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213 Chester Street

25Records
6City systems
0Open violations
20Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11212 · Neighborhood: Brownsville
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25 recorded events, 1986–2025, from 6 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 16 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 4 311 service requests, 2 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11212
Built1987
Floors2
Res. units1
ClassA5
Owner (PLUTO)NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC
BBL3035430015
BIN3252378

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 20. In ZIP 11212, 56% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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

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

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

What 311 hears from this address

No 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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

NoBuilt before 1974 (1987)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

0 of 3 signals present. None of the common signals are present — stabilization is unlikely (though never impossible). 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)Mr. Cooper
Head officerEric Moore
Managing agentMr. Cooper
Last registered2024-11-13

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$594,000 $35,640
2026$543,000 $32,580
2027$564,000 $33,840

The city's market estimate has fallen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

SubwayRockaway Av — 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Rockaway Av / Sutter Av — B60 · 200 ft
Citi BikeRockaway Ave & Blake Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. 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

213 Chester 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

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 MR. COOPER — 29 buildings, 46 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B3 · C13 · D6 · F4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
31-15 102 Street QN3 C
120-07 Linden Boulevard QN2 C
833 Lincoln Place BK2 D
1717 Fowler Avenue BX2 F
606 East 91 Street BK2 C
13-94 Dickens Street QN2 D
2610 Miles Avenue BX2 A
1009 Barbey Street BK2 F
120 East 88 Street BK2 B
124-20 135 Place QN2 D
122-22 Grayson Street QN2 D
38-14 31 Street QN2 C
319 Beach 66 Street QN2 C
10110 Avenue J BK2 B
143-10 Rockaway Boulevard QN2 D
54-64 46 Street QN2 C
777 Logan Street BK2 F
213 Chester Street BK1 C
245 Dover Green SI1 C
241-41 148 Drive QN1 C
422 Utica Avenue BK1 B
133-16 Centreville Street QN1 C
118-60 227 Street QN1 D
104-20 196 Street QN1 C
69-43 Elizabeth Avenue QN1 C
180-02 145 Drive QN1 F
79C Hett Avenue SI1 A
116-19 141 Street QN1 C
1140 Wheeler Avenue BX0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $354,438 on 2008-01-04 (lender: Golden First Mortgage Corp.,). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-11-01Deed $721,726 — from MARK A. LONGO ESQ. REFEREE; MARK A. LONGO ESQ. REFEREE to NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC; NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC $721,726
2022-11-01Deed $721,726 — from MARK A. LONGO ESQ. REFEREE; MARK A. LONGO ESQ. REFEREE to NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC; NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC $721,726
2022-09-29Sold for $721,726 $721,726 $721,726
2008-01-04Mortgage $354,438 — from BOURNE, ALICIA A; CUNNINGHAM, GEMEL to GOLDEN FIRST MORTGAGE CORP., $354,438
2008-01-04Deed $360,000 — from TAYLOR-BETANCOURT, CAROLINE to BOURNE, ALICIA A; CUNNINGHAM, GEMEL $360,000
1987-02-18Mortgage $10,000 — from TAYLOR, MARTIN; TAYLOR, CAROLINE to NYC HPD $10,000
1987-02-18Mortgage $39,000 — from TAYLOR, MARTIN; TAYLOR, CAROLINE to INTERCOUNTY MTGEE CORP $39,000

Ten-year activity

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202211305
202302013
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202501001
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The full timeline

Enforcement 1Housing & tenants 6Ownership & money 17Health & systems 1

Every one of the 25 recorded events, 1986–2025, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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