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945 East 26 Street

1,053Records
18City systems
16Open violations
241.6Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11210 · Neighborhood: Midwood
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1,053 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 395 HPD complaints, 297 HPD housing violations, 239 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11210
Built1930
Floors4
Res. units27
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)CLS REALTY LLC
BBL3075900023
BIN3206826

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 92% 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 241.6. In ZIP 11210, 88% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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B
C

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 violations16 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 14 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2019-12-11.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

37 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 24 · winter 2025–26: 13). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25
13
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

106 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (31) · HEAT/HOT WATER (16) · PAINT/PLASTER (10) · Noise (8) · WATER LEAK (8) · Illegal Parking (7).

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)
YesSix or more residential units (27)
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)CLS REALTY LLC
Head officerELIEZER SPIRA
Managing agentADOR HOUSING & DEVELOPMENT
Last registered2026-07-21

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,472,000 $662,400
2026$1,515,000 $681,750
2027$1,397,000 $628,650

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

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 75/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Flood exposure

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

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

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

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2022 (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

SubwayFlatbush Av-Brooklyn College — 2 5 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Avenue J — Q · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 14-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Bedford Av / Avenue J — B6 B11 · 450 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 193 Gil Hodges
Middle: Andries Hudde. 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

945 East 26 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

106 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 16 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 ADOR HOUSING & DEVELOPMENT — 14 buildings, 421 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B3 · C3 · D1 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1485 East 16 Street BK54 A
1233 East 19 Street BK54 B
1964 Nostrand Avenue BK53 C
334 Foster Avenue BK43 C
402 Foster Avenue BK40 B
510 Ocean Parkway BK39 A
1840 52 Street BK32 A
1840 52 Street BK28 A
945 East 26 Street BK27 C
6 East 97 Street MN23 A
1006 Caton Avenue BK14 B
1235 43 Street BK6 A
2742 West 15 Street BK5 F
189 Avenue A MN3 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $302,004 on 2024-07-18 (lender: Wilmington Trust, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-07-18Mortgage $302,004 — from WIRELESS PROPCO, LLC to WILMINGTON TRUST, N.A. $302,004
2024-06-24Mortgage $327,691 — from WIRELESS PROPCO, LLC to WILMINGTON TRUST, N.A., AS INDENTURE TRU $327,691
2021-03-10EASE $460,000 — from CLS REALTY LLC to WIRELESS PROPCO, LLC $460,000
2018-09-14AL&R $3,245,000 — from CLS REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $3,245,000
2018-09-14Mortgage $2,065,782 — from CLS REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $2,065,782
2018-09-14Agreement $3,245,000 — from CLS REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $3,245,000
2013-03-05Agreement $1,500,000 — from CLS REALTY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $1,500,000
2013-03-05AL&R $1,500,000 — from CLS REALTY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $1,500,000
2013-03-05Mortgage $261,279 — from CLS REALTY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $261,279
2008-04-04Agreement $1,450,000 — from CLS REALTY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $1,450,000
2008-04-04Mortgage $245,501 — from CLS REALTY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $245,501
2005-04-08Mortgage $250,000 — from CLS REALTY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $250,000
2005-04-08Agreement $250,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to CLS REALTY LLC $250,000
2003-11-18Mortgage $277,588 — from CLS REALTY LLC to DIME SAVING BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $277,588
2003-11-18Agreement $277,588 — from CLS REALTY LLC to DIME SAVING BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $277,588

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170170017
201800516
20191290131
202004015
20211182223
20221820184
20231570260
2024118821192
2025012002122
20260660167
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The full timeline

Construction 15Enforcement 19Housing & tenants 948Ownership & money 59Health & systems 12

Every one of the 1,053 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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