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1117 Jefferson Avenue

329Records
15City systems
2Open violations
34.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11221 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (East)
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329 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 82 311 service requests, 69 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 57 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11221
Built1905
Floors5
Res. units4
ClassC3
Owner (PLUTO)TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C.
BBL3033810053
BIN3077519

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 34.5. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2018-08-15.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4).

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: HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Illegal Parking (1) · Noise (1) · APPLIANCE (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1).

Filed construction activity

$19,500 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 (1905)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, LLC
Head officerGLEN BROWN
Managing agentFREESTONE PROPERTY GROUP LLC
Last registered2026-06-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$923,000 $415,350
2026$1,108,000 $498,600
2027$1,205,000 $542,250

The city's market estimate has risen 31% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Gates Av — J Z · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Halsey St / Evergreen Av — B26 · 850 ft
Citi BikeJefferson Ave & Evergreen Ave · 350 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

1117 Jefferson 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

6 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 FREESTONE PROPERTY GROUP LLC — 418 buildings, 2,029 units. Grades across the portfolio: A122 · B90 · C94 · D97 · F15. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
271 Lenox Road BK55 A
503 12 Street BK34 B
70 Prospect Park West BK30 B
227 13 Street BK25 B
38 Prospect Park SW BK20 B
75 Pineapple Street BK20 A
541 Bergen Street BK18 C
400 6 Avenue BK17 C
411 15 Street BK16 A
299 5 Avenue BK16 B
904 President Street BK10 B
11 Devoe Street BK10 A
1440 Pacific Street BK10 B
1148 Pacific Street BK10 B
212 Malcolm X Boulevard BK10 B
36 South Oxford Street BK10 C
100 Malcolm X Boulevard BK9 A
269 Henry Street BK9 B
159 5 Avenue BK9 B
193 Chauncey Street BK9 A
32 Pierrepont Street BK9 C
1436 Pacific Street BK8 A
915 St Johns Place BK8 A
389 Sumpter Street BK8 A
705 Lafayette Avenue BK8 A
147 Stanhope Street BK8 A
238 8 Street BK8 A
473 4 Street BK8 C
125 St James Place BK8 B
26 Starr Street BK8 B
171 15 Street BK8 B
151 Baltic Street BK8 D
44 3 Street BK8 C
441 1 Street BK8 B
196 Prospect Park West BK8 B
473 Kosciuszko Street BK8 A
12 Belvidere Street BK8 A
53 3 Street BK8 B
852 Classon Avenue BK8 B
28 Starr Street BK8 B
138 Schaefer Street BK8 A
161 Prospect Park West BK8 D
733 Lafayette Avenue BK8 B
24 Starr Street BK8 B
707 Hart Street BK8 B
38 3 Street BK8 C
469 4 Street BK8 B
598 Myrtle Avenue BK8 A
188 Cooper Street BK8 B
806 President Street BK8 B
285 6 Avenue BK8 B
600 Myrtle Avenue BK8 A
233 South 3 Street BK8 A
418 Suydam Street BK8 B
419 3 Street BK8 A
812 8 Avenue BK8 B
30 Starr Street BK8 B
812 Lexington Avenue BK8 B
88 Guernsey Street BK8 A
306 Stockholm Street BK8 C

showing 60 of 418 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $282,460 on 2021-04-12 (lender: Invesco Cmi Investments Cb Seller, LLC and Invesco Cmi Investments, L.P.), covering 11 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
2025-12-23Agreement $485,595,000 — from TOWNHOUSE RENTAL III, L.L.C.; TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C. to WALKER & DUNLOP, LLC $485,595,000
2021-04-12AL&R $65,605,564 — from GREENBROOK THR OWNER, L.L.C. to INVESCO CMI INVESTMENTS, L.P.; INVESCO CMI INVESTMENTS CB SELLER, LLC $65,605,564
2021-04-12CMTG $12,173,021 — from GREENBROOK THR OWNER, L.L.C. to INVESCO CMI INVESTMENTS CB SELLER, LLC; INVESCO CMI INVESTMENTS, L.P. $12,173,021
2021-04-12Mortgage $282,460 — from GREENBROOK THR OWNER, L.L.C. to INVESCO CMI INVESTMENTS, L.P.; INVESCO CMI INVESTMENTS CB SELLER, LLC $282,460
2021-03-04Deed $2,269,000 — from SCHWARTZ, MARTHA to GREENBROOK THR OWNER II LLC $2,269,000
2021-02-17Sold for $2,269,000 $2,269,000 $567,250
2017-09-21Deed $2,750,000 — from 1117 JEFFERSON AVE LLC to SCHWARTZ, MARTHA $2,750,000
2017-09-21Mortgage $1,223,475 — from SCHWARTZ, MARTHA to MERS, INC. $1,223,475
2017-09-11Sold for $2,750,000 $2,750,000 $687,500
2015-10-09Mortgage $807,000 — from 1117 JEFFERSON AVE LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $807,000
2015-10-09AL&R $807,000 — from 1117 JEFFERSON AVE LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $807,000
2015-10-09Mortgage $133,000 — from 1117 JEFFERSON AVE LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $133,000
2015-10-09AL&R $133,000 — from 1117 JEFFERSON AVE LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $133,000
2011-08-18Mortgage $60,000 — from 1117 JEFFERSON INC. to CROSS RIVER BANK $60,000
2011-08-18Agreement $260,000 — from 1117 JEFFERSON INC. to CROSS RIVER BANK $260,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170408012
201822130017
2019014016
202000100010
20210089017
20220066113
2023004004
2024005016
20250054110
2026005016
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The full timeline

Construction 17Enforcement 55Housing & tenants 179Ownership & money 72Health & systems 6

Every one of the 329 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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