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29 Sutter Avenue

953Records
17City systems
7Open violations
4.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11212 · Neighborhood: Brownsville
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953 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 350 HPD complaints, 301 311 service requests, 155 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11212
Built1930
Floors4
Res. units39
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)SUTTER HOUSES ASSOCIATES LP
BBL3035090064
BIN3080819

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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 75% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 4.3. In ZIP 11212, 56% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations7 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2011-01-03.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 10).

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

$625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

29 service requests in the last three years. Most common: GENERAL (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · Noise (4) · APPLIANCE (3) · DOOR/WINDOW (2) · Elevator (2).

Filed construction activity

$35,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1930)
YesSix or more residential units (39)
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)SUTTER HOUSES ASSOCIATES
Head officerHERSHY BEIGEL
Managing agentSUTTER HOUSES ASSOCIATES
Last registered2026-07-09

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 $616,500
2026$1,857,000 $835,650
2027$1,939,000 $872,550

The city's market estimate has risen 42% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: REDEVELOPMENT

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 6/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)

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 2022 (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

SubwaySutter Av-Rutland Rd — 3 · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Ralph Av / Sutter Av — B15 · 150 ft
Citi BikeRockaway Pkwy & Rutland Rd · 700 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned
Middle: New Heights Middle School. 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

29 Sutter 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

29 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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 SUTTER HOUSES ASSOCIATES — 4 buildings, 124 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
701 Ralph Avenue BK39 A
29 Sutter Avenue BK39 A
32 Sutter Avenue BK25 B
26 Sutter Avenue BK21 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,905,043 on 2004-04-14 (lender: The Secretary Of Housing And Urban Development), covering 5 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
2025-01-07Mortgage $10,925,000 — from SUTTER HOUSES ASSOCIATES L.P. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $10,925,000
2024-04-16RPTT&RET $14,700,000 — from SUTTER HOUSES HOLDCO LLC to SUTTER HOUSES LLC $14,700,000
2004-04-14Mortgage $4,905,043 — from SUTTER HOUSES ASSOCIATES, L.P. to THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVEL $4,905,043
2004-04-14Mortgage $511,000 — from SUTTER HOUSES ASSOCIATES, L.P. to CAPSTONE REALTY ADVISORS, LLC $511,000
1997-03-14Mortgage $88,000 — from SUTTER HOUSES ASSOCIATES to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY $88,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201722650271
201804190326
201910490353
20200890118
202102500153
2022006118
202301110315
202402135121
202501171120
202602220125
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The full timeline

Construction 7Enforcement 72Housing & tenants 828Ownership & money 28Health & systems 18

Every one of the 953 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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