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229 Rochester Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3013800007 · 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, AEP2
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 79% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 3.3. In ZIP 11213, 61% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-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

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (5) · Curb Condition (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 (1915)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)ST JOHNS HDFC
Head officerCHARLES THOMAS
Managing agentGRENADIER REALTY MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-09-17

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$649,200 $292,140
2026$779,000 $350,550
2027$651,000 $292,950

The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

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

SubwayCrown Hts-Utica Av — 3 4 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Saint Johns Pl / Rochester Av — B45 · 200 ft
Citi BikeSterling Pl & Rochester Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Dr. Jacqueline Peek-Davis School
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

229 Rochester 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

6 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by GRENADIER REALTY MANAGEMENT — 61 buildings, 6,171 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B27 · C13 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
125 Beach 17 Street QN602 B
147-25 94th Avenue QN543 A
147-36 94 Avenue QN379 B
2930 West 30 Street BK362 D
3385 Neptune Avenue BK338 B
3521 Neptune Avenue BK334 C
2966 West 28 Street BK332 F
671 Lincoln Avenue BK319 D
51-19 Beach Channel Drive QN237 A
2920 West 21 Street BK224 C
166 West 87 Street MN201 B
82 Rutgers Slip MN198 B
2920 West 28 Street BK178 B
2850 West 24 Street BK174 B
69 West 88 Street MN169 A
212 West 124 Street MN169 B
1940 Turnbull Avenue BX154 A
230 Kingston Avenue BK152 B
1330 Intervale Avenue BX128 C
302 West 127 Street MN117 C
80 Rutgers Slip MN109 A
2116 Arthur Avenue BX108 C
235 West 107 Street MN95 A
3302 Bay View Avenue BK88 A
614 East 179 Street BX54 A
138 West 140 Street MN48 B
623 East 179 Street BX38 B
345 West 141 Street MN35 B
1193 Fulton Avenue BX25 B
305 West 149 Street MN24 B
183 Rochester Avenue BK20 B
364 Prospect Place BK16 B
2796 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN11 B
1267 Pacific Street BK11 A
302 West 149 Street MN10 B
116 Bradhurst Avenue MN10 C
304 West 148 Street MN10 C
302 West 148 Street MN10 C
2801 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN9 B
1307 St Johns Place BK8 B
1483 Dean Street BK8 C
262 Schenectady Avenue BK8 B
1303 St Johns Place BK8 A
357 St Marks Avenue BK8 A
333 Prospect Place BK8 A
1311 St Johns Place BK8 B
1312 St Johns Place BK8 B
1315 St Johns Place BK8 B
738 Washington Avenue BK7 B
706 Essex Street BK6 C
229 Rochester Avenue BK6 A
702 Essex Street BK6 B
575 Nostrand Avenue BK6 A
223 Rochester Avenue BK6 B
126 Albany Avenue BK6 C
445 Wyona Street BK6 A
227 Rochester Avenue BK6 C
396 New Jersey Avenue BK3 C
2828 West 28th Street BK0 —
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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $51,184 on 2024-05-09 (lender: The Local Development Corp Of Crown Heights, INC.), covering 10 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
2025-11-25CORRM $150,000 — from ST. JOHN'S HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to THE LOCAL DEVELOPMENT CORP OF CROWN HEIG $150,000
2025-07-10Agreement $150,000 — from ST. JOHN'S HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to THE LOCAL DEVELOPMENT CORP OF CROWN HEIG $150,000
2024-05-09Mortgage $51,185 — from ST. JOHN'S HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to THE LOCAL DEVELOPMENT CORP OF CROWN HEIG $51,185
2011-08-08Deed $2,250,800 — from ROCHESTER AVE. ASSOC. L.P. to ST. JOHN'S HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP $2,250,800
2011-08-08RPTT&RET $2,250,801 — from NEW YORK EQUITY FUND 1990 LIMITED PARTNE to ST. JOHN'S HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP $2,250,801
2011-08-08Mortgage $1,229,995 — from ST. JOHN'S HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $1,229,995
2011-08-08Mortgage $91,622 — from ST. JOHN'S HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $91,622
2011-08-08Agreement $5,648,844 — from ST. JOHN'S HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $5,648,844
2011-08-08AL&R $1,500,595 — from ST. JOHN'S HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR; THE CITY OF NEW YORK $1,500,595
1991-09-04Mortgage $2,218,827 — from ROCHESTER AVE ASSOCLP to NYC HPD $2,218,827

