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291 Cornelia Street

484Records
16City systems
11Open violations
336.4Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11221 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (East)
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484 recorded events, 1982–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 150 HPD complaints, 106 311 service requests, 75 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11221
Built1905
Floors3
Res. units7
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)291 CORNELIA, LLC
BBL3033770041
BIN3077298, 3414395

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 95% 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 336.4. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% 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 violations11 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2009-07-09.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

$286,280 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

40 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (8) · Noise (7) · PLUMBING (6) · Dirty Condition (6) · DOOR/WINDOW (2) · ELECTRIC (2).

Filed construction activity

$143,025 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1905)
YesSix or more residential units (7)
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)291 CORNELIA ST
Head officerSINAI HALBERSTAM
Managing agentGUARDEUM MANAGEMENT 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$1,344,000 $604,800
2026$1,268,000 $570,600
2027$1,478,000 $665,100

The city's market estimate has risen 10% 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2015 (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

SubwayMyrtle-Wyckoff Avs — L M · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Wilson Av / Cornelia St — B60 · 600 ft
Citi BikePutnam Ave & Knickerbocker Ave · 300 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

291 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

40 311 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 GUARDEUM MANAGEMENT LLC — 18 buildings, 152 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B5 · C3 · D3 · F4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1199 Boston Road BX21 F
1195 Boston Road BX20 D
346 Gates Avenue BK16 C
471 Keap Street BK13 A
711 East 215 Street BX10 B
701 Van Siclen Avenue BK10 B
159 Evergreen Avenue BK8 B
163 Humboldt Street BK8 C
523 Willoughby Avenue BK8 B
163 South 1 Street BK8 A
291 Cornelia Street BK7 C
340 East 51 Street BK6 D
1240 Putnam Avenue BK3 F
896 Lafayette Avenue BK3 F
2310 Bedford Avenue BK3 F
385 Sumpter Street BK3 D
387 Sumpter Street BK3 A
1813 St Johns Place BK2 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $600,000 on 2012-01-26 (lender: Ridgewood Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-09-22M&CON $1,200,000 — from 291 CORNELIA, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,200,000
2016-09-22AL&R $1,200,000 — from 291 CORNELIA, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,200,000
2016-05-06Agreement $1,400,000 — from 291 CORNELIA, LLC; LINDEN 283 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,400,000
2014-07-23AL&R $1,400,000 — from 291 CORNELIA, LLC; LINDEN 283 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,400,000
2014-07-23M&CON $1,400,000 — from 291 CORNELIA, LLC; LINDEN 283 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,400,000
2012-01-26AL&R $600,000 — from 291 CORNELIA, LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $600,000
2012-01-26Mortgage $600,000 — from 291 CORNELIA, LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $600,000
2009-05-29Deed $370,000 — from FIDELIS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION to 291 CORNELIA, LLC $370,000
2006-11-13Deed $730,000 — from BROOKLYN 9 REALTY CORP. to GEFFRARD , JEAN ROBERT $730,000
2006-11-13AL&R $547,500 — from GEFFRARD, JEAN; GEFFRARD , JEAN ROBERT to INTERBAY FUNDING, LLC $547,500
2006-11-13Mortgage $547,500 — from GEFFRARD, JEAN; GEFFRARD , JEAN ROBERT to INTERBAY FUNDING, LLC $547,500
2005-12-13Mortgage $88,000 — from JACOBOWITZ, RICKI; BROOKLYN 9 REALTY CORP.; JACOBOWITZ, SOLOMON to LOWENTHAL & KOFMAN, P.C. AS NOMINEE $88,000
2005-11-01Deed $499,000 — from COLON, A/K/A JORGE; COLON, GEORGE to BROOKLYN 9 REALTY CORP. $499,000
2005-11-01Mortgage $374,250 — from BROOKLYN 9 REALTY CORP. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $374,250
2001-10-26Mortgage $228,750 — from COLON, GEORGE M; COLON, JORGE to INTERNATIONAL MORTGAGE CENTER INC $228,750

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017000000
2018001001
201902230025
202010370038
202151100016
20226260216
2023015028
202401282132
2025011310446
202603330238
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The full timeline

Construction 23Enforcement 39Housing & tenants 371Ownership & money 38Health & systems 13

Every one of the 484 recorded events, 1982–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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