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1236 Halsey Street

143Records
9City systems
0Open violations
70Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11207 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (East)
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143 recorded events, 1982–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 47 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 29 HPD housing violations, 26 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11207
Built1899
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassB1
Owner (PLUTO)TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C.
BBL3034120021
BIN3078873

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 70. In ZIP 11207, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% 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

3 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 3).

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

What 311 hears from this address

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).

Filed construction activity

$520,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1899)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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)TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, LLC
Head officerGLEN BROWN
Managing agentFREESTONE PROPERTY GROUP LLC
Last registered2026-07-01

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,433,000 $85,980
2026$1,218,000 $73,080
2027$1,601,000 $96,060

The city's market estimate has risen 12% 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

SubwayWilson Av — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Manhattan-bound only)
BusNearest boarding stop: Halsey St / Knickerbocker Av — B26 · 200 ft
Citi BikeKnickerbocker Ave & Halsey St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 151 Lyndon B. Johnson
Middle: Evergreen Middle School for Urban Exploration. 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

1236 Halsey 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

3 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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
2021-04-12CMTG $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
2021-04-12AL&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
2020-12-18Deed $1,895,000 — from PSA LUXURY HALSEY LLC to GREENBROOK THR OWNER L.L.C. $1,895,000
2020-12-04Sold for $1,895,000 $1,895,000 $947,500
2020-04-20Mortgage $120,000 — from PSA LUXURY HALSEY LLC to MERS, AS NOMINEE; FM HOME LOANS LLC $120,000
2020-04-20Agreement $1,120,000 — from AGHELLAN, JOSEPH; PSA LUXURY HALSEY LLC to FM HOME LOANS LLC; MERS, AS NOMINEE $1,120,000
2019-06-27Mortgage $1,000,000 — from PSA LUXURY HALSEY LLC to A&A BROTHERS ENTERPRISES LLC $1,000,000
2019-06-27AL&R $1,000,000 — from PSA LUXURY HALSEY LLC to A&A BROTHERS ENTERPRISES LLC $1,000,000
2019-06-27Deed $950,000 — from THE ESTATE OF NELLIE CHANDLER; CHANDLER, AS ADMINISTRATOR, MIRKO to PSA LUXURY HALSEY LLC $950,000
2019-06-17Sold for $950,000 $950,000 $475,000
2007-09-20Mortgage $406,250 — from CHANDLER, NELLIE $406,250
2006-03-15Mortgage $96,000 — from CHANDLER, NELLIE to CITIBANK, N.A. $96,000
1997-02-25Mortgage $20,000 — from CHANDLER, NELLIE to RESIDENTIAL MONEY CENTERS INC $20,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701304
201831004
2019527014
2020138012
2021046010
2022047314
20230200626
202401012
2025054110
202601023
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The full timeline

Construction 9Housing & tenants 68Ownership & money 51Health & systems 15

Every one of the 143 recorded events, 1982–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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