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2629 Cropsey Avenue

507Records
15City systems
0Open violations
2.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11214 · Neighborhood: Gravesend (South)
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507 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 147 311 service requests, 126 HPD complaints, 55 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11214
Built1987
Floors7
Res. units106
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)ORDERS SONS OF ITALY IN AMERICA
BBL3069110006
BIN3187125, 3429967

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 58% 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 2.3. In ZIP 11214, 75% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 4,677 100+-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

9 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 3 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
3
’24–25
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No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

22 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (6) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · Abandoned Vehicle (4) · Derelict Vehicles (2) · DOOR/WINDOW (1) · Dirty Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$460,402 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (1987)
YesSix or more residential units (106)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)SONS OF ITALY PRESERVATION, LP
Head officerROBERT VACCARELLO
Managing agentRY MANAGEMENT CO INC
Last registered2025-08-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$7,078,000 $3,185,100
2026$7,048,000 $3,171,600
2027$7,685,000 $3,458,250

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 85/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Flood exposure

In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.

Hurricane evacuation zone 2 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 50 St — D · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Cropsey Av / Bay 44 St — B82 X28 X38 · 150 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 212 Lady Deborah Moody
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

2629 Cropsey 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

22 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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 RY MANAGEMENT CO INC — 17 buildings, 3,920 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · C2 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1749 2 Avenue MN576 A
1601 3 Avenue MN553 A
35 Federal Place SI536 D
185 Hall Street BK287 A
195 Willoughby Avenue BK287 A
902 Drew Street BK260 C
50 Battery Place MN208 A
333 East 34 Street MN205 A
300 Rector Place MN153 A
21 Spring Street MN152 A
1680 Madison Avenue MN135 C
320 Albany Street MN133 A
230 East 88 Street MN108 A
2629 Cropsey Avenue BK106 A
108-20 71 Avenue QN97 A
250 East 30 Street MN80 A
142 North 6 Street BK44 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $8,295,000 on 2016-11-16 (lender: New York City Housing Development Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-11-16Agreement $8,295,000 — from SOI PRESERVATION L.P.; ORDER SONS OF ITALY IN AMERICA PRESERVAT to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $8,295,000
2016-11-16Mortgage $8,295,000 — from SOI PRESERVATION L.P.; ORDER SONS OF ITALY IN AMERICA PRESERVAT to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $8,295,000
2016-01-13Mortgage $150,575 — from ORDER OF SONS OF ITALY IN AMERICA PRESER; SOI PRESERVATION L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $150,575
2015-03-17Mortgage $212,821 — from ORDER SONS OF ITALY IN AMERICA PRESERVAT; SOI PRESERVATION L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $212,821
2009-03-18Mortgage $6,963,427 — from SOI PRESERVATION L.P.; ORDER SONS OF ITALY IN AMERICA PRESERVAT to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $6,963,427
2009-03-18Mortgage $495,648 — from ORDER SONS OF ITALY IN AMERICA PRESERVAT; SOI PRESERVATION L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $495,648
2009-03-18Mortgage $210,925 — from SOI PRESERVATION L.P.; ORDER SONS OF ITALY IN AMERICA PRESERVAT to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $210,925
2009-03-11Deed $6,963,427 — from ORDERS SONS OF ITALY IN AMERICA to ORDERS SONS OF ITALY IN AMERICA; SOI PRESERVATION L.P. $6,963,427
1985-08-05Mortgage $6,908,000 — from ORDER SONS/ITALY/AMER HD to HUD $6,908,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170033033
20184021227
20194115424
202002226
2021018211
20220611219
20230310316
20241011214
2025027312
20260014216
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The full timeline

Construction 58Enforcement 75Housing & tenants 294Ownership & money 55Health & systems 25

Every one of the 507 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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