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350 Pennsylvania Avenue

621Records
14City systems
2Open violations
33.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11207 · Neighborhood: East New York (North)
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621 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 218 HPD complaints, 195 311 service requests, 110 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11207
Built1930
Floors4
Res. units16
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)PENN GARDENS ASSOCIATES
BBL3037710033
BIN3084289

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 65% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 33.5. In ZIP 11207, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work

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B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2024-05-07.
Active vacate order1 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · FLOORING/STAIRS (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Illegal Dumping (2) · GENERAL (1) · PLUMBING (1).

Filed construction activity

$369,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1930)
YesSix or more residential units (16)
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)PENN GARDENS ASSOCIATES, LP
Head officerSCOTT JAFFEE
Managing agentMETROPOLITAN REALTY GROUP LLC
Last registered2025-10-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,676,000 $754,200
2026$1,784,000 $802,800
2027$2,056,000 $925,200

The city's market estimate has risen 23% 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

SubwayPennsylvania Av — 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Sutter Av — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Pennsylvania Av / Sutter Av — B20 B83 · 150 ft
Citi BikeSutter Ave & Sheffield Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 328 Phyllis Wheatley
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

350 Pennsylvania 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

16 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 METROPOLITAN REALTY GROUP, LLC — 46 buildings, 1,728 units. Grades across the portfolio: A31 · B14. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
21 East 107 Street MN272 B
1029 Freeman Street BX121 A
20 Lenox Avenue MN118 A
1314 West Farms Road BX107 B
1011 Freeman Street BX102 B
1312 Intervale Avenue BX90 A
1418 Minford Place BX77 A
1320 Fulton Street BK65 A
1626 Amsterdam Avenue MN54 A
127 East 117 Street MN35 A
101 East 119 Street MN33 A
1690 Union Street BK31 A
1640 Amsterdam Avenue MN29 A
378 Pennsylvania Avenue BK29 A
366 Pennsylvania Avenue BK29 A
234 South 1 Street BK24 A
127 West 135 Street MN22 A
131 West 135 Street MN22 B
123 West 135 Street MN22 A
132 East 119 Street MN21 B
226 South 1 Street BK21 B
115 East 119 Street MN20 A
1678 Union Street BK20 A
230 South 1 Street BK20 A
209 South 3 Street BK20 A
1715 Union Street BK20 B
208 South 1 Street BK19 A
135 West 135 Street MN18 B
111 West 135 Street MN18 B
107 West 135 Street MN18 A
145 West 135 Street MN18 A
115 West 135 Street MN18 B
119 West 135 Street MN18 B
126 East 118 Street MN18 B
139 West 135 Street MN18 A
215 Roebling Street BK17 A
350 Pennsylvania Avenue BK16 B
1751 Union Street BK16 A
237 South 2 Street BK16 A
202 South 1 Street BK15 A
198 South 1 Street BK15 A
204 South 1 Street BK13 A
1719 Union Street BK12 A
233 South 2 Street BK11 B
231 South 2 Street BK10 A
2550 Webb Avenue BX0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $59,000 on 1984-02-27 (lender: Hud), covering 4 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
2024-09-13Agreement $14,100,000 — from PENN GARDENS ASSOCIATES, L.P. to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC $14,100,000
2024-09-13Mortgage $7,270,051 — from PENN GARDENS ASSOCIATES, L.P. to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC $7,270,051
2019-10-31AL&R $7,560,846 — from PENN GARDENS ASSOCIATES, L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK $7,560,846
2019-10-31Agreement $7,560,846 — from SIGNATURE BANK to PENN GARDENS ASSOCIATES, L.P. $7,560,846
2017-03-23Mortgage $4,125,000 — from PENN GARDENS ASSOCIATES, L.P., to SIGNATURE BANK $4,125,000
2017-03-23AL&R $4,125,000 — from PENN GARDENS ASSOCIATES, L.P., to SIGNATURE BANK $4,125,000
2017-03-23Agreement $4,200,000 — from PENN GARDENS ASSOCIATES, L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK $4,200,000
2012-10-25AL&R $4,200,000 — from PENN GARDENS ASSOCIATES, L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK $4,200,000
2012-10-25Agreement $4,200,000 — from PENN GARDENS ASSOCIATES, L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK $4,200,000
2012-10-25Mortgage $216,825 — from PENN GARDENS ASSOCIATES, L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK $216,825
2009-05-06AL&R $3,400,442 — from PENN GARDENS ASSOCIATES, L.P., to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,400,442
2009-05-06Mortgage $599,558 — from PENN GARDENS ASSOCIATES, L.P., to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $599,558
2009-05-06Agreement $3,400,442 — from PENN GARDENS ASSOCIATES, L.P., to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,400,442
2004-09-23AL&R $3,600,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to PENN GARDENS ASSOCIATES, L.P. $3,600,000
2004-09-23Agreement $3,600,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to PENN GARDENS ASSOCIATES, L.P. $3,600,000

Ten-year activity

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2022
2023
45
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & money
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
20170036339
201800505
20190225431
202001113
202100808
20220117018
202301809
20242234745
202500505
202630205
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The full timeline

Construction 13Enforcement 23Housing & tenants 534Ownership & money 49Health & systems 2

Every one of the 621 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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