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135 Kingston Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3012230008 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP0
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s6
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 20. In ZIP 11213, 61% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (11) · Illegal Dumping (5) · Street Condition (1) · Food Establishment (1).

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 (1909)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,509,000 $90,540
2026$1,887,000 $113,220
2027$2,048,000 $122,880

The city's market estimate has risen 36% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Cas' West Indian & American RestaurantCaribbeanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

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

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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

SubwayKingston-Throop Avs — C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Kingston Av — 3 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Bergen St / Kingston Av — B65 · 250 ft
Citi BikeBergen St & Kingston Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 289 George V. Brower
Middle: The School of Integrated Learning. 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

135 Kingston Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

18 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $550,000 on 2019-10-29 (lender: Emigrant Funding Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-10-29Mortgage $550,000 — from 135 KINGSTON GROUP LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $550,000
2019-10-29AL&R $550,000 — from 135 KINGSTON GROUP LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $550,000
2016-08-23Agreement $500,000 — from 135 KINGSTON AVE LLC to VELOCITY COMMERCIAL CAPITAL, LLC $500,000
2016-08-23Mortgage $100,000 — from 135 KINGSTON AVE LLC to VELOCITY COMMERCIAL CAPITAL, LLC $100,000
2016-01-28Mortgage $400,000 — from CASTLE, MARION; CASTLE, HEZEKIAH to 399 BROADWAY HOLDINGS LLC $400,000
2016-01-28AL&R $400,000 — from CASTLE, HEZEKIAH; CASTLE, MARION to 399 BROADWAY HOLDINGS LLC $400,000
2004-03-08Mortgage $251,314 — from CASTLE, HEZEKIAH; CASTLE, MARION to SECURITY AMERICAN MORTGAGE CO $251,314
2001-05-18Mortgage $238,119 — from CASTLE, MARION E; CASTLE, HEZEKIAH A; ROBINSON, FITZROY A to WELLS FARGO HOMES MORTGAGE INC $238,119
2000-08-21Mortgage $93,000 — from KIMPSON, MARK to MADDOX, PRISCILLA $93,000

Ten-year activity

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2026
Housing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171102
20183014
20190527
20202103
20214004
20221001
20233014
20240022
2025110112
20267018
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The last 12 months — 9 records

