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399 Pennsylvania Avenue

337Records
7City systems
111Open violations
1883.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11207 · Neighborhood: East New York (North)
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337 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 7 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 130 HPD housing violations, 83 HPD complaints, 65 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11207
Built1901
Floors2
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)IDRIS, SALAHELDIN
BBL3037890022
BIN3084463

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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 1883.3. 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 violations111 total — 27 class C (immediately hazardous), 65 class B, 19 class A. Oldest open since 2021-04-12.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

17 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

4
’23–24
2
’26–27

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

What 311 hears from this address

42 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (15) · HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · FLOORING/STAIRS (3) · WATER LEAK (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (3) · PLUMBING (3).

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 (1901)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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)SALAHELDIN IDRIS
Managing agentSALAHELDIn IDRIs
Last registered2026-07-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,041,000 $62,460
2026$926,000 $55,560
2027$1,090,000 $65,400

The city's market estimate has risen 5% 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 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Pennsylvania Av / Blake Av — B20 B83 · 100 ft
Citi BikeBlake Ave & Pennsylvania Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 013 Roberto Clemente
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

399 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

42 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 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: $146,201 on 2024-02-28 (lender: Secretary Of Housing And Urban Development). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-02-28Mortgage $146,201 — from IDRIS, SALAHELDIN to SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPME $146,201
2024-02-12M&CON $496,855 — from IDRIS, SALAHELDIN to WELLS FARGO BANK NA $496,855
2015-12-24Mortgage $510,174 — from IDRIS, SALAHELDIN to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. $510,174
2015-12-24Deed $545,000 — from HYMAN, MELROY to IDRIS, SALAHELDIN $545,000
2015-12-24Mortgage $15,000 — from IDRIS, SALAHELDIN to THE CITY OF NEW YORK DEPT OF HPD $15,000
2000-12-01Mortgage $200,000 — from HYMAN, MELROY to CAMBRIDGE HOME CAPITAL LLC $200,000
1997-12-16Mortgage $160,276 — from BRUNO, MERVYN to MADISON HOME EQUITIES INC $160,276
1993-11-05Mortgage $20,000 — from VERA, CERELA; VERA, PEDRO to CHEMICAL BANK $20,000
1992-04-08Mortgage $79,650 — from VERA, PEDRO; VERA, CERELA to HOME MTGE CORP $79,650
1990-01-10Mortgage $8,800 — from VERA, PEDIO E to OXFORD CREDIT CORP $8,800
1989-08-23Mortgage $31,000 — from VERA, PEDRO to MANUFACTURERS HAN TRCO $31,000
1987-12-04Mortgage $15,000 — from VERA, PEDRO to ANCHOR SAVINGS BANK $15,000
1982-08-09Mortgage $5,000 — from VERA, PEDRO to ANCHOR SAVINGS BANK $5,000

Ten-year activity

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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171001
20181023
20191023
20200000
20214004
20222002
2023160016
2024132015
2025880088
202610210103
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The full timeline

Housing & tenants 289Ownership & money 42Health & systems 6

Every one of the 337 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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