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280 Livonia Avenue

5,527Records
21City systems
7Open violations
9.9Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11212 · Neighborhood: Brownsville
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5,527 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 3,855 311 service requests, 992 HPD complaints, 128 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11212
Built1975
Floors9
Res. units264
ClassD9
Owner (PLUTO)HP RIVERDALE OSBORNE TOWERS HOUSING DEVE LOPMENT
BBL3035900011
BIN3326581, 3326582

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 66% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 9.9. 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 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations7 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2021-10-28.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

104 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 24 · winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 64 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

24
’23–24
6
’24–25
64
’25–26
2
’26–27

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

What 311 hears from this address

2,254 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Non (1496) · Noise (602) · HEAT/HOT WATER (52) · Illegal Fireworks (20) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (15) · Encampment (13).

Filed construction activity

$943,240 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (16 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (1975)
YesSix or more residential units (264)
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)RIVERDALE OSBORNE TOWERS HOUSING ASSOC., LLC
Head officerDEMETRIOS MORAGIANIS
Managing agentProto Property Services, LLc
Last registered2025-07-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$27,749,000 $12,487,050
2026$31,828,000 $14,322,600
2027$33,348,000 $15,006,600

The city's market estimate has risen 20% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

7 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (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

SubwayRockaway Av — 3 · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Rockaway Av / Riverdale Av — B60 · 400 ft
Citi BikeLivonia Ave & Rockaway Ave · 350 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

280 Livonia 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

2,254 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 52 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 PROTO PROPERTY SERVICES, LLC — 13 buildings, 1,609 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B7 · C3 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2950 West 24 Street BK360 C
280 Livonia Avenue BK264 B
420 Watkins Street BK260 B
510 Quincy Street BK192 B
Gates Avenue BK90 A
384 East 194 Street BX82 C
108 East Clarke Place BX79 B
600 East 21 Street BK60 B
1367 Sterling Place BK56 A
1652 Popham Avenue BX48 B
138 Thomas S Boyland St BK45 B
685 East 183 Street BX45 C
3860 Broadway MN28 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $100,057,000 on 2022-12-27 (lender: Walker & Dunlop, LLC), covering 2 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
2022-12-27Mortgage $100,057,000 — from HP RIVERDALE OSBORNE TOWERS HOUSING DEVE; RIVERDALE OSBORNE TOWERS HOUSING ASSOCIA to WALKER & DUNLOP, LLC $100,057,000
2022-12-27RPTT&RET $19,510,698 — from EHP XV INVESTOR, L.P. to HP RIVERDALE OSBORNE TOWERS HOUSING DEVE; RIVERDALE OSBORNE TOWERS UPPER MANAGER L $19,510,698
2011-05-05Agreement $18,064,334 — from RIVERDALE OSBORNE TOWERS HOUSING ASSOCIA to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $18,064,334
2009-08-13Agreement $5,434,243 — from RIVERDALE OSBORNE TOWERS HOUSING ASSOCIA to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $5,434,243
2008-01-14Mortgage $360,000 — from RIVERDALE OSBORNE TOWERS HOUSING ASSOCIA to RIVERDALE TOWERS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN $360,000
2008-01-14AL&R $24,391,663 — from RIVERDALE OSBORNE TOWERS HOUSING ASSOCIA to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $24,391,663
2008-01-14AL&R $24,391,663 — from RIVERDALE OSBORNE TOWERS HOUSING ASSOCIA to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $24,391,663
2008-01-14Mortgage $3,592,343 — from RIVERDALE OSBORNE TOWERS HOUSING ASSOCIA to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $3,592,343
2008-01-14Mortgage $3,592,343 — from RIVERDALE OSBORNE TOWERS HOUSING ASSOCIA to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $3,592,343
2008-01-14Mortgage $13,967,420 — from RIVERDALE OSBORNE TOWERS HOUSING ASSOCIA to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $13,967,420
2008-01-14Mortgage $13,967,420 — from RIVERDALE OSBORNE TOWERS HOUSING ASSOCIA to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $13,967,420
2008-01-14Agreement $1,397,657 — from RIVERDALE OSBORNE TOWERS HOUSING ASSOCIA to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $1,397,657
2008-01-14Agreement $1,397,657 — from RIVERDALE OSBORNE TOWERS HOUSING ASSOCIA to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $1,397,657
2008-01-14Agreement $5,434,243 — from RIVERDALE OSBORNE TOWERS HOUSING ASSOCIA to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $5,434,243
2008-01-14Agreement $5,434,243 — from RIVERDALE OSBORNE TOWERS HOUSING ASSOCIA to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $5,434,243

Ten-year activity

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928
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201706740080
201854680683
201971110604128
2020259904110
20219616313182
202217618795224
20239491104928
20244774104756
20250380035811
20260268115689
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The full timeline

Construction 81Enforcement 315Housing & tenants 5,018Ownership & money 62Health & systems 51

Every one of the 5,527 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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