DateRecord
2026-09-22311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2026-09-18311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2026-09-11Restaurant inspection: CAS' WEST INDIAN & AMERICAN RESTAURANT — grade A · mice evidence
2026-07-26311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-05-26311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-05-26311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-04-04311: Street Condition — Blocked - Construction
2026-01-11311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2025-10-26311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-22311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2026-09-18311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2026-09-11Restaurant inspection: CAS' WEST INDIAN & AMERICAN RESTAURANT — grade A · mice evidence
2026-07-26311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-05-26311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-05-26311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-04-04311: Street Condition — Blocked - Construction
2026-01-11311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2025
2025-10-26311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-09-15311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-09-10311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2025-08-04311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2025-08-03311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2025-05-26311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-05-26311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-05-26311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2025-05-20311: Illegal Dumping — Chronic Dumping
2025-05-17311: Illegal Dumping — Chronic Dumping
2025-05-13311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-04-18Restaurant inspection: CAS' WEST INDIAN & AMERICAN RESTAURANT — grade A
2024
2024-11-27Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2024-02-27Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2023
2023-12-29Restaurant inspection: CAS' WEST INDIAN & AMERICAN RESTAURANT — grade A · mice evidence
2023-06-28311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2023-05-13311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2023-04-14311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2022
2022-02-07311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Vehicle
2021
2021-12-11311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021-12-11311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2021-07-12311: Food Establishment — No Permit or License
2021-07-11311: Food Establishment — No Permit or License
2020
2020-09-01311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-07-28LDMK — from NYC LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION
2020-03-05311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2019
2019-11-25Mortgage satisfied — from CASTLE, MARION; CASTLE, HEZEKIAH to BROADWAY HOLDINGS LLC; US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; VELOCITY COMMERCIAL CAPITAL LOAN TRUS
2019-10-29Deed — from 135 KINGSTON AVENUE LLC to 135 KINGSTON GROUP LLC
2019-10-29Mortgage $550,000 — from 135 KINGSTON GROUP LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION$550,000
2019-10-29AL&R $550,000 — from 135 KINGSTON GROUP LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION$550,000
2019-10-25Deed transfer (nominal price)
2019-05-22Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2019-04-19Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2018
2018-11-13311: Street Condition — Defective Hardware
2018-08-19311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2018-08-06311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2018-05-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-10-18311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2017-02-01Mortgage assigned — from VELOCITY COMMERCIAL CAPITAL, LLC, A CALI to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUST
2016
2016-08-23TL&R — from CASTLE, MARION; CASTLE, HEZEKIAH to 399 BROADWAY HOLDINGS LLC
2016-08-23Agreement $500,000 — from 135 KINGSTON AVE LLC to VELOCITY COMMERCIAL CAPITAL, LLC$500,000
2016-08-23Mortgage $100,000 — from 135 KINGSTON AVE LLC to VELOCITY COMMERCIAL CAPITAL, LLC$100,000
2016-08-23Mortgage assigned — from 399 BROADWAY HOLDINGS LLC to VELOCITY COMMERCIAL CAPITAL, LLC
2016-08-23Deed — from CASTLE, MARION; CASTLE, HEZEKIAH to 135 KINGSTON AVE LLC
2016-07-29Deed transfer (nominal price)
2016-02-09Mortgage satisfied — from CASTLE, MARION; CASTLE, HEZEKIAH to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; AMERICAN MORTGAGE CO., INC
2016-01-31311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-01-28Mortgage $400,000 — from CASTLE, MARION; CASTLE, HEZEKIAH to 399 BROADWAY HOLDINGS LLC$400,000
2016-01-28AL&R $400,000 — from CASTLE, HEZEKIAH; CASTLE, MARION to 399 BROADWAY HOLDINGS LLC$400,000
2015
2015-09-06311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2015-09-04311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2015-07-20311: Food Establishment — Food Preparation Location
2015-07-17311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2015-07-16311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2014
2014-09-17311: Consumer Complaint — Credit Card Limitations Not Posted
2013
2013-07-21311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2013-07-21311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2012
2012-07-22311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2012-03-20311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2011
2011-10-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-10-26Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2011-10-26311: HEATING — HEAT
2011-10-26311: Rodent — Mouse Sighting
2011-06-14311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2011-01-06311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2011-01-03311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2010
2010-07-07DOB complaint, category ?
2006
2006-11-04Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006-10-23Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004
2004-03-08Deed — from CASTLE, HEZEKIAH; ROBINSON, FITZROY; CASTLE, MARION to CASTLE, HEZEKIAH; CASTLE, MARION
2004-03-08Mortgage $251,314 — from CASTLE, HEZEKIAH; CASTLE, MARION to SECURITY AMERICAN MORTGAGE CO$251,314
2003
2003-12-01Mortgage satisfied — from CASTLE, HEZEKIAH A; CASTLE, MARION E; ROBINSON, FITZROY A to WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE, INC.
2001
2001-07-05Permit PL — ISSUED
2001-06-21Permit EW — ISSUED
2001-06-04Permit EW — ISSUED
2001-06-01Job filed: APPLICATION FILED TO INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM .NO CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY USE OR EGRESS.$2,000
2001-06-01Job filed: APPLICATION FILED TO INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM .NO CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY USE OR EGRESS.$2,000
2001-05-18Deed — from KIMPSON, MARK to CASTLE, HEZEKIAH; ROBINSON, FITZROY; CASTLE, MARION
2001-05-18Mortgage satisfied — from KIMPSON, MARK to MADDOX, PRISCILLA
2001-05-18Mortgage $238,119 — from CASTLE, MARION E; CASTLE, HEZEKIAH A; ROBINSON, FITZROY A to WELLS FARGO HOMES MORTGAGE INC$238,119
2001-05-16Job filed: APPLICATION FILED TO CONVERT STORE TO EATING AND DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT(RESTAURANT) AS SHOWN ON PLAN .NO CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY, USE OR EGRESS.$6,000
2001-05-16Job filed: APPLICATION FILED TO CONVERT STORE TO EATING AND DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT(RESTAURANT) AS SHOWN ON PLAN .NO CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY, USE OR EGRESS.$6,000
2000
2000-08-21Deed — from MADDOX, PRISCILLA to KIMPSON, MARK
2000-08-21Mortgage $93,000 — from KIMPSON, MARK to MADDOX, PRISCILLA$93,000
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1990
1990-01-09Mortgage satisfied — from MADDOX, PRISCILLA to FRASER, ALVIN ELLIS
1979
1979-10-17Deed — from FRASER ALVIN E to MADDOX PRISCILLA
1979-10-17Mortgage — from MADDOX PRISCILLA to FRASER ALVIN E

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