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420 Watkins Street

3,124Records
20City systems
0Open violations
6.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11212 · Neighborhood: Brownsville
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3,124 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,373 HPD complaints, 1,019 311 service requests, 150 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11212
Built1976
Floors9
Res. units260
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)HP RIVERDALE OSBORNE TOWERS HOUSING DEVE LOPMENT
BBL3035900050
BIN3326585, 3348702

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 60% 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 6.7. In ZIP 11212, 56% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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B
C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

59 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 3 · winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 48). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

3
’23–24
8
’24–25
48
’25–26

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

$4,375 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

402 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (230) · Non (93) · HEAT/HOT WATER (29) · Illegal Fireworks (10) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (8) · Elevator (7).

Filed construction activity

$1,024,400 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (13 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 (1976)
YesSix or more residential units (260)
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 ASSC. LLC
Head officerDEMETRIOS MORAGIANIS
Managing agentProto Property LLc
Last registered2026-07-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$30,600,000 $13,770,000
2026$34,810,000 $15,664,500
2027$37,281,000 $16,776,450

The city's market estimate has risen 22% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2020 (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 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Rockaway Av / Riverdale Av — B60 · 650 ft
Citi BikeRiverdale Ave & Osborn St · 300 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

420 Watkins 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

402 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 29 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 $4,523,672 — from RIVERDALE OSBORNE TOWERS HOUSING ASSOCIA to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $4,523,672
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 OSBORNE TOWERS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND $360,000
2008-01-14AL&R $24,391,663 — from RIVERDALE OSBORNE TOWERS HOUSING ASSOCIA to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $24,391,663
2008-01-14Mortgage $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
2008-01-14Agreement $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
2008-01-14Mortgage $1,127,616 — from RIVERDALE OSBORNE TOWERS HOUSING ASSOCIA to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $1,127,616
2008-01-14Mortgage $2,077,920 — from RIVERDALE OSBORNE TOWERS HOUSING ASSOCIA to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $2,077,920
2008-01-14Agreement $3,205,536 — from RIVERDALE OSBORNE TOWERS HOUSING ASSOCIA to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $3,205,536
2008-01-14Mortgage $270,041 — from RIVERDALE OSBORNE TOWERS HOUSING ASSOCIA to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $270,041

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201705290236
201832380447
201911790283
20203208002105
202187761092
2022127699299
202313711801139
202481013401153
20250116220165
20260017710178
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The full timeline

Construction 77Enforcement 355Housing & tenants 2,618Ownership & money 54Health & systems 20

Every one of the 3,124 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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