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334 Foster Avenue

1,457Records
16City systems
16Open violations
268.1Penalty rate

1,457 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 658 HPD housing violations, 361 HPD complaints, 320 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11230
Built1928
Floors4
Res. units43
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)334 FOSTER AVENUE LLC
BBL3065010013
BIN3170297

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 268.1. In ZIP 11230, 82% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations16 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 14 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-06-26.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

126 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 90 · winter 2024–25: 30 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

What 311 hears from this address

139 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (62) · Illegal Parking (19) · Noise (17) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (13) · PAINT/PLASTER (8) · WATER LEAK (4).

Filed construction activity

$108,914 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (43)
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)334 FOSTER AVE LLC
Head officerELIEZER SPIRA
Managing agentADOR HOUSING
Last registered2026-07-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,526,000 $1,136,700
2026$2,605,000 $1,172,250
2027$2,695,000 $1,212,750

The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 47/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (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

Subway18 Av — F · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Avenue I / E 3 St — B11 · 900 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. K134
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

334 Foster 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

139 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 62 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 ADOR HOUSING & DEVELOPMENT — 14 buildings, 421 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B3 · C3 · D1 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1485 East 16 Street BK54 A
1233 East 19 Street BK54 B
1964 Nostrand Avenue BK53 C
334 Foster Avenue BK43 C
402 Foster Avenue BK40 B
510 Ocean Parkway BK39 A
1840 52 Street BK32 A
1840 52 Street BK28 A
945 East 26 Street BK27 C
6 East 97 Street MN23 A
1006 Caton Avenue BK14 B
1235 43 Street BK6 A
2742 West 15 Street BK5 F
189 Avenue A MN3 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $793,975 on 2004-12-01 (lender: Washington Mutual Bank, Fa), covering 2 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
2012-10-09AL&R $4,300,000 — from 334 FOSTER AVENUE LLC; 402 FOSTER AVENUE LLC to INVESTORS BANK $4,300,000
2012-10-09Agreement $4,300,000 — from 334 FOSTER AVENUE LLC; 402 FOSTER AVENUE LLC to INVESTORS BANK $4,300,000
2012-10-09Mortgage $206,258 — from 334 FOSTER AVENUE LLC; 402 FOSTER AVENUE LLC to INVESTORS BANK $206,258
2010-11-04Agreement $4,300,000 — from 402 FOSTER AVENUE LLC; 334 FOSTER AVENUE LLC to INVESTORS SAVINGS BANK $4,300,000
2010-11-04AL&R $4,300,000 — from 402 FOSTER AVENUE LLC; 334 FOSTER AVENUE LLC to INVESTORS SAVINGS BANK $4,300,000
2010-11-04Deed $4,400,000 — from 334 ASSOCIATES LLC to 334 FOSTER AVENUE LLC $4,400,000
2008-02-01AL&R $5,000,000 — from 402 ASSOCIATES LLC; 334 ASSOCIATES LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $5,000,000
2008-02-01Mortgage $1,317,960 — from 402 ASSOCIATES LLC; 334 ASSOCIATES LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $1,317,960
2008-02-01Agreement $5,000,000 — from 334 ASSOCIATES LLC; 402 ASSOCIATES LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $5,000,000
2004-12-01Mortgage $793,975 — from 334 ASSOCIATES LLC; 401 ASSOCIATES LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $793,975
2002-11-07Mortgage $1,249,076 — from 334 ASSOCIATES LLC &402 ASSOCIATES LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK FA $1,249,076
1999-03-15Mortgage $287,732 — from 334 ASSOCIATES LLC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH $287,732
1998-03-31Mortgage $60,000 — from 334 ASSOCIATES to WEINBERGER, MARGARET; SHIMON ECKSTEIN MARITAL TRUST; ECKSTEIN, ERWIN/TR $60,000
1990-04-16Mortgage $820,000 — from 334 ASSOCIATES to FIRST NATIONWIDE BANK $820,000
1990-04-16Mortgage $100,000 — from 334 ASSOCIATES to GROSS, ELLIOT S $100,000

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170312015
2018011671169
20190169171
20200034236
20210024125
20220014115
2023511391146
2024012001202
2025011822185
20260090292
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The full timeline

Construction 18Enforcement 15Housing & tenants 1,371Ownership & money 39Health & systems 14

Every one of the 1,457 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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