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1275 East 51 Street

2,287Records
20City systems
263Open violations
47.4Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11234 · Neighborhood: Flatlands
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2,287 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 645 311 service requests, 632 HPD complaints, 395 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11234
Built1965
Floors6
Res. units156
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)KINGS VILLAGE CORP
BBL3077770026
BIN3215627

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 88% 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 47.4. In ZIP 11234, 92% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

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

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations263 total — 78 class C (immediately hazardous), 161 class B, 24 class A. Oldest open since 1985-11-13.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

116 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 106 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

106
’23–24
4
’24–25
4
’25–26

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

$26,775 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

181 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (58) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (35) · PAINT/PLASTER (19) · PLUMBING (11) · DOOR/WINDOW (8) · WATER LEAK (7).

Filed construction activity

$887,983 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (13 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 (1965)
YesSix or more residential units (156)
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 VILLAGE CORP.
Head officerANITA ZENELAJ
Managing agentAKAM ASSOCIATES, INC.
Last registered2025-08-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$10,030,000 $4,513,500
2026$11,235,000 $5,055,750
2027$11,793,000 $5,306,850

The city's market estimate has risen 18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY · DISABLED HOMEOWNER · SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $2,604,638 a year ($17.42 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,333,718 ($8.92 per sq ft), net operating income $1,270,920. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 73/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (cycle 9)

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.

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

BusNearest boarding stop: Utica Av / Avenue I — B46 · 450 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 251 Paerdegat
Middle: J.H.S. 078 Roy H. Mann. 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

1275 East 51 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

181 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 58 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 AKAM ASSOCIATES, INC. — 372 buildings, 55,744 units. Grades across the portfolio: A328 · B33 · C5. See the whole portfolio

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340 West 57 Street MN576 A
460 Neptune Avenue BK572 A
440 Neptune Avenue BK572 A
213-06 75 Avenue QN567 B
140 West End Avenue MN561 A
205 West End Avenue MN543 A
2915 West 5 Street BK528 A
530 Grand Street MN525 A
4-74 48 Avenue QN522 A
15 West 72 Street MN493 A
61-25 98 Street QN492 A
6 West 16 Street MN481 A
312 East 42 Street MN459 A
150 West End Avenue MN454 A
180 West End Avenue MN452 A
76179 7 Avenue MN445 A
25 Tudor City Place MN443 A
99 John Street MN438 A
5700 Arlington Avenue BX437 A
5900 Arlington Avenue BX437 A
5800 Arlington Avenue BX435 A
5 East 22 Street MN423 A
61-15 98 Street QN420 B
185 Park Row MN420 A
392 Central Park West MN413 A
400 Central Park West MN413 A
25-40 Shore Boulevard QN409 A
15 Broad Street MN382 A
270 Greenwich Street MN381 A
301 East 40 Street MN359 A
22 North 6 Street BK359 A
2373 Broadway MN354 A
2681 Broadway MN345 B
160 West 66 Street MN343 A
225 Central Park West MN338 A
20 University Place MN323 A
87-10 204 Street QN296 A
301 West 57 Street MN295 A
415 East 52 Street MN287 A
200 East 27 Street MN280 B
120 Riverside Boulevard MN276 A
210-11 75 Avenue QN270 B
75-05 210 Street QN270 B
10 Park Avenue MN268 A
267 3 Avenue MN264 A
560 3 Avenue MN263 A
211 East 46 Street MN261 A
347 West 57 Street MN261 A
500 Grand Street MN258 A
101 Willoughby Street BK250 A
321 5 Avenue MN250 A
130 Lenox Avenue MN240 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,000,000 on 2023-02-15 (lender: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association), covering 6 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-08-13RPTT&RET $115,000 — from KINGS VILLAGE CORP. to JGERENAIA, LELA $115,000
2026-07-14Sold for $115,000 $115,000 $737
2026-04-29RPTT&RET $235,000 — from CHRISTOPHERSON, URSELA to OKESOLA, ESTHER $235,000
2026-04-21Sold for $235,000 $235,000 $1,506
2026-01-30RPTT&RET $292,000 — from ALEXANDRE, RODDLY to RODNEY, ROBENS S; LAPORTE, MARIE-FRANCE $292,000
2026-01-29Sold for $292,000 $292,000 $1,872
2024-11-20RPTT&RET $210,000 — from WILLIAMS, ANDREW to HYACINTHE, HAROLD; CAZEAU, VANESSA $210,000
2024-11-07Sold for $210,000 $210,000 $1,346
2024-09-05RPTT&RET $285,000 — from PAUL, ISLANDE to REID, COLROY; PARSLEY, PATRICIA $285,000
2024-08-30Sold for $285,000 $285,000 $1,827
2024-08-05RPTT&RET $150,000 — from LIEBERMAN, ADAM to COGBILL, THEORY $150,000
2024-07-23Sold for $150,000 $150,000 $962
2023-12-22RPTT&RET $282,500 — from SAM, WALMSLEY; SAM, SANDRA to THOMPSON-ZACHERY, CANDACE; ZACHERY, ANDRE $282,500
2023-12-11Sold for $282,500 $282,500 $1,811
2023-07-26RPTT&RET $243,000 — from WILLIAMS, SHONELLE; WILLIAMS, HARRINGTON; GRANNUM, SHONELLE to MARTIN, NEIL; WILLIAMS-ELLIOT, NADINE $243,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201703100121116
20185867221103
201941486191124
2020629772114
2021236316084
202242737288
2023911181132216
20247149162120
202531119503212
202645656383
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The full timeline

Construction 77Enforcement 187Housing & tenants 1,713Ownership & money 285Health & systems 25

Every one of the 2,287 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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