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305 Eldert Street

462Records
16City systems
7Open violations
2.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11237 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (East)
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462 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 181 HPD complaints, 134 311 service requests, 38 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11237
Built1909
Floors4
Res. units10
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)LINCINCO, INC
BBL3034130066
BIN3078940

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 82% 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 2.5. In ZIP 11237, 39% of residential buildings hold an A and 15% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations7 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2018-12-13.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (5) · Water System (3) · Curb Condition (1) · Lead (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1909)
YesSix or more residential units (10)
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)LINCINCO INC
Head officerLINDA VERA
Managing agentDIRECT BUILDING MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-09-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,015,000 $906,750
2026$1,612,000 $725,400
2027$1,934,000 $870,300

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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 — L · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Halsey St / Knickerbocker Av — B26 · 150 ft
Citi BikeKnickerbocker Ave & Halsey St · 250 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

305 Eldert 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

11 311 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 DIRECT BUILDING MANAGEMENT — 87 buildings, 523 units. Grades across the portfolio: A41 · B30 · C5 · D7 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
464 Bushwick Avenue BK25 B
236 Moffat Street BK12 A
1492 Bushwick Avenue BK12 A
305 Eldert Street BK10 A
83 Linden Street BK8 D
1152 DeKalb Avenue BK8 A
436 Evergreen Avenue BK8 B
10 Eldert Street BK8 B
651 Knickerbocker Avenue BK8 A
1125 Putnam Avenue BK8 B
665 Evergreen Avenue BK8 A
240 Stockholm Street BK8 B
468 Bushwick Avenue BK7 A
15 Menahan Street BK7 A
1278 Decatur Street BK7 A
167 Cooper Street BK6 A
794 Flushing Avenue BK6 C
106 Troutman Street BK6 B
91 Himrod Street BK6 A
485 Central Avenue BK6 A
34 Starr Street BK6 C
43 Stockholm Street BK6 B
541 Knickerbocker Avenue BK6 A
1275 Decatur Street BK6 A
19 Locust Street BK6 B
87 Himrod Street BK6 A
32 Ditmars Street BK6 A
45 Stockholm Street BK6 A
146 Grove Street BK6 C
619 Central Avenue BK6 B
1281 Decatur Street BK6 B
178 Wilson Avenue BK6 B
12 Menahan Street BK6 A
464 Central Avenue BK6 B
1002 Decatur Street BK6 B
397 Woodbine Street BK6 A
313 Melrose Street BK6 B
178 Jefferson Street BK6 A
100 Troutman Street BK6 C
192 Stockholm Street BK6 A
1008 Willoughby Avenue BK6 B
95 Bleecker Street BK6 B
1006 Decatur Street BK6 A
31 Granite Street BK6 B
804 Mac Donough Street BK6 B
205 Wilson Avenue BK6 A
89 Himrod Street BK6 A
229 Troutman Street BK6 A
1205 Myrtle Avenue BK6 B
1151 Greene Avenue BK6 B
1330 Hancock Street BK6 B
33 Schaefer Street BK6 B
802 Mac Donough Street BK6 A
252 Jefferson Street BK6 B
1203 Myrtle Avenue BK6 A
48 Starr Street BK6 A
1001 Decatur Street BK6 B
1156 Gates Avenue BK6 B
34 Granite Street BK6 D
247 Jefferson Street BK6 A

showing 60 of 87 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $60,500 on 2004-11-22 (lender: The City Of New York), covering 4 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
2004-11-22Agreement $870,500 — from LINCINCO INC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $870,500
2004-11-22Mortgage $60,500 — from LINCINCO INC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $60,500
2004-11-22Agreement $55,500 — from LINCINCO INC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $55,500
2004-11-22Mortgage $55,500 — from LINCINCO INC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $55,500
2004-11-22Agreement $116,000 — from LINCINCO INC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $116,000
2004-11-22Agreement $424,000 — from LINCINCO INC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $424,000
2004-11-22Agreement $1,050,000 to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $1,050,000
2004-11-22Mortgage $15,260 — from LINCINCO INC to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $15,260
2002-10-22Mortgage $424,000 — from LINCINCO, INC to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $424,000
2002-10-22Mortgage $116,000 — from LINCINCO INC to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $116,000
2002-10-22Mortgage $810,000 — from LINCINCO INC to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $810,000
2002-10-22Mortgage $1,034,740 — from LINCINCO INC to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $1,034,740
1990-06-29Mortgage $311,896 — from SHARWARD RLTY INC to CITY OF NEW YORK $311,896
1982-10-29Mortgage $25,000 — from VELEZ, JOSE to GIRALDO, LOUIS E $25,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017027128
2018032335
201916310
20200314
2021016117
2022022224
20230819
2024010212
20250235
20261225
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The full timeline

Construction 18Enforcement 23Housing & tenants 366Ownership & money 33Health & systems 22

Every one of the 462 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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