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208 Gelston Avenue

442Records
15City systems
8Open violations
114.8Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11209 · Neighborhood: Bay Ridge
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442 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 158 311 service requests, 136 HPD housing violations, 105 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11209
Built1928
Floors4
Res. units20
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)HINDY PROPERTIES, LLC
BBL3061090049
BIN3155342

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 84% 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 114.8. In ZIP 11209, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
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 violations8 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2022-05-31.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

20 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 12 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

4
’23–24
12
’24–25
4
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

64 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PLUMBING (14) · WATER LEAK (12) · HEAT/HOT WATER (10) · PAINT/PLASTER (8) · DOOR/WINDOW (3) · Illegal Parking (3).

Filed construction activity

$36,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1928)
YesSix or more residential units (20)
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)HINDY PROPERTIES LLC
Head officerSTEVEN MULLER
Managing agentMULLSTONE REALTY
Last registered2025-07-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$870,000 $391,500
2026$956,000 $430,200
2027$953,000 $428,850

The city's market estimate has risen 10% 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.

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

SubwayBay Ridge-95 St — R · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / 92 St — B63 · 350 ft
Citi Bike4 Ave & 94 St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S./I.S. 104 The Fort Hamilton School
Middle: P.S./I.S. 104 The Fort Hamilton School. 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

208 Gelston 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

64 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 10 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 MULLSTONE REALTY — 15 buildings, 1,403 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B8 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
138-35 Elder Avenue QN227 B
132-35 Sanford Avenue QN200 B
138-15 Franklin Avenue QN194 B
134-30 Franklin Avenue QN186 B
142-20 Franklin Avenue QN144 B
137-05 Franklin Avenue QN109 B
40-66 Ithaca Street QN66 A
41-60 Bowne Street QN64 A
8502 Ft Hamilton Parkway BK60 A
78-06 46 Avenue QN56 A
723 East 5 Street BK21 C
214 Gelston Avenue BK20 C
208 Gelston Avenue BK20 B
200 Gelston Avenue BK20 B
31-38 137 Street QN16 A

Ten-year activity

100500
2017
72
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170140142
20183266172
20190017118
202000617
202100415
20220041142
20230043144
20240047350
20250163165
20260059261
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The full timeline

Construction 3Enforcement 6Housing & tenants 410Ownership & money 10Health & systems 13

Every one of the 442 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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