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2325 Foster Avenue

3,636Records
17City systems
576Open violations
1428.9Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11210 · Neighborhood: Flatbush
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3,636 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,178 HPD complaints, 1,140 HPD housing violations, 1,049 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11210
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units28
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)FOSTER OCEAN REALTY 2325, LLC
BBL3052240150
BIN3120786

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 1428.9. In ZIP 11210, 88% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations576 total — 215 class C (immediately hazardous), 299 class B, 62 class A. Oldest open since 2018-11-10.
Pending HPD litigation2 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

526 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 18 · winter 2024–25: 7 · winter 2025–26: 58 · winter 2026–27: 41). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

18
’23–24
7
’24–25
58
’25–26
41
’26–27

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

$32,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

456 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (233) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (42) · Noise (34) · PLUMBING (29) · WATER LEAK (18) · PAINT/PLASTER (15).

Filed construction activity

$68,796 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 (1931)
YesSix or more residential units (28)
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)Michael Benjamin As Reciever
Head officerJohn Catalic
Managing agentNYC Management
Last registered2025-11-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,592,000 $716,400
2026$1,531,000 $688,950
2027$1,575,000 $708,750

The city's market estimate has fallen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)F — did not submit required benchmarking data, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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

SubwayNewkirk Av-Little Haiti — 2 5 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Newkirk Plaza — B Q · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Foster Av / Bedford Av — B8 B49 · 100 ft
Citi BikeCortelyou Rd & E 19 St · 0.4 mi · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 152, 315
Middle: J.H.S. 062 Ditmas. 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

2325 Foster 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

456 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 233 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 NYC MANAGEMENT — 8 buildings, 240 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B2 · C2 · D1 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
500 Metropolitan Avenue BK60 C
543 West 125 Street MN43 F
1071 Cypress Avenue QN39 B
1930 Bedford Avenue BK38 A
2325 Foster Avenue BK28 F
337 East 146 Street BX28 D
461 6 Avenue BK2 C
463 6 Avenue BK2 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,888,155 on 2018-01-16 (lender: Ridgewood Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-01-16AL&R $5,000,000 — from FOSTER OCEAN REALTY 2325, LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $5,000,000
2018-01-16Mortgage $1,888,155 — from FOSTER OCEAN REALTY 2325, LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $1,888,155
2018-01-16Agreement $5,000,000 — from FOSTER OCEAN REALTY 2325, LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $5,000,000
2015-09-11Mortgage $1,306,381 — from FOSTER OCEAN REALTY 2325, LLC to ORITANI FINANCE COMPANY $1,306,381
2015-09-11Agreement $3,275,000 — from FOSTER OCEAN REALTY 2325, LLC to ORITANI FINANCE COMPANY $3,275,000
2015-09-11AL&R $3,275,000 — from FOSTER OCEAN REALTY 2325, LLC to ORITANI FINANCE COMPANY $3,275,000
2015-09-11Deed $4,850,000 — from ASJM REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC to FOSTER OCEAN REALTY 2325, LLC $4,850,000
2014-12-04Deed $4,000,000 — from NECO PARTNERS LLC to ASJM REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC $4,000,000
2014-12-04Agreement $2,000,000 — from ASJM REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC to ASTORIA BANK $2,000,000
2014-12-04Mortgage $100,736 — from ASJM REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC to ASTORIA BANK $100,736
2013-03-21Agreement $1,960,000 — from NECO PARTNERS LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,960,000
2013-03-21Mortgage $1,960,000 — from NECO PARTNERS LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,960,000
2013-03-21Deed $2,840,000 — from 2325 FOSTER REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC to NECO PARTNERS LLC $2,840,000
2013-03-21Mortgage $339,096 — from NECO PARTNERS LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $339,096
2005-12-19AL&R $1,750,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 2325 FOSTER REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC $1,750,000

Ten-year activity

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791
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017311720086
20180423751247
20190420201207
20200411500119
202105850292
202204380143
20230921604229
20240313304140
20250476105770
20260378107791
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The full timeline

Construction 11Enforcement 66Housing & tenants 3,481Ownership & money 52Health & systems 26

Every one of the 3,636 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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