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2818 Foster Avenue

2,136Records
14City systems
59Open violations
155.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11210 · Neighborhood: Flatbush
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2,136 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 729 HPD housing violations, 719 HPD complaints, 577 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11210
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units24
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)FOSTER AVENUE APARTMENTS LLC
BBL3052300076
BIN3121019

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 88% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 155.5. In ZIP 11210, 88% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations59 total — 12 class C (immediately hazardous), 21 class B, 26 class A. Oldest open since 2015-10-28.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

17 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 5). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

What 311 hears from this address

56 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PAINT/PLASTER (9) · HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · Noise (6) · WATER LEAK (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · DOOR/WINDOW (4).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (24)
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)FOSTER AVENUE APARTMENT LLC
Head officerMARC GOODMAN
Managing agentSMRC MGMT
Last registered2025-09-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,581,000 $711,450
2026$1,682,000 $756,900
2027$1,646,000 $740,700

The city's market estimate has risen 4% 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

SubwayNewkirk Av-Little Haiti — 2 5 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Foster Av / E 29 St — B8 · 100 ft
Citi BikeBeverley Rd & Nostrand Ave · 0.5 mi · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 361 East Flatbush Early Childhood School
Middle: J.H.S. 278 Marine Park. 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

2818 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

56 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 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 SMRC MGMT LLC — 27 buildings, 1,495 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B17 · C6 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
455 Schenectady Avenue BK108 D
1809 Albemarle Road BK106 D
913 Park Place BK78 B
602 Ocean Parkway BK78 B
901 80 Street BK77 B
815 East 14 Street BK72 B
159 Eastern Parkway BK72 B
305 Ocean Avenue BK72 B
97 Brooklyn Avenue BK71 B
42-25 Layton Street QN65 C
464 Clinton Avenue BK63 B
436 Eastern Parkway BK60 C
73 St Pauls Place BK59 B
39 Turner Place BK56 C
42-15 Layton Street QN53 C
74 Arlington Avenue BK53 B
3026 Brighton 14 Street BK53 B
244 Rogers Avenue BK47 B
2540 Ocean Avenue BK38 B
267 Lincoln Place BK32 A
446 St Johns Place BK32 B
326 St Johns Place BK32 B
286 Eastern Parkway BK30 C
2818 Foster Avenue BK24 C
1101 Union Street BK24 A
96 Hart Street BK20 B
515 Clinton Avenue BK20 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $810,941 on 2017-11-20 (lender: Connectone Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-11-20Deed $4,775,000 — from 2818 FOSTER LLC to FOSTER AVENUE APARTMENTS LLC $4,775,000
2017-11-20Agreement $2,900,000 — from FOSTER AVENUE APARTMENTS LLC to CONNECTONE BANK $2,900,000
2017-11-20AL&R $2,900,000 — from FOSTER AVENUE APARTMENTS LLC to CONNECTONE BANK $2,900,000
2017-11-20Mortgage $810,941 — from FOSTER AVENUE APARTMENTS LLC to CONNECTONE BANK $810,941
2017-10-26Sold for $4,775,000 $4,775,000 $198,958
2014-09-11Mortgage $635,083 — from 2818 FOSTER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $635,083
2014-09-11Agreement $2,225,000 — from SIGNATURE BANK to 2818 FOSTER LLC $2,225,000
2014-09-11AL&R $2,225,000 — from 2818 FOSTER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,225,000
2012-08-06Agreement $1,650,000 — from 2818 FOSTER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,650,000
2012-08-06Deed $2,220,000 — from F.H. NY CONSULTANTS, INC. to 2818 FOSTER LLC $2,220,000
2012-08-06AL&R $1,650,000 — from 2818 FOSTER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,650,000
2012-08-06Mortgage $501,557 — from 2818 FOSTER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $501,557
2009-04-03Deed $1,600,000 — from 2818 FOSTER AVENUE, LLC to F.H. CONSULTANTS, INC. $1,600,000
2009-04-03Mortgage $1,200,000 — from F.H. CONSULTANTS, INC. to MADISON NATIONAL BANK $1,200,000
2009-04-03AL&R $1,200,000 — from F.H. CONSULTANTS, INC. to MADISON NATIONAL BANK $1,200,000

Ten-year activity

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Housing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017727079
2018920092
2019260026
2020350035
2021310031
2022140115
202312800128
2024850085
2025110011
202610500105
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The full timeline

Enforcement 8Housing & tenants 2,086Ownership & money 40Health & systems 2

Every one of the 2,136 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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