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920 East 17 Street

824Records
19City systems
16Open violations
21.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11230 · Neighborhood: Midwood
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824 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 205 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 173 311 service requests, 78 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11230
Built1948
Floors6
Res. units132
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)TERRACE GARDENS PLAZA INC
BBL3067000026
BIN3179390

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 77% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 21.7. In ZIP 11230, 82% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations16 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 2017-09-29.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

24 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 20). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
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’24–25
20
’25–26

2 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$6,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

72 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (12) · Noise (12) · Indoor Air Quality (9) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (7) · Lead (4) · General Construction/Plumbing (4).

Filed construction activity

$1,915,457 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (1948)
YesSix or more residential units (132)
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)TERRACE GARDENS PLAZA
Head officerGOLDA SADOWSKY
Managing agentMetro Management Development Inc
Last registered2026-02-27

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$12,983,000 $5,842,350
2026$13,479,000 $6,065,550
2027$14,372,000 $6,467,400

The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY · SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $3,180,265 a year ($21.39 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,410,973 ($9.49 per sq ft), net operating income $1,769,292. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 78/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

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

SubwayAvenue H — Q · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Ocean Av / Avenue I — B49 · 1,000 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 152, 315
Middle: 14, 78, 234, 278. 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

920 East 17 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

72 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 12 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 METRO MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT — 178 buildings, 46,381 units. Grades across the portfolio: A122 · B48 · C4 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
Main Street MN8018 A
2070 1 Avenue MN1594 B
2885 West 12 Street BK1578 B
87 Delancey Street MN1099 B
66 1 Avenue MN877 B
29 Leonard Street BK774 B
30 Montrose Avenue BK774 B
54 Boerum Street BK772 A
33-34 Crescent Street QN726 A
59-10 Queens Boulevard QN706 A
102-00 Shore Front Parkway QN651 B
2289 5 Avenue MN629 B
633 Olmstead Avenue BX624 C
150 Beach 77 Street QN554 A
7600 Shore Front Parkway QN554 A
2520 Batchelder Street BK540 A
43-10 50 Avenue QN493 B
67-02 Springfield Blvd QN467 A
162 Avenue C MN439 A
156-20 Riverside Drive West MN434 A
62-27 108th Street QN430 B
39-25 51 Street QN427 B
260 65 Street BK420 A
1760 Bruckner Boulevard BX408 B
555 Main Street MN400 A
350 65 Street BK391 B
83-55 Woodhaven Boulevard QN390 B
91 Boerum Street BK387 B
52-24 65 Place QN372 B
33-43 14 Street QN364 A
3400 Paul Avenue BX352 A
221-22 Manor Road QN350 A
175-01 Hillside Avenue QN342 A
1371 Linden Boulevard BK342 B
2301 5 Avenue MN329 C
333 Lafayette Avenue BK327 A
21 St James Place BK326 A
2212 Brigham Street BK324 A
2740 Cropsey Avenue BK320 B
211-35 23 Avenue QN310 B
79 Clark Street BK301 A
112-50 Northern Boulevard QN301 B
17-85 215 Street QN290 A
18-15 215 Street QN289 A
59-50 61 Street QN282 B
69-42 Jewel Avenue QN280 A
801 Tilden Street BX266 A
150-10 Melbourne Avenue QN266 A
48-10 43 Street QN261 A
251-38 71 Avenue QN256 A
196 Park Row MN250 A
70-04 Kissena Boulevard QN248 A
210-05 Corp Kennedy Street QN248 A
71-50 Parsons Boulevard QN248 B
69-18 Melbourne Avenue QN244 A
1238 President Street BK241 B
18-40 211 Street QN240 A
206-17 Emily Road QN222 A
99 Hillside Avenue MN205 A
60 1 Avenue MN203 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $9,500,000 on 2026-04-20 (lender: National Consumer Cooperative Bank), 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
2026-09-02RPTT&RET $420,000 — from BRESSLER, MAIKAH; VIETS, ERIC to LARSEN GABLE, NATHANIEL; GINGRICH, BETHANY FAYE $420,000
2026-08-20Sold for $420,000 $420,000 $3,182
2026-04-20AL&R $9,500,000 — from TERRACE GARDENS PLAZA, INC. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $9,500,000
2026-04-20Mortgage $9,500,000 — from TERRACE GARDENS PLAZA, INC. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $9,500,000
2026-03-09RPTT&RET $430,000 — from JOSEPH LEIZERSON, AS TRUSTEE; SHIRLEY RABINOWITZ TRUST to THE AR 2025 TRUST; RONIT FARBER, AS TRUSTEE $430,000
2026-03-02RPTT&RET $285,000 — from DANIEL J. AGMAN, TRUSTEE; LUSTIG FAMILY IRREVOCABLE TRUST to HUANG, HUA XIAN $285,000
2026-02-25Sold for $430,000 $430,000 $3,258
2026-02-19Sold for $285,000 $285,000 $2,159
2026-01-29RPTT&RET $400,000 — from MARCIA SITTNER; SCHIFFMAN, TRUSTEE, PAMELA; SOLOMON SITTNER to NATHAN, JUDITH RAIZY $400,000
2025-12-04Sold for $400,000 $400,000 $3,030
2025-09-11RPTT&RET $295,000 — from GREEN, SHOSHANA to LECLAIR, NICOLE $295,000
2025-08-29RPTT&RET $445,000 — from WORTHMAN, JOEL to PAIVA, ANN $445,000
2025-08-20Sold for $295,000 $295,000 $2,235
2025-08-20Sold for $445,000 $445,000 $3,371
2025-07-07RPTT&RET $616,100 — from SIMS, MATTHEW D; COHEN, NICOLE E to MALINSKY, ALEXANDER; MALINSKY, NONNA $616,100

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171132616157
2018091422146
2019511851342
202003912327
2021011516133
202201822132
2023631614241
202443459364
2025345717182
2026213817159
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The full timeline

Construction 52Enforcement 117Housing & tenants 347Ownership & money 279Health & systems 29

Every one of the 824 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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