1,109 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 567 311 service requests, 164 HPD complaints, 99 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 51% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 24.6. In ZIP 11226, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 7 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2007-02-08. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
30 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 18 · winter 2024–25: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
65 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Blocked Driveway (15) · HEAT/HOT WATER (13) · Noise (9) · Illegal Parking (6) · ELECTRIC (4) · DOOR/WINDOW (4).
$1,539,664 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2016) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (55) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 271 Lenox Property LLC |
| Head officer | GLEN BROWN |
| Managing agent | FREESTONE PROPERTY GROUP LLC |
| Last registered | 2026-06-25 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $16,330,000 | $7,348,500 |
| 2026 | $18,640,000 | $8,388,000 |
| 2027 | $19,250,000 | $8,662,500 |
The city's market estimate has risen 18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 15 YR CAP
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
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.
| Subway | Winthrop St — 2 5 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Nostrand Av / Clarkson Av — B44 B44-SBS · 250 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | Clarkson Ave & Nostrand Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 397 Foster-Laurie Middle: Parkside Preparatory Academy. 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.
271 Lenox Road
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
65 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 13 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.
Managed by FREESTONE PROPERTY GROUP LLC — 418 buildings, 2,029 units. Grades across the portfolio: A122 · B90 · C94 · D97 · F15. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 418 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $6,500,000 on 2019-11-06 (lender: Greystone Servicing Company LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-13 | Deed $10,360,000 — from MICHAEL BENJAMIN, ESQ. to 271 LENOX PROPERTY LLC | $10,360,000 | |
| 2024-10-25 | Sold for $10,360,000 | $10,360,000 | $188,364 |
| 2019-11-06 | Agreement $34,500,000 — from 271 LENOX LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC | $34,500,000 | |
| 2019-11-06 | Mortgage $6,500,000 — from 271 LENOX LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC | $6,500,000 | |
| 2019-04-01 | RPTT&RET $10,000,000 — from JG LENOX LLC to KARP, ELI | $10,000,000 | |
| 2019-03-29 | AL&R $28,000,000 — from 271 LENOX LLC to BROOKLYN THREE LLC | $28,000,000 | |
| 2019-03-29 | Agreement $28,000,000 — from 271 LENOX LLC to BROOKLYN THREE LLC | $28,000,000 | |
| 2019-03-29 | Mortgage $10,580,695 — from 271 LENOX LLC to BROOKLYN THREE LLC | $10,580,695 | |
| 2019-03-19 | Sold for $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $181,818 |
| 2015-09-04 | Mortgage $17,900,000 — from 271 LENOX LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $17,900,000 | |
| 2015-09-04 | AL&R $17,900,000 — from 271 LENOX LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $17,900,000 | |
| 2013-11-19 | Deed $1,590,000 — from YOY REALTY LLC to 271 LENOX LLC | $1,590,000 | |
| 2005-09-16 | Mortgage $800,000 — from YOY REALTY LLC to GINSBURG & MISK FUNDING CO., LLC | $800,000 | |
| 2005-09-16 | Deed $620,000 — from LEONA G. MESTLER, DECEASED; GILBERT E. MESTLER, ADMINISTRATOR to YOY REALTY LLC | $620,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 42 |
| 2018 | 9 | 13 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 80 |
| 2019 | 5 | 9 | 50 | 12 | 0 | 76 |
| 2020 | 1 | 5 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 136 |
| 2021 | 1 | 3 | 153 | 3 | 0 | 160 |
| 2022 | 0 | 5 | 175 | 3 | 1 | 184 |
| 2023 | 13 | 6 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 147 |
| 2024 | 8 | 2 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 58 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
Every one of the 1,109 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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