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88 Fountain Avenue

99Records
8City systems
18Open violations
40Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11208 · Neighborhood: East New York (North)
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99 recorded events, 1980–2026, from 8 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 27 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 18 HPD housing violations, 17 DOB job filings.

BoroughBrooklyn 11208
Built1910
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)ALI, MD YAKUB
BBL3041540087
BIN3093196

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 40. 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 violations18 total — 12 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2015-02-20.

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

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Obstruction (1) · Derelict Vehicles (1) · Noise (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 (3)
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)AGAPE BUILDERS CORP
Head officerEDWARD POTEAT
Managing agentESTEEM MGT
Last registered2009-08-12

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$664,000 $39,840
2026$841,000 $50,460
2027$866,000 $51,960

The city's market estimate has risen 30% 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

SubwayEuclid Av — A C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Norwood Av — J Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Atlantic Av / Milford St — Q24 · 800 ft
Citi BikeShepherd Ave & Fulton St · 0.4 mi · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 345 Patrolman Robert Bolden
Middle: M.S. 935. 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

88 Fountain 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

3 311 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 ESTEEM MGT — 8 buildings, 16 units. Grades across the portfolio: C7 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
88 Fountain Avenue BK3 C
305 Bradford Street BK3 C
428 Shepherd Avenue BK2 C
361 Etna Street BK2 C
432 Essex Street BK2 C
2613 Pitkin Avenue BK2 C
770 Wortman Avenue BK1 C
17 Logan Street BK1 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $18,869 on 2020-12-18 (lender: Secretary Of Housing And Urban Development). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-12-18Mortgage $18,870 — from ALI, MD to SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPME $18,870
2012-03-02Mortgage $442,329 — from ALI, MD YAKUB to MERS, AS NOMINEE FOR RESIDENTIAL HOME FU $442,329
2012-03-02Deed $461,100 — from AGAPE BUILDERS CORP to ALI, MD YAKUB $461,100
2009-10-08Mortgage $74,063 — from AGAPE BUILDERS CORP. to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. $74,063
2006-08-31AL&R $4,623,737 — from BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. to AGAPE BUILDERS CORP. $4,623,737
2006-08-31Mortgage $3,218,736 — from AGAPE BUILDERS CORP. to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. $3,218,736
2006-08-31Mortgage $455,000 — from AGAPE BUILDERS CORP. to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. $455,000
2006-08-31Mortgage $950,001 — from AGAPE BUILDERS CORP. to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. $950,001
1990-04-18Mortgage $15,500 — from DOWNING, ANNIE LEE; JONES, ANNA WARE to STERLING RESOURCES LTD $15,500
1988-05-03Mortgage $4,999 — from DOWNING, ANNIE LEE; JONES, ANNA to NYC HPD $4,999

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
20172204
20180101
20190202
20200112
20210909
20221506
20230404
20240303
20250404
20260101
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The full timeline

Construction 33Enforcement 3Housing & tenants 35Ownership & money 27Health & systems 1

Every one of the 99 recorded events, 1980–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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