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775 Blake Avenue

307Records
19City systems
21Open violations
78.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11207 · Neighborhood: East New York (North)
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307 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 122 HPD housing violations, 78 311 service requests, 50 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11207
Built1930
Floors4
Res. units12
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)US BROWNSVILLE 11 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU ND CORP
BBL3040410001
BIN3089649

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 79% 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 78.3. In ZIP 11207, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations21 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 15 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2015-06-18.
Active vacate order1 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

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.

What 311 hears from this address

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PAINT/PLASTER (3) · Missed Collection (2) · WATER LEAK (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · Electrical (1) · Abandoned Vehicle (1).

Filed construction activity

$93,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1930)
YesSix or more residential units (12)
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)U.S. BROWNSVILLE II, HDFC
Head officerGary Golding
Managing agentURBAN STRATEGIES MGT CORP
Last registered2025-12-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,002,000 $450,900
2026$837,000 $376,650
2027$900,000 $405,000

The city's market estimate has fallen 10% 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 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

SubwayVan Siclen Av — 3 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Van Siclen Av — C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Sutter Av / Miller Av — B14 · 500 ft
Citi BikeBradford St & Sutter Ave · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 149 Danny Kaye
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

775 Blake 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

9 311 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 URBAN STRATEGIES MGT CORP — 53 buildings, 520 units. Grades across the portfolio: A19 · B18 · C7 · D5 · F3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
807 Saratoga Avenue BK40 A
1741 Pitkin Avenue BK32 B
61 Riverdale Avenue BK27 A
2092 Dean Street BK27 A
607 Jerome Street BK20 B
747 Blake Avenue BK20 B
218 Grafton Street BK20 A
450 Herzl Street BK16 B
463 Herzl Street BK16 A
2102 Dean Street BK15 B
733 Dumont Avenue BK15 C
775 Blake Avenue BK12 B
2166 Fulton Street BK12 B
2176 Fulton Street BK12 B
903 Saratoga Avenue BK11 B
38 Somers Street BK9 B
287 Sumpter Street BK8 C
98 Hull Street BK8 A
749 Mac Donough Street BK8 A
753 Mac Donough Street BK8 F
139 Hull Street BK8 B
747 Mac Donough Street BK8 C
763 Mac Donough Street BK8 A
135 Hull Street BK8 B
759 Mac Donough Street BK8 A
755 Mac Donough Street BK8 A
358 Bainbridge Street BK7 C
2108 Fulton Street BK7 B
2255 Strauss Street BK6 A
198 Mac Dougal Street BK6 B
210 Mac Dougal Street BK6 A
141 Rockaway Avenue BK6 A
2256 Strauss Street BK6 A
54 Lott Avenue BK6 A
321 Sumpter Street BK6 A
2031 Union Street BK6 B
57 Sutter Avenue BK6 C
59 Sutter Avenue BK6 B
2035 Union Street BK6 A
159A Mac Dougal Street BK6 B
80 Newport Street BK6 C
147 Rockaway Avenue BK5 D
2160 Fulton Street BK5 F
2158 Fulton Street BK5 C
27 Truxton Street BK4 B
29 Truxton Street BK4 A
2184 Fulton Street BK4 A
2204A Fulton Street BK4 D
30 Lott Avenue BK4 D
420 Chauncey Street BK3 D
2138 Fulton Street BK3 D
171 Sumpter Street BK3 F
808 Saratoga Avenue BK0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,310,095 on 1994-04-14 (lender: NYC Hpd), covering 3 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
1994-04-14Mortgage $3,310,095 — from U.S. BROWNSVILLE IIHOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to NYC HPD $3,310,095

Ten-year activity

50250
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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
46
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170024024
201800314
201900325
20200022224
20217021129
20220043144
20232340146
202430216
20250114116
202601315
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The full timeline

Construction 12Enforcement 17Housing & tenants 261Ownership & money 4Health & systems 13

Every one of the 307 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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