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1180 Pennsylvania Avenue

319Records
18City systems
13Open violations
2.8Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11239 · Neighborhood: Spring Creek-Starrett City
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319 recorded events, 1997–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 106 311 service requests, 53 HPD complaints, 28 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11239
Built1999
Floors12
Res. units122
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)COUNCIL TOWERS IV HDFC
BBL3044310070
BIN3346034

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 55% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 2.8. In ZIP 11239, 92% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations13 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2008-06-21.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

12 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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7 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$10,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

24 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · Noise (5) · Elevator (5) · SAFETY (2) · WATER LEAK (1) · DOOR/WINDOW (1).

Filed construction activity

$100,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (1999)
YesSix or more residential units (122)
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)COUNCIL TOWERS IV HDFC
Head officerDAVID G GREENFIELD
Managing agentMETROPOLITAN COUNCIL ON JEWISH POVERTY
Last registered2026-04-27

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$12,921,000 $5,814,450
2026$13,237,000 $5,956,650
2027$13,884,000 $6,247,800

The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: SHELTER RENT

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 13/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 8)

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 3 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

SubwayEast 105 St — L · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 17-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Pennsylvania Av / Vandalia Av — B82 · 500 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 346 Abe Stark
Middle: I.S. 364 Gateway. 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

1180 Pennsylvania 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

24 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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 METROPOLITAN COUNCIL ON JEWISH POVERTY — 19 buildings, 1,072 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B8 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2219 Givan Avenue BX180 A
1180 Pennsylvania Avenue BK122 A
1170 Pennsylvania Avenue BK122 A
99 Vandalia Avenue BK121 A
155-25 71 Avenue QN78 A
3915 Neptune Avenue BK75 A
789 Co-op City Boulevard BX70 A
351 East 61 Street MN53 B
385 3 Avenue MN49 A
3811 Surf Avenue BK41 B
171 Lexington Avenue MN41 A
334 East 92 Street MN23 B
89 Carlton Avenue BK22 B
141 East 23 Street MN19 B
228 East 46 Street MN18 B
332 East 22 Street MN14 B
231 East 77 Street MN12 B
351 East 54 Street MN12 C
777 Co-op City Boulevard BX0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $373,447 on 2008-10-20 (lender: The City Of New York). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2008-10-20Mortgage $373,447 — from COUNCIL TOWERS II HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $373,447

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201714308
201802417
20190414321
20200313117
20210313117
202201618
20230019120
2024029213
20251315221
20260116118
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The full timeline

Construction 45Enforcement 65Housing & tenants 189Ownership & money 1Health & systems 19

Every one of the 319 recorded events, 1997–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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