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2850 West 16 Street

295Records
7City systems
74Open violations
5.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11224 · Neighborhood: Coney Island-Sea Gate
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295 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 7 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 101 311 service requests, 96 HPD complaints, 80 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11224
Built1930
Floors2
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)AMAR ABDUL
BBL3070210030
BIN3321677, 3321678

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% 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 5.3. In ZIP 11224, 81% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% 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 violations74 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 65 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 2000-05-18.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (5) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Street Condition (1) · PAINT/PLASTER (1) · WATER LEAK (1) · Noise (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 (1930)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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)ABDUL AMAR
Managing agentABDUL AMAR OWNER
Last registered2025-09-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$549,000 $32,940
2026$574,000 $34,440
2027$608,000 $36,480

The city's market estimate has risen 11% 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 1 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

In the city's stormwater flood map only under the extreme-storm scenario (3.66 in/hr cloudburst with 2080 sea levels) — an Ida-scale event.

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

SubwayConey Island-Stillwell Av — D F N Q · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Mermaid Av / W 17 St — B82 · 400 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 90 Edna Cohen School
Middle: I.S. 303 Herbert S. Eisenberg. 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

2850 West 16 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

11 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 ABDUL AMAR OWNER — 3 buildings, 15 units. Grades across the portfolio: B1 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2856 West 16 Street BK10 C
2850 West 16 Street BK3 B
2852 West 16 Street BK2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $15,600 on 1984-12-04 (lender: Miller Co.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1984-12-04Mortgage $15,600 — from CHENG, AH KWEI; CHENG, MARGARET V to MILLER CO. $15,600

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170000
20180101
2019116017
20200202
20210617
20220202
20230303
2024013013
20250101
20260101
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The full timeline

Enforcement 1Housing & tenants 278Ownership & money 12Health & systems 4

Every one of the 295 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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