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2954 West 29 Street

2,947Records
19City systems
23Open violations
40.4Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11224 · Neighborhood: Coney Island-Sea Gate
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2,947 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,364 311 service requests, 699 HPD complaints, 456 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11224
Built2011
Floors12
Res. units195
ClassD9
Owner (PLUTO)STAR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY ,I NC
BBL3070510033
BIN3398092

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 85% 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 40.4. In ZIP 11224, 81% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

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

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations23 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 12 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2019-07-29.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

119 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 76 · winter 2024–25: 25 · winter 2025–26: 16). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

76
’23–24
25
’24–25
16
’25–26

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

$12,499 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

381 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (117) · HEAT/HOT WATER (59) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (40) · APPLIANCE (37) · Elevator (29) · PLUMBING (17).

Filed construction activity

$378,875 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (2011)
YesSix or more residential units (195)
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)29-30 OWNERS LLC
Head officerLARRY HIRSCHFIELD
Managing agentELH MGMT.LLC
Last registered2025-08-31

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$27,608,000 $12,423,600
2026$28,663,000 $12,898,350
2027$30,052,000 $13,523,400

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 99/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
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 1 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

8 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2013 (1 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

SubwayConey Island-Stillwell Av — D F N Q · 0.8 mi straight-line (about a 20-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Surf Av / W 29 St — B36 · 400 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 329 Surfside
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

2954 West 29 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

381 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 59 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 ELH MGMT.LLC — 110 buildings, 3,367 units. Grades across the portfolio: A17 · B29 · C34 · D17 · F13. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
Amsterdam Avenue MN1272 B
600 Bergen Avenue BX280 B
556 Bergen Avenue BX214 B
2954 West 29 Street BK195 C
80 Greene Avenue BK97 A
1366 East New York Avenue BK72 A
1160 Evergreen Avenue BX69 B
1416 Walton Avenue BX60 C
2518 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN41 D
212 West 133 Street MN40 C
519 St Marks Avenue BK38 B
1198 Pacific Street BK35 B
535 West 151 Street MN33 C
33 St Felix Street BK32 A
221 Ashland Place BK32 B
53 St Felix Street BK32 A
523 West 134 Street MN25 A
527 West 134 Street MN25 A
22 Mt Morris Park West MN21 D
150 Tompkins Avenue BK20 D
510 West 152 Street MN20 C
420 East 73 Street MN20 A
505 West 134 Street MN19 A
520 West 151 Street MN19 C
611 Willoughby Avenue BK17 C
2540 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN17 B
607 Willoughby Avenue BK16 C
216 West 135 Street MN16 B
1051 Eastern Parkway BK16 A
361 Court Street BK15 B
519 West 152 Street MN15 B
208 West 133 Street MN15 B
508 West 151 Street MN14 D
24 Mt Morris Park West MN14 C
403 Kosciuszko Street BK13 C
124 Kingston Avenue BK12 C
399 Kosciuszko Street BK12 D
1772 2 Avenue MN12 C
488 St Nicholas Avenue MN10 D
490 St Nicholas Avenue MN10 A
424 East 83 Street MN10 C
1434 Broadway BK9 C
1138 Dean Street BK9 B
609 Willoughby Avenue BK9 C
235 West 135 Street MN8 D
816 Washington Ave BK8 D
1446 Pacific Street BK8 B
229 West 135 Street MN8 C
213 Sackett Street BK8 C
1324 St Johns Place BK8 D
295A Bainbridge Street BK8 D
239 Carroll Street BK8 B
815 Park Place BK8 C
771 Monroe Street BK8 C
1272 Pacific Street BK8 C
364 Montgomery Street BK8 C
315 Pulaski Street BK8 D
104 Ralph Avenue BK8 B
767 Monroe Street BK8 C
286 Willoughby Avenue BK8 C

showing 60 of 110 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $9,959,800 on 2015-01-07 (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
2015-01-07Mortgage $9,959,800 — from 29-30 OWNER LLC; STAR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY, I to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $9,959,800
2015-01-07Agreement $8,192,678 — from STAR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY, I; 29-30 OWNER LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $8,192,678
2013-11-25RPTT $34,218,261 — from CITIBANK, N.A. C/O CITI COMMUNITY CAPITA to WELLS FARGO COMMUNITY INVESTMENT HOLDING $34,218,261
2011-07-13Agreement $12,675,000 — from 29-30 OWNER LLC to STAR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY ,I $12,675,000
2011-07-13Mortgage $34,851,574 — from 29-30 OWNER LLC; STAR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY,IN to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $34,851,574
2011-07-13Agreement $34,851,574 — from 29-30 OWNER LLC; CONEY ISLAND COMMON MANAGER,LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $34,851,574
2011-07-13Agreement $13,569,964 — from NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR; CITY OF NEW YORK DEPT OF HPD to YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GRE $13,569,964
2011-07-13Mortgage $13,569,964 — from 29-30 OWNER LLC; STAR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY ,I to CITY OF NEW YORK $13,569,964
2011-07-13Mortgage $8,192,678 — from STAR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY ,I; 29-30 OWNER LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $8,192,678
2011-07-13Mortgage $12,675,000 — from STAR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY ,I; 29-30 OWNER LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $12,675,000
2011-07-13Mortgage $4,648,426 — from STAR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY ,I; 29-30 OWNER LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $4,648,426
2011-07-13Mortgage $5,147,522 — from 29-30 OWNER LLC; STAR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY ,I to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $5,147,522

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201716850092
201832600772
20191137501099
20203091010104
202151628209312
202249269217301
202311476506786
202402133319364
202505342013360
202607109011127
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The full timeline

Construction 120Enforcement 135Housing & tenants 2,561Ownership & money 39Health & systems 92

Every one of the 2,947 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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