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285 Bleecker Street

342Records
16City systems
30Open violations
155.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11237 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (West)
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342 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 88 HPD complaints, 88 311 service requests, 60 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11237
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)285 BLEECKER LLC
BBL3033000045
BIN3075448

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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 155.7. In ZIP 11237, 39% of residential buildings hold an A and 15% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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 violations30 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 20 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 1985-12-04.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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

6
’23–24
8
’24–25
18
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

22 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (17) · Dirty Condition (1) · Abandoned Vehicle (1) · Derelict Vehicles (1) · Noise (1) · PLUMBING (1).

Filed construction activity

$85,400 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)
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)285 BLEECKER LLC
Head officerDAVID NATANOV
Managing agentGREENACRE MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-10-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,264,000 $568,800
2026$1,150,000 $517,500
2027$1,341,000 $603,450

The city's market estimate has risen 6% 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 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
DeKalb Av — L · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Myrtle Av / Menahan St — B54 · 450 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. 086 The Irvington
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

285 Bleecker 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

22 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 17 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 GREENACRE MANAGEMENT — 21 buildings, 282 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B9 · C6 · D3 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
111 Woodruff Avenue BK45 B
11 Crooke Avenue BK43 B
526 West 139 Street MN21 B
515 West 139 Street MN21 A
3409 14 Avenue BK20 C
3403 14 Avenue BK19 D
79 Kingston Avenue BK14 D
115 West 82 Street MN10 C
827 Nostrand Avenue BK10 C
113 West 82 Street MN10 B
374 West 116 Street MN10 B
355 West 115 Street MN10 B
475 Tompkins Avenue BK8 C
307 Jefferson Street BK8 B
1713 Madison Street QN6 A
285 Bleecker Street BK6 C
167 Irving Avenue BK6 B
360 West 116 Street MN5 F
84A Rogers Avenue BK5 C
367 West 116 Street MN3 D
737 Church Avenue BK2 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $600,000 on 2018-03-14 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-03-14AL&R $600,000 — from 285 BLEECKER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $600,000
2018-03-14Mortgage $600,000 — from 285 BLEECKER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $600,000
2016-03-29Deed $1,125,000 — from CHAN , YICK; WINNIE K. NG REVOCABLE TRUST 2011; WINNE K. NG, AS TRUSTEE to 285 BLEECKER LLC $1,125,000
2016-03-22Sold for $1,125,000 $1,125,000 $187,500
1985-10-03Mortgage $36,800 — from NG, KENNETH K; CHAN, LUCY to HOME FED SAVINGS BANK $36,800
1984-11-21Mortgage $7,960 — from CRESPO, JAMES; CRESPO, JAIME; CRESPO, ISIDRA to NORTH EASTERN HLDG CO IN $7,960

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201750230634
20180322411
201900230831
202001230428
202100700474
20220140510
202300130720
202401202427
2025003058
202600250227
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The full timeline

Construction 5Enforcement 15Housing & tenants 245Ownership & money 19Health & systems 58

Every one of the 342 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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