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280 Milford Street

541Records
15City systems
37Open violations
151.9Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11208 · Neighborhood: East New York (North)
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541 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 200 311 service requests, 164 HPD complaints, 104 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11208
Built1930
Floors4
Res. units19
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)SUNSET PARK DEVELOPMENT CORP
BBL3040400036
BIN3089645

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 88% 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 151.9. In ZIP 11208, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 9% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
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 violations37 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 23 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2016-08-08.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

98 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 13 · winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 77). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

13
’23–24
6
’24–25
77
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

99 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (44) · Noise (15) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · PAINT/PLASTER (6) · DOOR/WINDOW (6) · GENERAL (4).

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 (1930)
YesSix or more residential units (19)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)SUNSET PARK DEVELOPMENT CORP
Head officerCATHERINE YU
Managing agentYUCO MANAGEMENT INC.
Last registered2025-09-13

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,404,000 $631,800
2026$1,602,000 $720,900
2027$1,723,000 $775,350

The city's market estimate has risen 23% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 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

SubwayShepherd Av — C · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Euclid Av — A C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Sutter Av / Milford St — B14 · 200 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: East New York Elementary School of Excellence
Middle: J.H.S. 218 James P. Sinnott. 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

280 Milford 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

99 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 44 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 YUCO MANAGEMENT, INC. — 38 buildings, 552 units. Grades across the portfolio: A10 · B15 · C10 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1405 5 Avenue MN80 A
469 East 147 Street BX66 B
567 West 125 Street MN22 C
356 Bedford Avenue BK19 B
280 Milford Street BK19 C
33 Ten Eyck Street BK18 B
150 West 111 Street MN18 A
2058 Adam C Powell Blvd MN17 B
2427 Adam C Powell Blvd MN17 B
67 East 3 Street MN17 B
640 Mac Donough Street BK16 B
846 50 Street BK16 C
460 41 Street BK16 C
57 Remsen Street BK14 C
523 West 49 Street MN11 A
315 West 116 Street MN10 C
320 West 117 Street MN10 B
37 Maujer Street BK10 A
314 West 116 Street MN10 B
372 Manhattan Avenue MN10 A
388 Manhattan Avenue MN10 C
313 West 116 Street MN10 B
310 West 116 Street MN10 B
312 West 116 Street MN10 D
322 West 117 Street MN10 C
33 Remsen Street BK10 B
359 East 21 Street BK8 B
5013 4 Avenue BK8 C
221 Van Brunt Street BK8 A
4208 5 Avenue BK8 B
134 Montague Street BK7 A
614 Flatbush Avenue BK7 C
37 Ten Eyck Street BK6 B
230 54 Street BK6 A
233 56 Street BK6 A
392 Manhattan Avenue MN5 D
33 East 38 Street MN4 A
4112 5 Avenue BK3 F

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,161,000 on 1989-10-30 (lender: Community Preservatncp), covering 2 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
2020-01-22Mortgage $3,300,000 — from SUNSET PARK DEVELOPMENT CORP. to CAPITOL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $3,300,000
2020-01-22AL&R $3,300,000 — from SUNSET PARK DEVELOPMENT CORP. to CAPITOL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $3,300,000
1989-10-30Mortgage $1,161,000 — from SUNSET PARK DVLPT CORP to COMMUNITY PRESERVATNCP $1,161,000
1989-10-30Mortgage $589,000 — from SUNSET PARK DVLPT CORP to COMMUNITY PRESERVA CORP $589,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702002
20180160420
201915028
20200702274
20210270330
20221300233
20230350237
20241360744
2025010902111
20260670269
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The full timeline

Construction 5Enforcement 9Housing & tenants 482Ownership & money 18Health & systems 27

Every one of the 541 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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