Building Biography

The MapLandlordsNeighborhoodsZIP CodesGradesThe Mice MapAboutWhat's new

1214 Avenue K

1,163Records
17City systems
146Open violations
151.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11230 · Neighborhood: Midwood
Open in the map

1,163 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 399 HPD housing violations, 345 HPD complaints, 300 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11230
Built1923
Floors4
Res. units38
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)GRIFFIN-CHAMBERS ENA
BBL3067230006
BIN3180227

Full record, year by year   Support this site

GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% 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 151.7. In ZIP 11230, 82% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
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 violations146 total — 46 class C (immediately hazardous), 85 class B, 15 class A. Oldest open since 1983-08-31.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

90 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 39 · winter 2024–25: 43 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

39
’23–24
43
’24–25
8
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

85 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (44) · GENERAL (7) · PAINT/PLASTER (7) · PLUMBING (7) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · DOOR/WINDOW (4).

Filed construction activity

$15,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1923)
YesSix or more residential units (38)
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)Est. Ena Mavis Simpson-Griffin
Head officerGutman Skrande
Managing agentOLY PM LLC
Last registered2026-07-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,140,000 $963,000
2026$2,158,000 $971,100
2027$2,292,000 $1,031,400

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

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)F — did not submit required benchmarking data, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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 J — Q · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Coney Island Av / Avenue K — B68 · 500 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 199 Frederick Wachtel
Middle: P.S. 099 Isaac Asimov. 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

1214 Avenue K

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

85 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 44 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 OLY PM LLC — 23 buildings, 409 units. Grades across the portfolio: A13 · B5 · C3 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
3111 Brighton 7 Street BK72 A
565 85 Street BK67 A
410 East 25 Street BK57 A
2315 Cropsey Avenue BK40 B
1214 Avenue K BK38 C
4913 8 Avenue BK38 A
31-19 37th Avenue QN10 A
2149 Harman Street QN10 A
703 Lafayette Avenue BK8 A
6424 11 Avenue BK8 A
30-50 33 Street QN7 A
7402 13 Avenue BK6 C
72-15 65 Place QN6 B
72-19 65 Place QN6 A
323 82 Street BK6 B
72-17 65 Place QN6 A
71-11 Fresh Pond Road QN5 D
75 Herkimer Street BK4 D
86 16 Street BK4 B
206 18 Street BK3 B
417 Stanhope Street BK3 C
537 40 Street BK3 A
30 Weirfield Street BK2 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $375,000 on 2010-04-15 (lender: Columbia Capital Co.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2011-06-10Agreement $675,000 — from GRIFFIN-CHAMBERS, ENA; SIMPSON, ENA MAVIS to COLUMBIA CAPITAL CO $675,000
2011-06-10Mortgage $300,000 — from SIMPSON, ENA MAVIS; GRIFFIN-CHAMBERS, ENA to COLUMBIA CAPITAL CO $300,000
2010-04-15Mortgage $375,000 — from SIMPSON, ENA MAVIS; GRIFFIN-CHAMBERS, ENA to COLUMBIA CAPITAL CO. $375,000
1989-07-21Mortgage $499,900 — from CHAMBERS, AMOLINE to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORP $499,900

Ten-year activity

2001000
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
176
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20173144048
20180076177
20190276179
20200380285
20214832145
20220110213
20230055257
2024011741176
20250173175
2026008210
This record is free. Keeping it free costs money.
Servers, data pipelines, weekends. Pay what you want — a dollar helps.
Chip in

The full timeline

Construction 9Enforcement 21Housing & tenants 1,095Ownership & money 25Health & systems 13

Every one of the 1,163 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

Explore: ZIP 11230 · Landlord rankings · How grades work · The map · The Mice Map