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428 Newport Street

217Records
12City systems
5Open violations
281.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11207 · Neighborhood: East New York-New Lots
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217 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 65 HPD complaints, 65 311 service requests, 44 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11207
Built1910
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassB1
Owner (PLUTO)BAKER, GONELA
BBL3038500028
BIN3085770

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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 281.3. 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 violations5 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2022-04-18.
Active vacate order1 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 6).

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

What 311 hears from this address

24 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (7) · ELECTRIC (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · FLOORING/STAIRS (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · Building/Use (2).

Filed construction activity

$56,702 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (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)GONELA R BAKER
Managing agentNEWPORT STREET CAPITAL
Last registered2025-02-06

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$834,000 $50,040
2026$865,000 $51,900
2027$936,000 $56,160

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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.

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

SubwayNew Lots Av — L · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: New Lots Av / Snediker Av — B15 · 450 ft
Citi BikeHinsdale St & Newport St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 190 Sheffield. 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

428 Newport 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

24 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 NEWPORT STREET CAPITAL — 16 buildings, 73 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B3 · C5 · D4 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
204 Montrose Avenue BK15 A
24 Kosciuszko Street BK8 A
181 Montrose Avenue BK8 B
25-63 38 Street QN6 A
539 West 144 Street MN5 B
1178 Greene Ave BK5 C
8510 13 Avenue BK4 C
780 Greene Avenue BK4 C
1024 Faile Street BX3 D
15 Covert Street BK3 D
415 Stuyvesant Avenue BK3 B
134-61 175 Street QN2 C
428 Newport Street BK2 F
1646 Brooklyn Avenue BK2 D
2945 Wickham Avenue BX2 D
1827 Trafalgar Place BX1 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $102,820 on 2006-11-29 (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
2011-01-11M&CON $436,724 — from KILBURN, AMRICK to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $436,724
2006-11-29Mortgage $102,820 — from KILBURN, AMRICK to MERS $102,820
2006-11-29Deed $514,100 — from TORRES, RAMON to KILBURN, AMRICK $514,100
2006-11-29Mortgage $411,280 — from KILBURN, AMRICK to MERS $411,280
2000-09-26Mortgage $168,000 — from TORRES, RAMON to FREMONT INVESTMENT &LOAN $168,000
1990-05-30Mortgage $108,000 — from HEREDIA, MANUEL; TORRES, RAMON to CITIBANK NA $108,000
1984-08-17Mortgage $2,400 — from GARCIA, SATURNINO to CITIBANK N A $2,400

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
201700101
201800000
20190011314
202020518
202100819
20220022022
20230013316
20240011112
202500112
20260553159
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The full timeline

Construction 2Enforcement 10Housing & tenants 154Ownership & money 45Health & systems 6

Every one of the 217 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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