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2209 Knapp Street

1,084Records
17City systems
15Open violations
5.8Penalty rate

1,084 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 402 311 service requests, 248 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 95 DOF property sales.

BoroughBrooklyn 11229
Built1951
Floors6
Res. units162
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)RONALD BARNES
BBL3088210001
BIN3321836, 3321837, 3321838

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 58% 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 5.8. In ZIP 11229, 91% 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 violations15 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 2019-06-26.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

26 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 8 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 12). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
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’24–25
12
’25–26

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

$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

163 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (74) · HEAT/HOT WATER (13) · Damaged Tree (12) · Water System (10) · Noise (8) · Street Condition (7).

Filed construction activity

$1,165,895 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (14 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 (1951)
YesSix or more residential units (162)
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)BRIGHAM PARK SEC 1
Head officerSHELLY BYALICK
Managing agentARGO REAL ESTATE, LLC
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$14,975,000 $6,738,750
2026$16,019,000 $7,208,550
2027$16,644,000 $7,489,800

The city's market estimate has risen 11% 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 2022 estimate: gross income $3,259,409 a year ($18.67 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,358,232 ($7.78 per sq ft), net operating income $1,901,176. 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 54/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 2 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

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

BusNearest boarding stop: Gerritsen Av / Avenue V — B31 BM4 · 300 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 194 Raoul Wallenberg
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

2209 Knapp 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

163 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 13 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 ARGO REAL ESTATE, LLC — 140 buildings, 9,601 units. Grades across the portfolio: A126 · B14. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1522 2 Avenue MN537 A
300 Cathedral Parkway MN342 A
67-07 Yellowstone Blvd QN276 B
301 Cathedral Parkway MN256 A
66-38 Yellowstone Blvd QN245 A
35-38 75 Street QN210 B
62-54 97 Place QN206 A
4705 Henry Hudson Pkwy W BX183 A
65-05 Yellowstone Blvd QN180 B
140-21 84 Drive QN169 A
2644 Broadway MN167 A
2209 Knapp Street BK162 A
40 Clinton Street BK153 A
69 5 Avenue MN153 A
196-01 Pompeii Avenue QN152 B
3060 Ocean Avenue BK149 B
65-65 Wetherole Street QN149 B
135 East 54 Street MN145 A
137-01 83 Avenue QN144 B
310 East 70 Street MN135 A
4901 Henry Hudson Pkwy W BX133 B
123-40 83 Avenue QN132 A
82-46 135 Street QN126 B
304 West 75 Street MN120 A
105-07 66 Avenue QN120 B
1280 5 Avenue MN112 A
87-09 Pompeii Avenue QN112 A
35-16 85 Street QN108 A
67-40 Booth Street QN101 A
697 West End Avenue MN99 A
135-09 82 Drive QN96 A
661 Amsterdam Avenue MN91 A
302 Beverley Road BK88 A
360 Central Park West MN88 A
163 Ocean Avenue BK85 A
562 West End Avenue MN84 A
82-41 Hoover Avenue QN84 A
84-02 35 Avenue QN84 A
135-30 82 Drive QN84 B
82-30 Hoover Avenue QN84 A
135-26 Hoover Avenue QN84 A
160 Columbia Heights BK82 A
92-30 56 Avenue QN81 A
203 West 90 Street MN81 A
2721 Broadway MN79 A
135-05 Hoover Avenue QN78 A
26 Gramercy Park South MN78 A
520 Amsterdam Avenue MN76 A
60 Pineapple Street BK74 A
82-08 135 Street QN72 A
82-05 134 Street QN72 A
532 West 218 Street MN69 A
140-18 Burden Crescent QN66 B
605 West 114 Street MN63 A
220 Berkeley Place BK61 A
24 Clinton Street BK60 A
119-45 Union Turnpike QN59 A
402 President Street BK55 A
834 Sterling Place BK54 A
22 Monroe Place BK53 A

showing 60 of 140 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,393,943 on 2018-08-31 (lender: Valley National Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-06-08RPTT&RET $180,000 — from KRUK, ARTUR to REGALBUTO, JOSEPH PATRICK $180,000
2026-06-01Sold for $180,000 $180,000 $1,111
2026-05-28RPTT&RET $260,000 — from GOETTISHEIM, MARYANN; GOETTISHEIM, MICHAEL to KRAMAR, TETIANA; KRAMAR, ANDRII $260,000
2026-05-21Sold for $260,000 $260,000 $1,605
2026-05-06RPTT&RET $230,000 — from RETTURA, AS EXECUTOR, JEAN; ESTATE OF PATRICIA PETRILLO to MOTA, STEPHANIE; RIVERA, KENNY D $230,000
2026-04-29Sold for $230,000 $230,000 $1,420
2026-03-09RPTT&RET $242,000 — from MARKOWITZ, ANDREW J to SHUTOV, VADIM $242,000
2026-03-03Sold for $242,000 $242,000 $1,494
2025-09-23RPTT&RET $314,000 — from MILLER, RACHEL L; MILLER, CHARLES DAVID to GRUESO-GORDON, DEBORA $314,000
2025-09-18Sold for $314,000 $314,000 $1,938
2025-06-02RPTT&RET $178,000 — from MCGROARTY, PAULINE to LI, SABRINA $178,000
2025-05-28Sold for $178,000 $178,000 $1,099
2025-04-18RPTT&RET $215,000 — from SHEDD, JOHN G; SHEDD, KATHLEEN ELIZABETH to FINKELSTEIN, AMY $215,000
2025-04-15Sold for $215,000 $215,000 $1,327
2025-03-27RPTT&RET $246,000 — from KRESEL, ELLEN to SPARACIO, ANN ROSS $246,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017033031064
2018522638374
2019112061115108
202044148333
2021082214246
2022044222573
2023634115267
202410204320396
202513296102123
2026105614273
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The full timeline

Construction 79Enforcement 93Housing & tenants 540Ownership & money 343Health & systems 29

Every one of the 1,084 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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