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249 Harman Street

746Records
13City systems
72Open violations
162.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11237 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (West)
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746 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 271 HPD housing violations, 182 311 service requests, 137 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11237
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)PRQ VENTURES LLC
BBL3032780037
BIN3074790

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 88% 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 162.3. 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 violations72 total — 18 class C (immediately hazardous), 40 class B, 14 class A. Oldest open since 1987-07-13.
Alternative Enforcementcurrently in HPD's worst-buildings program

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

18 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

4
’23–24
8
’24–25
6
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

25 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (10) · HEAT/HOT WATER (9) · Missed Collection (2) · Illegal Dumping (1) · Drug Activity (1) · DOOR/WINDOW (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 (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)PRQ VENTURES
Head officerPIETRO STABILE
Managing agentPRQ VENTURES LLC
Last registered2025-10-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,070,000 $481,500
2026$973,000 $437,850
2027$1,168,000 $525,600

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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 · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
DeKalb Av — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Myrtle Av / Harman St — B54 · 200 ft
Citi BikeGreene Ave & Myrtle Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 376
Middle: J.H.S. 291 Roland Hayes. 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

249 Harman 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

25 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 9 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 PRQ VENTURES LLC — 6 buildings, 19 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · C3 · D1 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
249 Harman Street BK6 C
73 Central Avenue BK5 F
74-11 64 Lane QN2 C
74-05 64 Lane QN2 A
74-14 65 Street QN2 D
74-03 64 Lane QN2 C

Ten-year activity

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2017
104
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
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2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201705611
201818617104
20190222648
2020053558
2021015318
2022016319
2023184489
2024115319
2025014418
2026013316
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The full timeline

Enforcement 12Housing & tenants 626Ownership & money 4Health & systems 104

Every one of the 746 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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