydam Street BK6 C
393 Bleecker Street BK6 B
1675 Woodbine Street QN6 C
2405 Tilden Avenue BK6 C
1825 Cornelia Street QN6 C
49 St Nicholas Avenue BK6 B
1129 Decatur Street BK2 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $640,762 on 2020-08-19 (lender: Valley National Bank), covering 3 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
2020-08-19AL&R $4,500,000 — from 49 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE LLC; 188 SUYDAM STREET LLC; 57 TROUTMAN STREET LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $4,500,000
2020-08-19Agreement $4,500,000 — from 49 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE LLC; 188 SUYDAM STREET LLC; 57 TROUTMAN STREET LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $4,500,000
2020-08-19Mortgage $640,762 — from 57 TROUTMAN STREET LLC; 188 SUYDAM STREET LLC; 49 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $640,762
2018-12-07Agreement $3,968,000 — from 188 SUYDAM STREET LLC; 57 TROUTMAN STREET LLC; 49 ST NICHOLAS AVENUE LLC to RED MORTGAGE CAPITAL, LLC $3,968,000
2018-12-07Mortgage $387,756 — from 49 ST NICHOLAS AVENUE LLC; 188 SUYDAM STREET LLC; 57 TROUTMAN STREET LLC to RED MORTGAGE CAPITAL, LLC $387,756
2018-04-03Mortgage $400,000 — from 188 SUYDAM STREET LLC; 49 ST NICHOLAS AVENUE LLC; 57 TROUTMAN STREET LLC to FIRST AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL BANK $400,000
2016-05-06Agreement $3,375,000 — from 188 SUYDAM STREET LLC; 57 TROUTMAN STREET LLC; 49 ST NICHOLAS AVENUE LLC to FIRST AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL BANK $3,375,000
2016-02-09Deed $1,715,000 — from MJS SUYDAM LLC to 188 SUYDAM STREET LLC $1,715,000
2016-02-09Agreement $3,375,000 — from 57 TROUTMAN STREET LLC; 188 SUYDAM STREET LLC; 49 ST NICHOLAS AVENUE LLC to FIRST AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL BANK $3,375,000
2016-02-09Mortgage $2,618,552 — from 49 ST NICHOLAS AVENUE LLC; 57 TROUTMAN STREET LLC; 188 SUYDAM STREET LLC to FIRST AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL BANK $2,618,552
2014-10-10AL&R $775,000 — from MJS SUYDAM LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $775,000
2014-10-10Mortgage $775,000 — from MJS SUYDAM LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $775,000
2014-10-10Deed $1,200,000 — from JLW PROPERTIES MANAGEMENT, INC. to MJS SUYDAM LLC $1,200,000
2006-12-15AL&R $150,000 — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB to JLW PROPERTIES MANAGEMENT, INC. $150,000
2006-12-15Mortgage $150,000 — from JLW PROPERTIES MANAGEMENT, INC. to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $150,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171190213
201800216431
201901351643
202000234229
202100100515
202200200828
202303120924
20240140712
20250261312
202600160218
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The full timeline

Construction 4Enforcement 23Housing & tenants 333Ownership & money 42Health & systems 52

Every one of the 454 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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