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2060 Pitkin Avenue

2,809Records
19City systems
68Open violations
73.9Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11207 · Neighborhood: East New York (North)
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2,809 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,044 311 service requests, 836 HPD complaints, 583 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11207
Built1972
Floors6
Res. units168
ClassD3
Owner (PLUTO)2060 PITKIN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR PORATION
BBL3037370001
BIN3328019, 3328020

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 92% 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 73.9. In ZIP 11207, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work

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

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations68 total — 25 class C (immediately hazardous), 37 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2019-03-26.
Pending HPD litigation2 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

164 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 68 · winter 2024–25: 80 · winter 2025–26: 16). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

68
’23–24
80
’24–25
16
’25–26

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

$500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

383 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (76) · Noise (66) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (46) · PAINT/PLASTER (44) · PLUMBING (33) · WATER LEAK (23).

Filed construction activity

$127,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1972)
YesSix or more residential units (168)
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)2060 PITKIN AVENUE LLC
Head officerRICK GROPPER
Managing agentDOLPHIN PROPERTY SERVICES, LLC
Last registered2025-08-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$18,565,000 $8,354,250
2026$21,673,000 $9,752,850
2027$25,260,000 $11,367,000

The city's market estimate has risen 36% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 100/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (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

SubwayLiberty Av — C · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Pennsylvania Av / Pitkin Av — B20 B83 · 150 ft
Citi BikePennsylvania Ave & Pitkin Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 13, 149, 328, 557
Middle: J.H.S. 292 Margaret S. Douglas. 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

2060 Pitkin 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

383 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 76 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 DOLPHIN PROPERTY SERVICES LLC — 79 buildings, 4,889 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B32 · C22 · D16 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1850 Lafayette Avenue BX948 B
1131 Ogden Avenue BX400 D
2064 Mapes Avenue BX240 C
579 Blake Avenue BK195 C
2060 Pitkin Avenue BK168 C
2115 Southern Boulevard BX168 C
11 West 118 Street MN136 B
1340 Stratford Avenue BX129 C
333 East 181 Street BX120 B
913 East Tremont Avenue BX119 D
1841 Seward Avenue BX117 A
355 East 184 Street BX111 C
1695 Grand Avenue BX111 D
488 East 164 Street BX105 B
1937 Webster Avenue BX99 B
2100 Tiebout Avenue BX84 B
901 East 180 Street BX75 B
889 Dawson Street BX69 B
1314 Seneca Avenue BX60 D
15 Elliot Place BX51 B
1892 Arthur Avenue BX51 C
107 West 109 Street MN49 B
1908 Belmont Avenue BX46 D
1900 Belmont Avenue BX45 D
1975 Grand Avenue BX44 C
2083 Mohegan Avenue BX42 D
437 West 125 Street MN40 B
1971 Grand Avenue BX39 D
2071 Madison Avenue MN39 B
274 East 93 Street BK36 C
270 East 92 Street BK35 B
275 East 95 Street BK35 D
1871 Adam C Powell Blvd MN35 B
2082 Mohegan Avenue BX34 D
830 St Nicholas Avenue MN33 B
409 West 125 Street MN31 A
1157 Morris Avenue BX29 B
1149 Morris Avenue BX29 B
882 East 180 Street BX28 F
205 Brook Avenue BX28 B
827 Lafayette Avenue BK28 B
1791 Amsterdam Avenue MN27 B
912 East 163 Street BX27 A
1899 Belmont Avenue BX27 C
202 Brown Place BX26 A
876 East 180 Street BX25 D
2090 Mohegan Avenue BX24 C
44 West 175 Street BX22 D
198 Brown Place BX22 B
47 West 175 Street BX21 C
1898 Belmont Avenue BX20 D
460 Convent Avenue MN20 C
1566 Eastern Parkway BK19 C
9 West 137 Street MN18 C
2252 5 Avenue MN18 B
7 West 137 Street MN18 C
5 West 137 Street MN18 D
287 Audubon Avenue MN17 C
197 Brook Avenue BX16 A
103 Van Buren Street BK16 B

showing 60 of 79 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $63,496,000 on 2024-11-07 (lender: Merchants Capital Corp.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-11-07Mortgage $63,496,000 — from 2026 PITKIN AVE LLC to MERCHANTS CAPITAL CORP. $63,496,000
2022-07-05AL&R $42,200,000 — from 2060 PITKIN AVE LLC; 2060 PITKIN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA $42,200,000
2021-12-07Mortgage $42,200,000 — from 2060 PITKIN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR; 2060 PITKIN AVE LLC to MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA $42,200,000
2021-12-07Deed $60,000,000 — from GRACE TOWERS APARTMENTS, L.P.; GRACE TOWERS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to 2060 PITKIN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR; 2060 PITKIN AVE LLC $60,000,000
2021-11-19Sold for $60,000,000 $60,000,000 $357,143
2016-06-30Mortgage $17,025,000 — from GRACE TOWERS APARTMENTS, L.P.; GRACE TOWERS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to RICHMAC FUNDING LLC $17,025,000
2013-07-09RPTT $1,810,281 — from METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC to T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH; T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH $1,810,281
2013-07-09RPTT $1,810,281 — from METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC to T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH; T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH $1,810,281
2006-05-03Deed $292,300 — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK to GRACE TOWERS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO $292,300
2006-02-17Mortgage $4,006,326 — from GRACE TOWERS APARTMENTS, L.P.; GRACE TOWERS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $4,006,326
2006-02-17Deed $7,500,000 — from GRACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY, to GRACE TOWERS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO; GRACE TOWERS APARTMENTS, L.P. $7,500,000
2006-02-17Mortgage $7,293,674 — from GRACE TOWERS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO; GRACE TOWERS APARTMENTS, L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $7,293,674

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201704760080
201800490655
20190610203111
202005680275
20210713064147
20222232344335
20231240403410
20240333552345
20250833923352
20260419201197
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The full timeline

Construction 57Enforcement 153Housing & tenants 2,510Ownership & money 52Health & systems 37

Every one of the 2,809 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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