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3020 Avenue Y

1,885Records
20City systems
151Open violations
7.8Penalty rate

1,885 recorded events, 1933–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 729 311 service requests, 361 HPD complaints, 298 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11235
Built1960
Floors8
Res. units357
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)KINGS BAY HOUSES SECT 2 INC
BBL3074490001
BIN3320932, 3320933, 3320934

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 63% 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 7.8. In ZIP 11235, 80% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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B
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 violations151 total — 22 class C (immediately hazardous), 74 class B, 55 class A. Oldest open since 1983-12-07.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25
2
’25–26

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

$44,375 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

171 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (45) · Noise (40) · Derelict Vehicles (10) · Abandoned Vehicle (9) · Illegal Fireworks (7) · Dirty Condition (5).

Filed construction activity

$7,023,948 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (22 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 (1960)
YesSix or more residential units (357)
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)KINGS BAY HOUSES SECTION II
Head officerHellen Gertz
Managing agentVINTAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES
Last registered2025-09-13

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$26,689,000 $12,010,050
2026$26,975,000 $12,138,750
2027$27,917,000 $12,562,650

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: MITCHELL-LAMA

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $6,887,040 a year ($16.88 per sq ft), operating expenses $3,443,520 ($8.44 per sq ft), net operating income $3,443,520. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 45/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (cycle 9)

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.

13 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (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

SubwaySheepshead Bay — B Q · 1.0 mi straight-line (about a 26-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Nostrand Av / Avenue Z — B36 B44 · 0.2 mi
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 052 Sheepshead Bay
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

3020 Avenue Y

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

171 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 VINTAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES — 20 buildings, 1,972 units. Grades across the portfolio: A10 · B8 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
3020 Avenue Y BK357 B
661 East 181 Street BX281 C
140 Cadman Plaza West BK250 A
485 Lenox Avenue MN160 A
1950 Hutchinson Rvr Py E BX158 B
2659 West 36 Street BK157 B
323 2 Avenue MN105 B
1250 Ocean Parkway BK95 A
420 East 58 Street MN75 A
1200 Gravesend Neck Road BK69 B
720 East 31 Street BK62 A
332 West 86 Street MN45 A
344 West 23 Street MN44 A
162 West 22 Street MN42 A
140 West 10 Street MN38 A
249 East 52 Street MN15 A
671-05 Burns Street QN5 B
67-107 Burns Street QN5 B
67-109 Burns Street QN5 B
142 West 10 Street MN4 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,000,000 on 2024-07-10 (lender: Department Of Housing Preservation And Development and The City Of New York). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-07-10Mortgage $2,000,000 — from KINGS BAY HOUSES, SECTION TWO, INC. to DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D; THE CITY OF NEW YORK $2,000,000
2024-07-10Mortgage $7,569,247 — from KINGS BAY HOUSES, SECTION TWO, INC. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D $7,569,247
2024-07-10Agreement $1,202,007 — from KINGS BAY HOUSES, SECTION TWO, INC. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D $1,202,007
2024-07-10AL&R $7,569,247 — from KINGS BAY HOUSES, SECTION TWO, INC. to DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D; THE CITY OF NEW YORK $7,569,247
2024-07-10AL&R $2,000,000 — from KINGS BAY HOUSES, SECTION TWO, INC. to DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D; THE CITY OF NEW YORK $2,000,000
2018-07-11Agreement $500,000 — from KINGS BAY HOUSES, SECTION TWO, INC. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $500,000
2018-07-11Agreement $989,425 — from KINGS BAY HOUSES, SECTION TWO, INC. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $989,425
2018-07-11Agreement $385,222 — from KINGS BAY HOUSES, SECTION TWO, INC. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $385,222
2018-07-11Mortgage $1,368,853 — from KINGS BAY HOUSES, SECTION TWO, INC. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $1,368,853
2018-07-11Mortgage $2,500,000 — from KINGS BAY HOUSES, SECTION TWO, INC. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $2,500,000
2018-07-11AL&R $3,868,853 — from KINGS BAY HOUSES, SECTION TWO, INC. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $3,868,853
2006-04-07Mortgage $385,222 — from KINGS BAY HOUSES, SECTION TWO, INC. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $385,222
2006-04-07Mortgage $500,000 — from KINGS BAY HOUSES, SECTION TWO, INC. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $500,000
2006-04-07AL&R $885,222 — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK to KINGS BAY HOUSES, SECTION TWO, INC. $885,222
2004-07-03AL&R $989,425 — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK to KINGS BAY HOUSES SECTION TWO, INC. $989,425

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702730378
2018069072105
20196866026106
202029510870
202142560062
2022624104045179
2023511650081
202420216850114
2025201192012135
2026181650387
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The full timeline

Construction 124Enforcement 197Housing & tenants 1,422Ownership & money 34Health & systems 108

Every one of the 1,885 recorded events, 1933–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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