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2 West End Avenue

1,481Records
20City systems
24Open violations
16Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11235 · Neighborhood: Brighton Beach
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1,481 recorded events, 1986–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 460 311 service requests, 377 HPD complaints, 250 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11235
Built1953
Floors6
Res. units121
ClassR9
Owner (PLUTO)UNAVAILABLE OWNER
BBL3087137501
BIN3245546

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 73% 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 16. In ZIP 11235, 80% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
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 violations24 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 10 class A. Oldest open since 2019-09-05.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

136 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 23 · winter 2025–26: 105). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

23
’24–25
105
’25–26

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

$6,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

106 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (67) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (13) · PLUMBING (7) · GENERAL (3) · Rodent (3) · WATER LEAK (2).

Filed construction activity

$469,952 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (23 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 (1953)
YesSix or more residential units (121)
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)2 WEST END OWNERS CORP
Head officerARTHUR WIENER
Managing agentUNITED MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-08-04

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$8,063,971 $3,628,787
2026$1,543,029 $694,363
2027$8,465,971 $3,809,687

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

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $2,013,118 a year ($18.88 per sq ft), operating expenses $966,041 ($9.06 per sq ft), net operating income $1,047,077. 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 51/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Flood exposure

In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.

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

In the city's stormwater flood map only under the extreme-storm scenario (3.66 in/hr cloudburst with 2080 sea levels) — an Ida-scale event.

9 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2016 (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

SubwaySheepshead Bay — B Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: West End Av / Shore Blvd — B49 · 150 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. K225 - The Eileen E. Zaglin
Middle: P.S. K225 - The Eileen E. Zaglin. 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

2 West End Avenue

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 — 67 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 UNITED MANAGEMENT — 22 buildings, 2,088 units. Grades across the portfolio: A13 · B6 · C3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1360 Ocean Parkway BK176 C
1150 Brighton Beach Ave BK159 A
1120 Brighton Beach Ave BK157 B
101 7 Avenue MN155 A
1110 Stadium Avenue BX130 C
132 Crown Street BK123 B
2 West End Avenue BK121 B
1035 Washington Avenue BK104 B
611 Banner Avenue BK101 B
3145 Brighton 4 Street BK96 A
300 Ocean Parkway BK94 A
1015 Washington Avenue BK90 A
248 East 65 Street MN88 A
1151 Brighton Beach Ave BK82 A
260 Ocean Parkway BK77 A
8814 Bay Parkway BK71 B
105 Winthrop Street BK66 A
3111 Brighton 1 Place BK66 A
2020 Kings Highway BK48 A
57 Avenue O BK38 C
286 Corbin Place BK37 A
250 Henry Street BK9 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-06-25RPTT&RET $545,000 — from NOVAK REALTY LLC to 2 WEST END AVE LLC $545,000
2026-06-17Sold for $545,000 $545,000 $4,504
2026-06-17RPTT&RET $320,000 — from VOLYNSKY, ALEXIA BELLA to PESTOVA, ALEKSANDRA $320,000
2026-06-11Sold for $320,000 $320,000 $2,645
2025-12-10RPTT&RET $605,000 — from KRAVETS, EUGENE; KRAVETS, BRIAN to BEREZNER, NATALIE; BEREZNER, DANIEL $605,000
2025-12-01Sold for $605,000 $605,000 $5,000
2025-12-01Sold for $605,000 $605,000 $5,000
2025-11-28RPTT&RET $300,000 — from PETROV, SERGEY to BAYRAM, SERHAT; YAKUB, DIANA $300,000
2025-11-19Sold for $300,000 $300,000 $2,479
2025-11-19Sold for $300,000 $300,000 $2,479
2025-03-21RPTT&RET $800,000 — from VOLYNSKY, ALEXIA; VOLYNSKY, DMITRY to LIPOVETSKY, ELEONORA $800,000
2025-03-11Sold for $800,000 $800,000 $6,612
2024-09-20RPTT&RET $350,000 — from KHANOVICH, GARY; KHANOVICH, LAURA to DEREVEANCO, IRINA $350,000
2024-09-19Sold for $350,000 $350,000 $2,893
2024-09-03RPTT&RET $225,000 — from OSTROVSKY, GREGORY to WILK, ALBERT $225,000

Ten-year activity

2001000
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
155
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201705304241
2018010562270
201993635383
202071587376
20212590142113
2022106127102155
2023918578294
20241283125103
2025028112297
202601717281
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The full timeline

Construction 68Enforcement 124Housing & tenants 1,103Ownership & money 155Health & systems 31

Every one of the 1,481 recorded events, 1986–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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