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49 Shepherd Avenue

109Records
9City systems
8Open violations
95Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11208 · Neighborhood: Cypress Hills
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109 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 45 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 27 311 service requests, 16 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11208
Built1910
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassB2
Owner (PLUTO)PENTEX HOLDINGS, LLC
BBL3039120006
BIN3086671

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 95. In ZIP 11208, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 9% 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 violations8 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2019-07-10.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

$12,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dirty Condition (2) · Blocked Driveway (2) · Sidewalk Condition (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Rodent (1).

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)Fay Servicing LLC
Head officerEric Moore
Managing agentFay Servicing LLC
Last registered2024-08-26

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$825,000 $49,500
2026$785,000 $47,100
2027$832,000 $49,920

The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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.

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

SubwayNorwood Av — J Z · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Jamaica Av / Shepherd Av — Q56 · 450 ft
Citi BikeJamaica Ave & Elton St · 850 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 108 Sal Abbracciamento
Middle: 661, 662. 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

49 Shepherd 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

7 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 FAY SERVICING LLC — 39 buildings, 72 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B9 · C15 · D10 · F3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
200 West 139 Street MN8 A
2517 Snyder Avenue BK3 F
450 Beach 69 Street QN3 C
9802 Glenwood Road BK2 C
171-24 104 Avenue QN2 D
95-09 88 Street QN2 D
33-29 108 Street QN2 C
30-11 Bessemund Avenue QN2 D
49 Shepherd Avenue BK2 D
125 Crystal Street BK2 B
1837 Victor Street BX2 C
22-47 Cornaga Avenue QN2 F
104-21 104 Street QN2 C
147-28 227 Street QN2 B
104-33 142 Street QN2 D
116-16 190 Street QN2 D
114-29 130 Street QN2 C
16-33 Weirfield Street QN2 B
173 Wood Avenue SI2 B
111-11 39 Avenue QN2 C
61-18 Parsons Boulevard QN2 D
88-36 Sabre Street QN2 C
936 Burke Avenue BX2 D
4411 Monticello Avenue BX2 C
62-68 Mt Olivet Crescent QN2 F
1331 East 103 Street BK1 B
118-02 202 Street QN1 B
954 Clove Road SI1 C
94-72 199 Street QN1 C
118-19 201 Place QN1 B
103-29 171 Street QN1 C
14 Giordan Court SI1 A
116-52 233 Street QN1 C
1847 Richmond Road SI1 C
116-38 Lincoln Street QN1 D
119 Richmond Hill Road SI1 B
33 Loring Avenue SI1 B
1519 East New York Avenue BK1 D
253 Father Capodanno Bl SI1 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $82,500 on 2007-06-18 (lender: Jp Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-01-05Deed $650,000 — from MILLER, JEFFREY R ESQ. to RELIANT INCOME FUND LLC $650,000
2023-12-08Sold for $650,000 $650,000 $325,000
2007-06-18Mortgage $440,000 — from PERALTA, EVELYN to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $440,000
2007-06-18Deed $550,000 — from HERNANDEZ, MARISOL to PERALTA, EVELYN $550,000
2007-06-18Mortgage $82,500 — from PERALTA, EVELYN to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $82,500
2005-04-27Mortgage $360,000 — from HERNANDEZ, MARISOL to AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE COMPANY $360,000
2004-04-09Mortgage $287,000 — from HERNANDEZ, MARISOL to AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE COMPANY $287,000
2001-05-21Mortgage $252,950 — from HERNANDEZ, MARISOL to MORTGAGE ENTERPRISELTD $252,950
2000-04-05Mortgage $176,000 — from WILBERT, EDWARD P to BLAIR SERVICE OF AMERICA INC $176,000
1993-04-29Mortgage $139,850 — from BHAKERAM, MEANWATIE; ABBASS, MOHANEE to OLYMPIC EQUITY CORP $139,850
1991-09-10Mortgage $13,000 — from JOHNSON, CUTHBERT; JOHNSON, DOLORES to CHEMICAL BANK $13,000
1989-02-15Mortgage $15,000 — from JOHNSON, CUTHBERT L; JOHNSON, DOLORES to CHEMICAL BANK $15,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700101
201800000
20190140014
202003003
2021290011
2022080311
202301304
202411608
202507007
202604004
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The full timeline

Enforcement 5Housing & tenants 53Ownership & money 47Health & systems 4

Every one of the 109 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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