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321 East 2 Street

532Records
16City systems
81Open violations
1012.2Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11218 · Neighborhood: Kensington
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532 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 209 311 service requests, 126 HPD complaints, 121 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11218
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units4
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)321 EAST 2ND ST CORP.
BBL3053350042
BIN3124567

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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 1012.2. In ZIP 11218, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% 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 violations81 total — 19 class C (immediately hazardous), 42 class B, 20 class A. Oldest open since 2019-07-10.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

54 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 54).

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

$2,530 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

138 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (30) · HEAT/HOT WATER (25) · Food Establishment (13) · PLUMBING (12) · Dirty Condition (10) · GENERAL (8).

Filed construction activity

$4,500 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)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$920,400 $414,180
2026$1,104,000 $496,800
2027$1,129,000 $508,050

The city's market estimate has risen 23% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2020 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayChurch Av — F G · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Church Av / E 3 St — B35 · 100 ft
Citi BikeE 3 St & Church Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 130 The Parkside
Middle: J.H.S. 223 The Montauk. 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

321 East 2 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

138 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 25 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: $1,270,000 on 2025-02-14 (lender: Habib American Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-02-14Mortgage $1,270,000 — from 321 EAST 2ND ST CORP. to HABIB AMERICAN BANK $1,270,000
2025-02-14AL&R $1,270,000 — from 321 EAST 2ND ST CORP. to HABIB AMERICAN BANK $1,270,000
2025-02-14Deed $2,200,000 — from LEVENTHAL, ALICE to 321 EAST 2ND ST CORP. $2,200,000
2025-01-30Sold for $2,200,000 $2,200,000 $550,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20172290013
201800130215
201900240529
2020023016
202101242128
202205260132
202301230529
20240090110
202500614065
20260423803245
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The full timeline

Construction 2Enforcement 28Housing & tenants 464Ownership & money 19Health & systems 19

Every one of the 532 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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