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373 96 Street

1,952Records
18City systems
90Open violations
101.8Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11209 · Neighborhood: Bay Ridge
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1,952 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 659 311 service requests, 613 HPD complaints, 486 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11209
Built1926
Floors4
Res. units37
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)MR REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC
BBL3061170036
BIN3155607

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 79% 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 101.8. In ZIP 11209, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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 violations90 total — 21 class C (immediately hazardous), 50 class B, 19 class A. Oldest open since 2009-02-13.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

12 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 6 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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2
’24–25
6
’25–26
2
’26–27

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

What 311 hears from this address

107 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (13) · PAINT/PLASTER (9) · DOOR/WINDOW (9) · Illegal Parking (8) · GENERAL (8) · ELECTRIC (7).

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 (1926)
YesSix or more residential units (37)
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)MR REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC
Head officerMITCHELL SHPELFOGEL
Managing agentMR REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC
Last registered2025-09-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,379,000 $2,420,550
2026$5,117,000 $2,302,650
2027$5,391,000 $2,425,950

The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 5/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Energy FuelJuice, Smoothies, Fruit SaladsAMice evidence
The Coffee ClubCoffee/TeaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Worker Hygiene), shared by 2 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

SubwayBay Ridge-95 St — R · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 4 Av / 95 St — B8 · 200 ft
Citi Bike4 Ave & 94 St · 500 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

373 96 Street

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

107 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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: $1,679,999 on 2016-12-30 (lender: Metropolitan Commercial Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-12-30Agreement $8,000,000 — from MR REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $8,000,000
2016-12-30AL&R $8,000,000 — from MR REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $8,000,000
2016-12-30Mortgage $1,680,000 — from MR REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $1,680,000
2013-07-29Mortgage $1,566,990 — from MR REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $1,566,990
2013-07-29Agreement $6,825,000 — from MR REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $6,825,000
2013-07-29AL&R $6,825,000 — from MR REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $6,825,000
2011-02-23Deed $7,300,000 — from STATH REALTY CORP to MR REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC $7,300,000
2011-02-23Mortgage $5,475,000 — from MR REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $5,475,000
2007-11-01Mortgage $10,000 — from GRAMMATIKOPOULOS, MELISSA to MATOVICK, JOSEPH; DEPRADO, BETH $10,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017141064124
2018171052124
201951233131
202011071109
202141391144
202271171125
2023261366
202411433147
2025067269
2026045348
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The full timeline

Construction 28Enforcement 90Housing & tenants 1,786Ownership & money 18Health & systems 30

Every one of the 1,952 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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