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111 Bay 50 Street

321Records
13City systems
63Open violations
705Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11214 · Neighborhood: Gravesend (South)
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321 recorded events, 1983–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 125 311 service requests, 97 HPD complaints, 72 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11214
Built1945
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)111 BAY 50TH STREET LLC
BBL3069240053
BIN3187518

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 705. In ZIP 11214, 75% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% 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 violations63 total — 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 41 class B, 12 class A. Oldest open since 2004-09-17.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

18 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 14 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

14
’23–24
2
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

71 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (17) · HEAT/HOT WATER (9) · PAINT/PLASTER (6) · SAFETY (5) · ELECTRIC (5) · FLOORING/STAIRS (5).

Filed construction activity

$22,550 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 (1945)
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$413,600 $186,120
2026$496,000 $223,200
2027$595,000 $267,750

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2023 (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

SubwayBay 50 St — D · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
86 St — N · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 16-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Cropsey Av / Bay 49 St — B82 X28 X38 · 550 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

111 Bay 50 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

71 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 9 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: $165,000 on 2022-12-30 (lender: Ponce Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-01-03AL&R $830,000 — from 111 BAY 50TH STREET LLC to PONCE BANK $830,000
2023-01-03Agreement $830,000 — from 111 BAY 50TH STREET LLC to PONCE BANK $830,000
2022-12-30Mortgage $165,000 — from 111 BAY 50TH STREET LLC to PONCE BANK $165,000
2021-12-27Deed $700,000 — from BAY 50TH STREET REALTY CORP. to 111 BAY 50TH STREET LLC $700,000
2021-12-27Mortgage $665,000 — from 111 BAY 50TH STREET LLC to BAY 50TH STREET REALTY CORP. $665,000
2021-12-13Sold for $700,000 $700,000 $350,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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201800140014
2019001001
2020000000
2021000303
202225172127
202310722075
202401910092
202500400242
202600440044
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The full timeline

Construction 3Enforcement 7Housing & tenants 298Ownership & money 10Health & systems 3

Every one of the 321 recorded events, 1983–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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