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234 Stanhope Street

221Records
13City systems
0Open violations
8Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11237 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (West)
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221 recorded events, 1980–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 71 HPD complaints, 58 311 service requests, 26 rodent inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11237
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units5
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)JANI TRUST
BBL3032690019
BIN3074484

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 8. In ZIP 11237, 39% of residential buildings hold an A and 15% 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

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (3) · Building/Use (1) · Graffiti (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)Jani Trust
Head officerJanki Dhanjani
Managing agentSKS Enterprises LLC
Last registered2026-07-21

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,280,000 $576,000
2026$1,150,000 $517,500
2027$1,341,000 $603,450

The city's market estimate has risen 5% 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

SubwayKnickerbocker Av — M · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
DeKalb Av — L · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: De Kalb Av / Knickerbocker Av — B38 · 650 ft
Citi BikeIrving Ave & Harman St · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 376
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

234 Stanhope 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

5 311 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 SKS ENTERPRISES LLC — 19 buildings, 276 units. Grades across the portfolio: A13 · B3 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2325 Southern Boulevard BX26 B
224 East 48 Street MN25 A
2270 64 Street BK23 B
1097 1 Avenue MN20 A
119 Bank Street MN20 A
230 Mulberry Street MN18 A
2424 Beaumont Avenue BX16 C
1099 1 Avenue MN16 A
349 East 60 Street MN16 A
1101 1 Avenue MN16 A
1103 1 Avenue MN16 A
345 East 60 Street MN16 A
347 East 60 Street MN16 A
121 Bank Street MN10 A
88 Orchard Street MN8 A
232 Kingsland Avenue BK6 A
234 Stanhope Street BK5 B
508 Greenwich Street MN3 D
120 West 44 Street MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $147,000 on 2001-02-07 (lender: Emigrant Funding Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2006-03-07Deed $600,000 — from BUSHATI, AGIM; BUSHATI, TORAD to DHANJANI, AJIT $600,000
2001-02-07Mortgage $147,000 — from BUSHATI, AGIM to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $147,000
1995-03-20Mortgage $80,000 — from CHEN, FAN LU; CHEN, WU RONG to ASIA BANK, NA $80,000
1989-11-06Mortgage $38,000 — from CHEN, WU RONG; CHEN, FAN LU to RUSSO, JOSEPH R $38,000
1989-10-26Mortgage $55,000 — from CHEN, WU RONG; CHEN, FAN LU to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK $55,000

Ten-year activity

100500
2017
86
2018
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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201711035
20180830386
201914049
202002125
202104037
202202046
202301034
202413037
202503036
202602035
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The full timeline

Construction 3Enforcement 7Housing & tenants 158Ownership & money 18Health & systems 35

Every one of the 221 recorded events, 1980–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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