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333 Central Avenue

2,113Records
21City systems
23Open violations
19.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11221 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (East)
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2,113 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,217 311 service requests, 190 HPD housing violations, 187 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11221
Built1962
Floors7
Res. units306
ClassD3
Owner (PLUTO)HOPE GARDENS 1 LLC
BBL3033150001
BIN3075906, 3342263, 3394310

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 76% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 19.5. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations23 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2025-12-06.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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

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’23–24
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’25–26

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

$3,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

230 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (69) · HEAT/HOT WATER (26) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (26) · Illegal Parking (19) · Homeless Person Assistance (17) · Abandoned Vehicle (8).

Filed construction activity

$28,705,230 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (26 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 (1962)
YesSix or more residential units (306)
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)HOPE GARDENS LLC
Head officerTIMOTHY HENKEL
Managing agentWAVECREST MGMT GROUP
Last registered2026-07-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$18,606,000 $8,372,700
2026$19,317,000 $8,692,650
2027$25,348,000 $11,406,600

The city's market estimate has risen 36% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: NYC HOUSING AUTH

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 81/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 10)

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

In the city's stormwater flood map only under the extreme-storm scenario (3.66 in/hr cloudburst with 2080 sea levels) — an Ida-scale event.

8 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (0 in the last three years).

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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Wilson Av / Menahan St — B60 · 350 ft
Citi BikeMenahan St & Central Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 377 Alejandrina B. De Gautier
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

333 Central Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

230 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 26 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 WAVECREST MGMT GROUP — 362 buildings, 31,199 units. Grades across the portfolio: A86 · B145 · C84 · D33 · F13. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
9910 Seaview Avenue BK1610 A
109 West 90 Street MN1197 B
1130 Burke Avenue BX877 B
56-10 Beach Channel Drive QN813 B
375 West 207th Street MN611 A
51-32 Beach Channel Drive QN582 B
226 Humboldt Street BK490 B
142 Leonard Street BK488 B
756 St Anns Avenue BX480 C
202 Graham Avenue BK474 A
Clinton Street MN400 B
35 Commercial Street BK373 B
188 Avenue C MN371 B
1932 Bryant Avenue BX319 B
400 Brook Avenue BX309 B
3475 Bivona Street BX307 C
333 Central Avenue BK306 B
307 East 101 Street MN268 B
217 East 104 Street MN248 B
2440 Boston Road BX241 B
21 Prescott Place BK235 B
165 Broome Street MN232 A
3550 Bivona Street BX231 B
463 1 Avenue MN225 B
99 Ft Washington Avenue MN222 B
62 Pennsylvania Avenue BK218 C
2044 Westchester Ave BX206 C
460 Grand Street MN200 A
17 Pitt Street MN200 B
690 East 140 Street BX200 B
4179 3rd Avenue BX189 C
229 Graham Avenue BK183 B
Dumont Avenue BK180 B
3033 Middletown Road BX179 A
2880 Park Avenue BX160 B
23 Mother Gaston Blvd BK160 B
Guy R Brewer Blvd QN159 B
530 Exterior Street BX157 B
491 Gerard Avenue BX153 B
980 Westchester Avenue BX151 C
146 Malcolm X Boulevard BK150 B
1093 St Johns Place BK144 B
510 East 146 Street BX139 C
620 East 13 Street MN138 B
810 River Avenue BX134 D
750 East 134th Street BX133 C
245 Lewis Avenue BK132 B
385 East 184 Street BX130 D
190 Grove Street BK130 B
8-15 27 Avenue QN128 C
120 West 140 Street MN126 A
33 Saratoga Avenue BK125 B
887 Southern Boulevard BX124 C
671 Tinton Avenue BX123 A
3322 Decatur Avenue BX122 D
235 Linden Street BK120 B
900 Ogden Avenue BX120 F
2000 Washington Avenue BX120 B
357 Wilson Avenue BK120 B
1240 Gates Avenue BK120 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,874,496 on 2024-03-08 (lender: New York City Housing Authority), covering 15 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
2024-03-08Mortgage $28,063,776 — from HOPE GARDENS I LLC; NYCHA HOPE GARDENS I HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY $28,063,776
2024-03-08Mortgage $1,874,497 — from NYCHA HOPE GARDENS I HOUSING DEVELOPMENT; HOPE GARDENS I LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY $1,874,497
2022-07-14Mortgage $117,400,000 — from HOPE GARDENS I LLC; NYCHA HOPE GARDENS I HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY $117,400,000
2022-07-14Mortgage $117,400,000 — from NYCHA HOPE GARDENS I HOUSING DEVELOPMENT; HOPE GARDENS I LLC to FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION $117,400,000
2019-08-02Mortgage $29,610,390 — from NYCHA HOPE GARDENS I HDFC; HOPE GARDENS I LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY $29,610,390
2019-08-02Mortgage $128,740,000 — from NYCHA HOPE GARDENS I HDFC; HOPE GARDENS I LLC to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY $128,740,000
2019-08-02MLEA $39,474,524 — from NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY to NYCHA HOPE GARDENS I HOUSING; HOPE GARDENS I LLC $39,474,524
2003-03-31DEEDO $621,132 — from THE 93RD STREET, LLC to FLEMING, KATHLEEN $621,133

Ten-year activity

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2021
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017510530876
20181162201251
20194364101596
2020321169021133
2021221713305177
202201636367392
2023510341011367
20242418128310183
202531143014161
202662139012159
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The full timeline

Construction 179Enforcement 152Housing & tenants 1,625Ownership & money 30Health & systems 127

Every one of the 2,113 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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