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894 Fountain Avenue

630Records
18City systems
0Open violations
0.4Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11239 · Neighborhood: Spring Creek-Starrett City
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630 recorded events, 2018–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 224 HPD complaints, 80 HPD housing violations, 62 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11239
Built2018
Floors9
Res. units422
ClassRM
Owner (PLUTO)FOUNTAIN SEAVIEW B6 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND
BBL3045867504
BIN3425799

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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 90% 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 0.4. 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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

34 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 5 · winter 2024–25: 9 · winter 2025–26: 7 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

5
’23–24
9
’24–25
7
’25–26
2
’26–27

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

$3,749 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

44 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (14) · Illegal Parking (14) · Homeless Person Assistance (4) · Lead (3) · Dirty Condition (2) · Abandoned Vehicle (2).

Filed construction activity

$4,670,999 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (32 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 (2018)
YesSix or more residential units (422)
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)FOUNTAIN SEAVIEW B6 LP
Head officerILSOO KIM
Managing agentPROGRESSIVE MANAGEMENT OF NY
Last registered2025-07-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$0 $0
2026$17,649,905 $7,942,458
2027$0 $0

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $10,974,353 a year ($28.87 per sq ft), operating expenses $2,961,213 ($7.79 per sq ft), net operating income $8,013,140. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

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

BusNearest boarding stop: Fountain Av / Vandalia Av — B13 B84 · 400 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 224 Hale A. Woodruff
Middle: Van Siclen Community Middle School. 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

894 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

44 311 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 PROGRESSIVE MANAGEMENT OF NY — 159 buildings, 10,188 units. Grades across the portfolio: A54 · B61 · C16 · D21 · F4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
894 Fountain Avenue BK422 A
240 Park Hill Avenue SI404 F
140 Park Hill Avenue SI403 F
3320 Bailey Avenue BX344 B
225 Park Hill Avenue SI305 F
20 Father Capodanno Bl SI273 B
911 Erskine Street BK267 B
2661 Heath Avenue BX233 B
735 Oakland Place BX221 A
1010 East 178 Street BX220 B
131 3 Avenue BK200 B
813 East 163 Street BX200 B
10 Schroeder's Walk BK200 A
5125 Beach Channel Drive QN194 B
1950 Clove Road SI177 C
1134 Union Avenue BX175 A
55 Bowen Street SI156 D
34-11 Beach Channel Drive QN154 B
22-10 New Haven Avenue QN153 B
14-10 New Haven Avenue QN149 C
249 Heyson Road QN149 C
881 Erskine Street BK144 A
820 Hewitt Place BX144 B
97 Troy Avenue BK137 B
1620 Pacific Street BK137 B
1434 Ogden Avenue BX130 C
429 Lexington Avenue BK123 B
2271 Washington Avenue BX118 D
129-01 Jamaica Avenue QN117 D
611 East 158 Street BX114 B
1426 Loring Avenue BK100 D
2040 White Plains Road BX100 C
228 Nagle Avenue MN100 C
195 Steuben Street SI98 B
231 Steuben Street SI98 B
360 Nostrand Avenue BK95 A
92-61 165 Street QN89 B
1094 Union Avenue BX84 A
886 Westchester Avenue BX83 B
646 Emerald Street BK83 A
356 Lexington Avenue BK77 A
523 Vermont Street BK74 B
3035 White Plains Road BX74 B
544 Claremont Parkway BX74 A
1925 University Avenue BX72 A
1041 Findlay Avenue BX70 A
761 Bushwick Avenue BK70 B
3639 White Plains Road BX69 A
533 Bay Street SI67 B
1090 Close Avenue BX66 B
905 Eagle Avenue BX66 B
11629 Seaview Avenue BK65 B
127-03 Jamaica Avenue QN65 A
40 Debevoise Street BK65 B
702 Vandalia Avenue BK65 A
148-19 90 Avenue QN65 B
1865 University Avenue BX58 A
1280 Sheridan Avenue BX57 C
1124 Clay Avenue BX54 B
1140 Clay Avenue BX54 B

showing 60 of 159 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-11-04AL&R $30,000,000 — from FOUNTAIN SEAVIEW B6 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ; FOUNTAINS SEAVIEW B1 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT; FOUNTA to SIGNATURE BANK $30,000,000
2021-11-04Mortgage $30,000,000 — from FOUNTAIN SEAVIEW A2 COMMERCIAL LLC; FOUNTAINS SEAVIEW B3 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT; FOUNTAIN SEA to SIGNATURE BANK $30,000,000
2018-09-05Mortgage $15,283,670 — from FOUNTAIN SEAVIEW B2 COMMERCIAL LLC; FOUNTAIN SEAVIEW B6 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. $15,283,670
2018-09-05Mortgage $2,316,330 — from FOUNTAIN SEAVIEW B6 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ; FOUNTAIN SEAVIEW B2 COMMERCIAL LLC to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. $2,316,330
2018-09-05AL&R $17,600,000 — from FOUNTAIN SEAVIEW B2 COMMERCIAL LLC; FOUNTAIN SEAVIEW B6 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. $17,600,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
2020
2021
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2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017000000
2018368015059
2019271700448
2020381700863
2021142355561
2022459005104
202342310542
2024111714794
202564560672
202607740687
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The full timeline

Construction 130Enforcement 73Housing & tenants 357Ownership & money 24Health & systems 46

Every one of the 630 recorded events, 2018–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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