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180 Bay 31 Street

176Records
14City systems
0Open violations
33.8Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11214 · Neighborhood: Gravesend (West)
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176 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 39 HPD complaints, 35 HPD housing violations, 30 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11214
Built1908
Floors4
Res. units9
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)BGI LLC
BBL3064480038
BIN3169009

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 65% 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 33.8. In ZIP 11214, 75% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

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

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Rodent (4) · Illegal Parking (2) · Lead (1) · PAINT/PLASTER (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Missed Collection (1).

Filed construction activity

$256,800 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1908)
YesSix or more residential units (9)
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)BGI LLC
Head officerHYMAN SCHATTNER
Managing agentBGI LLC
Last registered2025-09-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,198,000 $539,100
2026$1,283,000 $577,350
2027$1,540,000 $693,000

The city's market estimate has risen 29% 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 4 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

SubwayBay Pkwy — D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Bath Av / Bay Pkwy — B64 · 150 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 200 Benson School
Middle: I.S. 281 Joseph B Cavallaro. 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

180 Bay 31 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

10 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 BGI LLC — 3 buildings, 17 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
180 Bay 31 Street BK9 B
265 56 Street BK6 A
3617 Ft Hamilton Parkway BK2 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $186,172 on 2025-08-08 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.), covering 3 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-08-08Agreement $1,450,000 — from BG 2 REALTY LLC; BG1 LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,450,000
2025-08-08Mortgage $186,173 — from BG 2 REALTY LLC; BG1 LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $186,173
2015-08-19AL&R $750,000 — from BG1 LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $750,000
2015-08-19Agreement $750,000 — from BG1 LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $750,000
2015-08-19Mortgage $266,066 — from BG1 LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $266,066
2012-05-22Agreement $514,191 — from BG1 LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMS BURGH $514,191
2008-03-07AL&R $547,000 — from BG1 LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $547,000
2008-03-07Agreement $547,000 — from BG1 LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $547,000
2008-03-07Mortgage $311,549 — from BG1 LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $311,549
2003-11-06Mortgage $80,578 — from BG1 LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURG $80,578
2003-11-06Agreement $275,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURG to BG1 LLC $275,000
1999-03-03Mortgage $210,000 — from BG1 LLC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH $210,000
1991-10-17Mortgage $90,000 — from LAMARCA, MICHAEL to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK $90,000
1982-11-22Mortgage $40,000 — from LAMARCA, MICHAEL to ANSELMA, SERGE; ANSELMA, CAROLINA CON OF $40,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017003014
2018016018
2019006017
202010180120
202150120118
202210160118
2023004015
20240270110
202502124321
2026003069
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The full timeline

Construction 7Enforcement 16Housing & tenants 112Ownership & money 22Health & systems 19

Every one of the 176 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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