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17 Cornelia Street

258Records
14City systems
0Open violations
149.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11221 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (East)
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258 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 66 311 service requests, 58 HPD complaints, 39 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11221
Built1910
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)AVATAR BUSHWICK MULTI FAMILY LLC
BBL3033730054
BIN3077160

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 149.3. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

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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

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (1) · Street Sweeping Complaint (1) · Non (1) · Dirty Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$350,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1910)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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)Avatar Bushwick Multifamily LLC(17 Cornelia)
Head officerROBERT SILVERBLATT
Managing agentTRUE MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-09-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,370,000 $82,200
2026$1,352,000 $81,120
2027$1,290,000 $77,400

The city's market estimate has fallen 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

SubwayHalsey St — J · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Gates Av — J Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / Jefferson Av — Q24 · 300 ft
Citi BikeBroadway & Madison St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 299 Thomas Warren Field
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

17 Cornelia 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

6 311 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 TRUE MANAGEMENT — 154 buildings, 691 units. Grades across the portfolio: A78 · B33 · C19 · D21 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
275 South 1 Street BK25 A
881 Lexington Avenue BK24 A
2299 Adam C Powell Blvd MN20 B
227 Hancock Street BK16 C
14 Maujer Street BK16 B
552 Lafayette Avenue BK15 A
120 1 Place BK15 A
203 North 7 Street BK10 A
490A Jefferson Avenue BK9 A
232 Lincoln Place BK9 A
83 North Henry Street BK8 A
223 Ralph Avenue BK8 B
247 Nassau Avenue BK8 B
215 Ralph Avenue BK8 B
213 Ralph Avenue BK8 B
211 Jefferson Avenue BK8 B
606 Kosciuszko Street BK8 A
103 India Street BK7 A
444 Grand Avenue BK7 A
423 Marcus Garvey Blvd BK6 A
1450 Gates Avenue BK6 C
195 7 Avenue BK6 A
179 Meserole Avenue BK6 A
176 Skillman Avenue BK6 B
125 McGuinness Boulevard BK6 A
1444 Gates Avenue BK6 A
133 Lafayette Avenue BK6 D
262 Withers Street BK6 A
77 Irving Avenue BK6 A
524 Putnam Avenue BK6 A
37 Driggs Avenue BK6 C
304 Leonard Street BK6 B
233 Calyer Street BK6 C
59-23 Woodbine Street QN6 B
262 Malcolm X Boulevard BK6 A
606 Humboldt Street BK6 A
264 Linden Street BK6 A
1720 Madison Street QN6 B
193 7 Avenue BK6 A
986 Manhattan Avenue BK6 A
128 Guernsey Street BK6 B
1158 Gates Avenue BK6 B
187 Lenox Avenue MN5 D
526 Graham Avenue BK5 A
126 Alexander Avenue BX5 A
204 Freeman Street BK5 A
155 Bedford Avenue BK4 C
186 Nassau Avenue BK4 A
614 Lorimer Street BK4 D
760 Union Street BK4 A
100 Bergen Street BK4 A
319 South 5 Street BK4 A
931 Manhattan Avenue BK4 C
594 St Marks Avenue BK4 A
316 South 4 Street BK4 A
120 Kent Street BK4 A
135 South 1 Street BK4 A
445 Graham Avenue BK4 A
366A Manhattan Avenue BK4 D
426 Bainbridge Street BK4 B

showing 60 of 154 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $750,075 on 2019-11-13 (lender: Avatar Capital Finance LLC), covering 2 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
2019-11-13AL&R $3,400,000 — from PUTNAM PROPERTY HOLDING COMPANY LLC; CORNELIA PROPERTY HOLDING COMPANY LLC to AVATAR CAPITAL FINANCE LLC $3,400,000
2019-11-13Agreement $3,400,000 — from PUTNAM PROPERTY HOLDING COMPANY LLC; CORNELIA PROPERTY HOLDING COMPANY LLC to AVATAR CAPITAL FINANCE LLC $3,400,000
2019-11-13Mortgage $750,075 — from PUTNAM PROPERTY HOLDING COMPANY LLC; CORNELIA PROPERTY HOLDING COMPANY LLC to AVATAR CAPITAL FINANCE LLC $750,075
2018-06-28Mortgage $396,500 — from CORNELIA PROPERTY HOLDING COMPANY, LLC to PATCH OF LAND LENDING LLC $396,500
2018-06-28Mortgage $940,000 — from CORNELIA PROPERTY HOLDING COMPANY, LLC to PATCH OF LAND LENDING LLC $940,000
2018-06-28Deed $1,175,000 — from MOORE, KARINE; LEIBY, DORON to CORNELIA PROPERTY HOLDING COMPANY, LLC $1,175,000
2018-06-28AL&R $940,000 — from CORNELIA PROPERTY HOLDING COMPANY, LLC to PATCH OF LAND LENDING LLC $940,000
2018-06-18Sold for $1,175,000 $1,175,000 $391,667
2017-10-20Mortgage $656,350 — from LEIBY, DORON; MOORE, KARINE to FM HOME LOANS, LLC $656,350
2017-03-08Deed $975,000 — from PATEL, NARENDRA to MOORE, KARINE; LEIBY, DORON $975,000
2017-02-24Sold for $975,000 $975,000 $325,000
2006-04-26Mortgage $417,000 — from PATEL, NARENDRA to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $417,000
1993-10-21Mortgage $50,000 — from PATEL & SONS ENTRPSLTD to GOLIA, KANAKRAJ; GOLIA, PRABHA $50,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017003609
20184446018
20190368320
202000180220
202100150015
2022004015
2023001001
202401162120
2025003025
2026001012
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The full timeline

Construction 4Enforcement 8Housing & tenants 179Ownership & money 37Health & systems 30

Every one of the 258 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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