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2020 Avenue V

599Records
19City systems
10Open violations
13.9Penalty rate

599 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 221 311 service requests, 96 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 81 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11229
Built1961
Floors6
Res. units50
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)2020 AVE V APT CORP
BBL3073810006
BIN3200978

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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 59% 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 13.9. In ZIP 11229, 91% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations10 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2011-12-08.

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.

$10,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

69 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (22) · Noise (16) · Abandoned Vehicle (9) · Unleashed Dog (3) · PLUMBING (3) · New Tree Request (2).

Filed construction activity

$60,000 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 (1961)
YesSix or more residential units (50)
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)2020 AVENUE V APARTMENT CORP.
Head officerNANCY LEIBOWITZ
Managing agentGUTMAN MANAGEMENT CO., INC.
Last registered2025-07-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,212,000 $2,345,400
2026$5,483,000 $2,467,350
2027$5,569,000 $2,506,050

The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $943,658 a year ($18.70 per sq ft), operating expenses $358,287 ($7.10 per sq ft), net operating income $585,371. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 68/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 8)

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 3 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

SubwayNeck Rd — Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Ocean Av / Avenue V — B49 · 250 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 206 Joseph F Lamb
Middle: J.H.S. 014 Shell Bank. 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

2020 Avenue V

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

69 311 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 GUTMAN MANAGEMENT CO, INC — 21 buildings, 856 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B7 · C2 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1890 East 5 Street BK95 B
611 Argyle Road BK84 A
35-45 79 Street QN78 A
99-34 67 Road QN67 B
1212 Newkirk Avenue BK66 B
5502 14 Avenue BK59 A
33-38 Parsons Boulevard QN53 B
2020 Avenue V BK50 A
515 Avenue I BK47 A
387 Ocean Parkway BK46 B
1801 Avenue L BK45 A
1996 Ocean Avenue BK43 A
78 Webster Avenue BK32 C
4582 Manhattan College Py BX25 B
45-55 39 Street QN25 A
1208 Sheepshead Bay Road BK12 A
57 Graham Avenue BK8 B
154 Graham Avenue BK7 A
156 Graham Avenue BK7 A
233 Hewes Street BK4 C
73 Graham Avenue BK3 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,250,000 on 2002-01-02 (lender: National Consumer Cooperative Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-03-23RPTT&RET $335,000 — from LEMPERT N/K/A LOBANOV, YELENA; LOBANOV, YURIY to POON, WAI LAM $335,000
2023-03-16Sold for $335,000 $335,000 $6,700
2017-03-10RPTT&RET $335,000 — from RASKIN, RANDALL to PISAREV, ANDREY; PISAREV, VERA $335,000
2017-02-21Sold for $335,000 $335,000 $6,700
2016-02-12RPTT&RET $185,000 — from IRENE FINOCHIARO, TRUSTEE; MADELINE GIONES IRREVOCABLE TRUST to SHVARTSMAN 2009 FAMILY TRUST; IZABELLA SHVARTSMAN, TRUSTEE $185,000
2016-02-01Sold for $185,000 $185,000 $3,700
2015-05-19RPTT&RET $95,000 — from WEISS, MARJORIE; GLUCK, ROBIN to WEISS, MARJORIE $95,000
2013-09-11RPTT&RET $135,000 — from SHNAYDER, ALEX; SHNAYDER, ELLEN to KASH, GEORGE; KASH, KLAVDIYA $135,000
2013-06-25RPTT&RET $180,000 — from RASKIN, RANDALL to LOBANOV, YURIY; LAMPERT, YELENA $180,000
2013-02-22RPTT&RET $140,000 — from SOLOVEY, ALEX to TSANG, YUEN SANG; TSANG, VICKI SHUK FUN $140,000
2012-06-15Mortgage $300,000 — from 2020 AVENUE V APARTMENT CORP to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK D/B/A $300,000
2012-06-15Mortgage $1,400,000 — from 2020 AVENUE V APARTMENT CORP to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK D/B/A $1,400,000
2012-01-30RPTT&RET $187,000 — from KARAKOVA, LIANA to POON-SIU, PIK MAN; POON, KAI WING $187,000
2011-07-06RPTT&RET $158,000 — from GOLD, IRA to AGRANOVICH, JOSEPH; OSOYSKAYA, SVETLANA $158,000
2011-05-18RPTT&RET $85,000 — from MEYDID, BORIS to GOLMAN, OLEG $85,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201712214230
201803114119
201902180121
202003152121
20210180110
202210160219
202311152120
202402290132
202502442250
202610172121
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The full timeline

Construction 37Enforcement 45Housing & tenants 392Ownership & money 105Health & systems 20

Every one of the 599 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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