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2175 East 15 Street

262Records
15City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11229 · Neighborhood: Madison
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262 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 141 311 service requests, 34 HPD complaints, 32 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11229
Built1962
Floors6
Res. units36
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)BRITE APTS CO
BBL3073480044
BIN3199589

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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 100% 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 0. In ZIP 11229, 91% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 17,252 25-99-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

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

34 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (10) · Dirty Condition (9) · Illegal Dumping (8) · Illegal Tree Damage (2) · Blocked Driveway (1) · Graffiti (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 (1962)
YesSix or more residential units (36)
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)BRITE APTS CO LLC
Head officerZACHARY KERR
Managing agentM & R MANAGEMENT CO INC
Last registered2025-09-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,720,000 $774,000
2026$1,828,000 $822,600
2027$1,921,000 $864,450

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 50/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

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

SubwayNeck Rd — Q · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Avenue U / E 16 St — B3 · 700 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 255 Barbara Reing School
Middle: J.H.S. 234 Arthur W. Cunningham. 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

2175 East 15 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

34 311 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 M & R MANAGEMENT CO INC — 10 buildings, 921 units. Grades across the portfolio: A8 · B2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1255 East 19 Street BK144 A
2365 East 13 Street BK124 A
1818 Ocean Avenue BK120 B
1230 Avenue X BK106 B
2323 East 12 Street BK92 A
1411 Avenue V BK91 A
1869 83 Street BK83 A
2245 Ocean Parkway BK74 A
3692 Bedford Avenue BK51 A
2175 East 15 Street BK36 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $700,000 on 1999-06-07 (lender: Manufacturers And Traders Trust Company). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-12-05SPRD $15,590,605 — from BRITE APTS CO., LLC; 3692 BEDFORD, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $15,590,605
2019-12-05Agreement $15,590,605 — from 3692 BEDFORD, LLC; BRITE APTS CO., LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $15,590,605
2019-12-05Mortgage $3,118,121 — from BRITE APTS CO., LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,118,121
2019-12-05Mortgage $381,879 — from BRITE APTS CO., LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $381,879
2019-12-05Agreement $3,500,000 — from BRITE APTS CO., LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $3,500,000
2011-06-15Mortgage $3,500,000 — from BRITE APTS CO., LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,500,000
2011-06-15AL&R $3,500,000 — from BRITE APTS CO., LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,500,000
2009-04-20Agreement $700,000 — from M & R MANAGEMENT CO., INC to BRITE APTS. CO. $700,000
1999-06-07Mortgage $700,000 — from BRITE APTS CO LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $700,000
1993-12-13Mortgage $572,847 — from M&R MANAGEMENT CO; KERR, EVELYN IND/TR; MEYER BERFOND TR NO1; KERR, BENJAMIN TRSTEE to EAST NEW YORK SVGS BK $572,847
1992-05-22Mortgage $350,000 — from KERR, EVELYN/TRUSTEE; MEYER BERFOND TRUSTNO.1; KERR, BENJAMIN/TRUSTEE to EAST NEW YORK SAVS BANK $350,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170120012
20181140116
20191489260
202007018
20211100112
2022180110
2023180110
202414016
2025090211
20261200223
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The full timeline

Construction 12Enforcement 19Housing & tenants 185Ownership & money 32Health & systems 14

Every one of the 262 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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