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101 Essex Street

68Records
7City systems
0Open violations
29.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11208 · Neighborhood: Cypress Hills
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68 recorded events, 1966–2025, from 7 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 37 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 14 HPD complaints, 13 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11208
Built1910
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassB3
Owner (PLUTO)TRUMAN CAPITAL HOLDINGS, LLC
BBL3039280011
BIN3087208

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 29.3. 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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

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

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

What 311 hears from this address

No 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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)Truman Capital Holdings, LLC
Head officerJoe Maas
Managing agentIsland Advantage Realty
Last registered2026-01-26

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$653,000 $39,180
2026$555,000 $33,300
2027$718,000 $43,080

The city's market estimate has risen 10% 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2020 (0 in the last three years).

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 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Jamaica Av / Elton St — Q56 · 900 ft
Citi BikeShepherd Ave & Fulton St · 500 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

101 Essex 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

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 ISLAND ADVANTAGE REALTY — 36 buildings, 70 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B7 · C8 · D10 · F8. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
475 West 140 Street MN4 D
601 18 Street BK4 C
823 40 Street BK4 D
393 Montauk Avenue BK4 F
2347 Pacific Street BK3 F
62 15 Street BK3 F
304 New Lots Avenue BK3 F
150-81 116 Road QN2 D
69-43 Hillmeyer Avenue QN2 F
120-46 131 Street QN2 D
115-36 172 Street QN2 F
146-31 222 Street QN2 C
101 Essex Street BK2 C
27-16 McIntosh Street QN2 D
94-27 85 Street QN2 D
921A Jefferson Avenue BK2 B
823 East 35 Street BK2 F
43-44 164 Street QN2 C
86-34 77 Street QN2 D
140-28 184 Street QN2 C
172 Jerome Street BK2 A
115-15 95 Avenue QN2 A
3 Cypress Court BK2 B
223-45 113 Drive QN1 C
5423 Avenue M BK1 B
102-09 216 Street QN1 D
8 Van Sicklen Street BK1 D
1246 East 101 Street BK1 B
968 East 48 Street BK1 B
114-57 176 Street QN1 B
189-36 Lewiston Avenue QN1 B
109-10 Francis Lewis Blvd QN1 C
129-37 153 Street QN1 F
257-20 145 Avenue QN1 C
3 Bayview Avenue QN1 A
71 Milford Street BK1 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $549,000 on 2006-11-16 (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
2025-12-11Deed $661,761 — from VELEZ, NELSON to TRUMAN CAPITAL HOLDINGS, LLC $661,761
2025-12-10Sold for $661,761 $661,761 $330,881
2008-12-08M&CON $561,087 — from VELEZ, NELSON to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. $561,087
2006-11-16Mortgage $549,000 — from VELEZ, NELSON to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $549,000
2005-05-19Mortgage $318,750 — from VELEZ, NELSON to NEW CENTRUY MORTGAGE CORPORATION $318,750
2004-03-23Mortgage $252,000 — from VELEZ, NELSON to OPTION ONE MORTGAGE CORPORATION $252,000
2002-10-25Mortgage $40,000 — from VELEZ, NELSON to MORTGAGE ELECTRONICREGISTRATION SYSTEMS ; DELTA FUNDING CORPORATION $40,000
1999-09-03Mortgage $158,794 — from VELEZ, NELSON to FIRST NATIONAL FUNDING CORPORATION OF AM $158,794
1996-03-22Mortgage $148,773 — from VELEZ, NELSON to ALLIANCE MORTGAGE BANKING CORP $148,773
1987-07-07Mortgage $112,000 — from HARRIPRASAD, SUBHASC; BABOORAM, RICARDO to CITIBANK NA $112,000

Ten-year activity

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Housing & tenantsOwnership & money
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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
201710010
2018101
2019000
2020101
2021011
2022000
2023000
2024000
20258311
2026000
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The full timeline

Enforcement 1Housing & tenants 28Ownership & money 38Health & systems 1

Every one of the 68 recorded events, 1966–2025, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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