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1155 Pennsylvania Avenue

3,867Records
18City systems
4Open violations
5.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11239 · Neighborhood: Spring Creek-Starrett City
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3,867 recorded events, 1926–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,647 311 service requests, 1,035 HPD complaints, 491 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11239
Built1971
Floors20
Res. units1092
ClassD3
Owner (PLUTO)BSC HOUSING COMPANY, INC.
BBL3044350001
BIN3336173, 3336174, 3336175, 3336176, 3336177

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 57% 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 5.3. In ZIP 11239, 92% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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B
C

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

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations4 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2024-04-12.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

92 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 42 · winter 2024–25: 12 · winter 2025–26: 26). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

42
’23–24
12
’24–25
26
’25–26

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

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

540 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (143) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (60) · Animal (56) · HEAT/HOT WATER (45) · Noise (41) · PLUMBING (34).

Filed construction activity

$509,562 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (17 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 (1971)
YesSix or more residential units (1092)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)BSC OWNER
Head officerDAVID SORISE
Managing agentTWIN PINES MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-09-18

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$84,087,000 $37,839,150
2026$85,721,000 $38,574,450
2027$88,636,000 $39,886,200

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: MITCHELL-LAMA

Building systems

Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

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.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2017 (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

SubwayNew Lots Av — 3 · 0.9 mi straight-line (about a 23-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Vandalia Av / Van Siclen Av — B83 · under 50 ft
Bike facilityShared bike route mapped within 75 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

1155 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

540 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 45 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 TWIN PINES MANAGEMENT — 11 buildings, 10,831 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B4 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
180 Bethel Loop BK2926 A
1540 Van Siclen Avenue BK2229 A
1325 Pennsylvania Avenue BK2222 A
1260 Croton Loop BK1168 B
1155 Pennsylvania Avenue BK1092 A
159 Alaska Street SI634 B
741 Concourse Village West BX265 B
112 St Edwards Street BK146 A
153-24 90th Road QN139 C
2107 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN9 B
1620 Fulton Street BK1 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $501,471,000 on 2018-05-11 (lender: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association), covering 15 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
2021-08-27RPTT&RET $1,558,231,415 — from ROCKPOINT GROWTH AND INCOME LOWER REIT A; BROOKSVILLE SPRING CREEK LLC; ROCKPOINT GROWTH A to BSC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATION $1,558,231,415
2021-08-27RPTT&RET $243,572,984 — from SPRING CREEK PRESERVATION PARTNERS, LLC to BSC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATION $243,572,984
2021-07-13Mortgage $567,567,000 — from BSC OWNER LLC; BSC HOUSING COMPANY, INC. to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $567,567,000
2018-05-11Deed $869,612,896 — from STARRETT CITY ASSOCIATES, L.P.; STARRETT CITY, INC. to BSC HOUSING COMPANY, INC. $869,612,896
2018-05-11Mortgage $501,471,000 — from BSC OWNER LLC; BSC HOUSING COMPANY, INC. to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $501,471,000
2018-05-04Sold for $869,612,895 $869,612,895 $796,349
2009-12-23Mortgage $531,485,000 — from STARRETT CITY, INC.; STARRETT CITY ASSOCIATES, L.P. to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $531,485,000
1972-08-02Mortgage $307,720,000 — from STARRETT CITY, INC to NEW YORK STAATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY $307,720,000
1972-02-22Mortgage $124,000,000 — from TWIN PINES VILLAGE,INC to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY $124,000,000
1971-02-08Mortgage $124,000,000 — from TWIN PINES VILLAGE,INC to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY $124,000,000
1968-01-04Mortgage $124,000,000 — from TWIN PINES VILLAGE,INC to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY $124,000,000

Ten-year activity

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2020
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170519201198
201801419695224
20190613805149
202047417010222
202143430356352
20220717405186
202311026603280
202451126103280
20252430208316
202610122812242
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The full timeline

Construction 127Enforcement 327Housing & tenants 3,273Ownership & money 82Health & systems 58

Every one of the 3,867 recorded events, 1926–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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