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389 New Jersey Avenue

592Records
11City systems
140Open violations
2148Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11207 · Neighborhood: East New York (North)
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592 recorded events, 1994–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 195 HPD complaints, 189 311 service requests, 161 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11207
Built1910
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassB1
Owner (PLUTO)RICHARDSON, MARCUS
BBL3037560006
BIN3084107

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 2148. In ZIP 11207, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% 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

Open HPD violations140 total — 24 class C (immediately hazardous), 106 class B, 10 class A. Oldest open since 2010-12-30.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

106 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 13 · winter 2024–25: 41 · winter 2025–26: 46). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
41
’24–25
46
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

137 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (52) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (20) · ELECTRIC (16) · PLUMBING (11) · Building/Use (8) · PAINT/PLASTER (7).

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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1910)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)MARCUS E RICHARDSON
Last registered2018-02-13

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$734,000 $44,040
2026$886,000 $53,160
2027$1,131,000 $67,860

The city's market estimate has risen 54% 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

SubwayVan Siclen Av — C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Sutter Av / Vermont St — B14 · 150 ft
Citi BikeSutter Ave & Sheffield Ave · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 149 Danny Kaye
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

389 New Jersey 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

137 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $380,000 on 2005-09-07 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2005-09-07Mortgage $380,000 — from RICHARDSON, MARIE to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $380,000
2004-09-07Deed $275,000 — from EVANS, PRENTISS; EVANS, JUANITA; EVANS , MOLLIE to RICHARDSON, MARIE $275,000
2004-09-07Mortgage $233,750 — from RICHARDSON, MARIE to NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE CORPORATION $233,750
2000-10-16Mortgage $35,001 — from EVANS, MOLLIE; EVANS, JUANITA; EVANS, PRENTISS to BENEFICIAL HOMEOWNERSERVICE CORPORATION $35,001
1998-09-25Mortgage $12,985 — from EVANS, MOLLIE to OLYMPIA MORTGAGE CORP $12,985
1997-07-03Mortgage $165,100 — from EVANS, MOLLIE; EVANS, PRENTISS to HARTFORD FUNDING LTD $165,100

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170212023
201804004
201902114
202000000
20210130013
202204004
20231710072
2024010900109
2025112400125
2026712200129
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The full timeline

Enforcement 9Housing & tenants 555Ownership & money 26Health & systems 2

Every one of the 592 recorded events, 1994–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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