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252 Kings Highway

83Records
12City systems
2Open violations
3.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11223 · Neighborhood: Gravesend (West)
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83 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 36 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 11 HPD complaints, 9 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11223
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)252 KINGS REALTY LLC
BBL3066480024
BIN3176674

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 79% 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 3.3. In ZIP 11223, 79% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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 violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2008-12-29.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Graffiti (1).

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 (2)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,754,000 $105,240
2026$1,709,000 $102,540
2027$1,937,000 $116,220

The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Agave Deli GroceryMexicanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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

SubwayKings Hwy — N · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Kings Hwy / W 8 St — B82 B82-SBS · 150 ft · Select Bus Service
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 97 The Highlawn
Middle: I.S. 096 Seth Low. 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

252 Kings Highway

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

3 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $172,265 on 2024-02-09 (lender: Suffolk Federal Credit Union), 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
2024-02-09AL&R $1,450,000 — from 252 KINGS REALTY LLC; 250 KINGS REALTY LLC to SUFFOLK FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $1,450,000
2024-02-09Agreement $1,450,000 — from 252 KINGS REALTY LLC; 250 KINGS REALTY LLC to SUFFOLK FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $1,450,000
2024-02-09Mortgage $172,266 — from 252 KINGS REALTY LLC; 250 KINGS REALTY LLC to SUFFOLK FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $172,266
2018-12-14Mortgage $1,057,753 — from 250 KINGS REALTY LLC; 252 KINGS REALTY LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $1,057,753
2018-12-14AL&R $1,400,000 — from 252 KINGS REALTY LLC; 250 KINGS REALTY LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $1,400,000
2018-12-14Agreement $1,400,000 — from 250 KINGS REALTY LLC; 252 KINGS REALTY LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $1,400,000
2008-02-25Agreement $450,000 — from KINGSWAY REALTY CO. to LYONS MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC. $450,000
2008-02-25Mortgage $359,006 — from KINGSWAY REALTY CO. to LYONS MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC. $359,006
1999-09-01Mortgage $160,000 — from LYONS MORTGAGE SERVICES INC to KINGSWAY REALTY CO $160,000
1985-01-08Mortgage $60,000 — from KINGWAY REALTY CO to BASILIO, ELVA MAE; BASILIO, PETER $60,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
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201800516
201911013
202000011
202100011
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202310023
2024035311
202501023
202600022
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The full timeline

Construction 7Enforcement 5Housing & tenants 22Ownership & money 36Health & systems 13

Every one of the 83 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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