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2079 Nostrand Avenue

390Records
16City systems
124Open violations
1749Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11210 · Neighborhood: East Flatbush-Farragut
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390 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 147 HPD housing violations, 77 311 service requests, 43 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11210
Built1940
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)YAN CRUZ LLC
BBL3050050018
BIN3113952, 3381791, 3429713

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 1749. In ZIP 11210, 88% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% 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 violations124 total — 48 class C (immediately hazardous), 47 class B, 29 class A. Oldest open since 2022-03-01.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

46 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 7 · winter 2025–26: 29). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

7
’24–25
29
’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

39 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (17) · PLUMBING (9) · DOOR/WINDOW (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · Unsanitary Pigeon Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$5,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1940)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
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)JOSETTE U GUILLAUME
Managing agentJOSEPH GUILLAUME
Last registered2022-03-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$243,500 $109,575
2026$260,000 $117,000
2027$294,000 $132,300

The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

SubwayFlatbush Av-Brooklyn College — 2 5 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Nostrand Av / Glenwood Rd — B44 · 200 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 361 East Flatbush Early Childhood School
Middle: 14, 234, 278. 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

2079 Nostrand 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

39 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 17 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $661,000 on 2022-01-27 (lender: Bayport Funding LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-01-27Mortgage $661,000 — from YANCRUZ LLC to BAYPORT FUNDING LLC $661,000
2022-01-27Deed $735,000 — from GUILLAUME, JOSEPH; GUILLAUME, JOSETTE to YAN CRUZ LLC $735,000
2022-01-14Sold for $735,000 $735,000 $183,750
2004-05-10Mortgage $275,200 — from GUILLAUME, JOSEPH; GUILLAUME, JOSETTE to DELTA FUNDING CORPORATION $275,200
1999-12-29Mortgage $215,000 — from GUILLAUME, JOSEPH; GUILLAUME, JOSETTE to DELTA FUNDING CORP $215,000
1995-06-02Mortgage $156,000 — from GUILLAUME, JOSETTE; GUILLAUME, JOSEPH to GREENPOINT BANK $156,000
1995-06-02Mortgage $89,000 — from GUILLAUME, JOSETTE; GUILLAUME, JOSEPH to HUANG, MEI $89,000
1992-09-18Mortgage $215,000 — from HUANG, MEI; HSU, MEI HUANG/AKA to CHINA TRUST BANK $215,000
1991-12-05Mortgage $14,000 — from HUANG, MEI to MADISON RESOURCES $14,000
1985-07-17Mortgage $50,000 — from HUANG, MEI to ASIA BANK, NA $50,000
1984-04-03Mortgage $35,000 — from HUANG, MEI to MC NELIS, PATRICK J $35,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017034007
201801040115
20190830112
2020071019
20211530312
202200138122
202310170018
202470382047
202500480048
20260013100131
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The full timeline

Construction 20Enforcement 36Housing & tenants 284Ownership & money 41Health & systems 9

Every one of the 390 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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