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308 Ditmas Avenue

560Records
16City systems
60Open violations
181Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11218 · Neighborhood: Kensington
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560 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 252 311 service requests, 81 HPD housing violations, 62 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11218
Built1931
Floors2
Res. units4
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)DANEAL REALTY CP
BBL3053970004
BIN3127092

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GRADE D

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 181. 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 violations60 total — 16 class C (immediately hazardous), 35 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 1988-08-23.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’24–25
4
’25–26

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

$37,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

48 service requests in the last three years. Most common: For Hire Vehicle Complaint (8) · Real Time Enforcement (8) · Food Establishment (7) · Noise (7) · Illegal Parking (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3).

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)
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)DANEAL REALTY CORP
Head officerKelvin Corbin
Managing agentKelvin Corbin
Last registered2025-08-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$921,000 $414,450
2026$1,001,000 $450,450
2027$1,201,000 $540,450

The city's market estimate has risen 30% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
El Mexicano Restaurnt & CafeMexicanNot yet graded—
Manti ExpressNot yet graded—
Mini Picadera Restaurant CORPSpanishA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

3 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

7 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 3 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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.

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

SubwayDitmas Av — F · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 18 Av / E 5 St — B8 · 0.2 mi
Citi BikeDitmas Ave & McDonald Ave · 750 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 179 Kensington
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

308 Ditmas Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

48 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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: $500,000 on 2000-05-18 (lender: Dime Savings Bank Ofnew York). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2005-05-10Agreement $499,000 — from DANEAL REALTY CORP to HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $499,000
2005-05-10Mortgage $37,362 — from DANEAL REALTY CORP to HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $37,362
2000-05-18Mortgage $500,000 — from DANEAL REALTY CORP to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK $500,000
1986-10-03Mortgage $225,000 — from DANEAL RLTY CORP to GOLDMAN, JEROME $225,000

Ten-year activity

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2020
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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170131115
20185110016
20191750123
20200411143
20213640067
20220240125
20232140319
20240200020
20254170122
202619260146
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The full timeline

Construction 16Enforcement 111Housing & tenants 402Ownership & money 21Health & systems 10

Every one of the 560 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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