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371 Irving Avenue

1,159Records
19City systems
6Open violations
523.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11237 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (East)
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1,159 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 356 HPD housing violations, 332 311 service requests, 318 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11237
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units8
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)DS BROOKLYN PORTFOLIO OWNER LLC
BBL3033630003
BIN3076879

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 523.3. 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 violations6 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2021-09-13.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

29 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 21 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
21
’24–25
6
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

82 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Street Condition (16) · HEAT/HOT WATER (14) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (13) · Noise (7) · PAINT/PLASTER (5) · PLUMBING (4).

Filed construction activity

$197,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (8)
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)DS BROOKLYN PORTFOLIO OWNER LLC
Head officerMICHAEL SHAH
Managing agentDS BROOKLYN PORTFOLIO OWNER LLC
Last registered2026-07-15

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,833,600 $825,120
2026$1,955,000 $879,750
2027$2,213,000 $995,850

The city's market estimate has risen 21% 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

SubwayMyrtle-Wyckoff Avs — L M · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Gates Av / Irving Av — B52 · 600 ft
Citi BikeIrving Ave & Palmetto St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 106 Edward Everett Hale
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

371 Irving 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

82 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 14 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 DS BROOKLYN PORTFOLIO OWNER LLC — 19 buildings, 133 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B5 · C2 · D11. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
41 Henry Street MN20 C
808 Prospect Place BK19 B
371 Irving Avenue BK8 D
552 Gates Avenue BK8 C
165 Howard Avenue BK8 D
150 Patchen Avenue BK8 B
623 Halsey Street BK8 B
167 Waverly Avenue BK8 D
148 Patchen Avenue BK8 B
137 Patchen Avenue BK6 A
236 Howard Avenue BK6 D
166 Bleecker Street BK6 D
142 Grove Street BK6 D
415 Myrtle Avenue BK3 D
208 Hoyt Street BK3 D
1448 Myrtle Avenue BK2 D
1450 Myrtle Avenue BK2 D
149 Rivington Street MN2 B
1446 Myrtle Avenue BK2 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,175,000 on 2015-12-01 (lender: Avant Capital 371 Irving Avenue LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-02-07Agreement $70,000,000 — from DS BROOKLYN PORTFOLIO OWNER LLC to SIG RCRS D MF 2023 VENTURE LLC $70,000,000
2024-11-06Agreement $2,525,000 — from DS BROOKLYN PORTFOLIO OWNER LLC; DS BROOKLYN PORTFOLIO OWNER LLC to SIG RCRS D MF 2023 VENTURE LLC; SIG RCRS D MF 2023 VENTURE LLC $2,525,000
2024-09-12Agreement $70,000,000 — from DS BROOKLYN PORTFOLIO OWNER LLC to SIG RCRS D MF 2023 VENTURE LLC $70,000,000
2023-07-14Agreement $70,000,000 — from DS BROOKLYN PORTFOLIO OWNER LLC to FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION,; FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, $70,000,000
2023-02-22Agreement $67,325,000 — from DS BROOKLYN PORTFOLIO OWNER, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $67,325,000
2022-11-01Agreement $70,000,000 — from DS BROOKLYN PORTFOLIO OWNER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $70,000,000
2018-11-15AL&R $70,000,000 — from DS BROOKLYN PORTFOLIO OWNER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $70,000,000
2018-11-15M&CON $70,000,000 — from DS BROOKLYN PORTFOLIO OWNER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $70,000,000
2018-10-19Deed $2,600,000 — from SILVERSHORE PROPERTIES 102 LLC to DS BROOKLYN PORTFOLIO OWNER LLC $2,600,000
2018-09-21Sold for $2,600,000 $2,600,000 $325,000
2016-07-21Agreement $1,260,000 — from SILVERSHORE PROPERTIES 102 LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC. $1,260,000
2015-12-01AL&R $2,175,000 — from SILVERSHORE PROPERTIES 102 LLC to AVANT CAPITAL 371 IRVING AVENUE LLC $2,175,000
2015-12-01Deed $2,250,000 — from GREEN, ELIZABETH to SILVERSHORE PROPERTIES 102 LLC $2,250,000
2015-12-01Mortgage $2,175,000 — from SILVERSHORE PROPERTIES 102 LLC to AVANT CAPITAL 371 IRVING AVENUE LLC $2,175,000
1985-06-13Mortgage $9,000 — from GREEN, FRANKLIN to OXFORD RESOURCES CORP $9,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170190111
201800145019
201941217101188
202011627702296
20211017401176
20220212214129
2023042421040
20240013343140
202500561461
202600160218
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The full timeline

Construction 20Enforcement 30Housing & tenants 1,049Ownership & money 32Health & systems 28

Every one of the 1,159 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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