Ten-year activity

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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20172013
20180000
2019160016
2020130013
20211001
20221001
20231001
20240101
20255207
20265005
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The last 12 months — 6 records

DateRecord
2026-06-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-05-05HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2026-03-10311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-03-09311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-01-01311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-11-25CORRM $150,000 — from ST. JOHN'S HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to THE LOCAL DEVELOPMENT CORP OF CROWN HEIG

The full timeline

2026
2026-06-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-05-05HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2026-03-10311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-03-09311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-01-01311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025
2025-11-25CORRM $150,000 — from ST. JOHN'S HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to THE LOCAL DEVELOPMENT CORP OF CROWN HEIG$150,000
2025-10-16311: Curb Condition — Broken Curb
2025-08-20Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-08-13311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-07-10Agreement $150,000 — from ST. JOHN'S HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to THE LOCAL DEVELOPMENT CORP OF CROWN HEIG$150,000
2025-06-10HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2025-05-08311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2024
2024-05-09Mortgage $51,185 — from ST. JOHN'S HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to THE LOCAL DEVELOPMENT CORP OF CROWN HEIG$51,185
2023
2023-12-05Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022
2022-12-12Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021
2021-12-28Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020
2020-12-23Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-03-10HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1F, 1st STORY, APARTMENT AT WES
2020-03-10HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1F, 1st STORY, APARTMENT AT WEST
2020-03-10HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GROUT AT THE TILE JOINTS ON THE NORTH AND WEST WALLS. IN TH
2020-03-10HPD class A: § 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE FLUSHING APPARATUS AND MAINTAIN SAME SO AS TO FLUSH EFFECTIVELY THE WATER CLOSET IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT AP
2020-03-10HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PORCELAIN ENAMEL GLAZE AT THE BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCAT
2020-03-10HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC TILES ON THE FLOOR IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1
2020-03-04Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2020-03-04Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2020-03-04Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2020-03-04Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2020-03-04Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BATHTUB/SHOWER
2020-03-03HPD litigation: Tenant Action
2019
2019-12-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-04-01Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2019-04-01Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2019-04-01Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2019-04-01Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2019-04-01Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — OUTLET/SWITCH
2019-04-01Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2019-04-01Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2019-04-01311: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2019-04-01311: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2019-04-01311: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2019-04-01311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2019-04-01311: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2019-04-01311: ELECTRIC — OUTLET/SWITCH
2019-04-01311: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2019-02-20Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2017
2017-06-06HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1F, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUT
2017-06-06HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1F, 1st STORY, 1s
2017-03-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-11-14HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2015
2015-05-14FDNY inspection (RISK)
2012
2012-08-06Job filed: INSTALLATION OF 35 LINEAR FEET OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FOR BUILDING ALTERATION, FILED SEPARATELY. LIVE LOAD 300 PSF. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WI
2012-08-06Permit EQ — ISSUED
2012-07-29311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2012-07-28311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2011
2011-08-08Agreement — from ST. JOHN'S HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to THE CITY OF NEW YORK
2011-08-08Deed $2,250,800 — from ROCHESTER AVE. ASSOC. L.P. to ST. JOHN'S HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP$2,250,800
2011-08-08RPTT&RET $2,250,801 — from NEW YORK EQUITY FUND 1990 LIMITED PARTNE to ST. JOHN'S HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP$2,250,801
2011-08-08Mortgage $1,229,995 — from ST. JOHN'S HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to THE CITY OF NEW YORK$1,229,995
2011-08-08Mortgage $91,622 — from ST. JOHN'S HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR$91,622
2011-08-08Agreement $5,648,844 — from ST. JOHN'S HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to THE CITY OF NEW YORK$5,648,844
2011-08-08AL&R $1,500,595 — from ST. JOHN'S HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR; THE CITY OF NEW YORK$1,500,595
2003
2003-12-27Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
1997
1997-01-15HPD class A: § 27-2043 ADM CODE PROVIDE A LOCK AND KEY TO THE ENTRANCE DOOR OF DWELLING UNIT AND, IF A CL A MULTIPLE DWELLING, ALSO CHAIN DOOR GUARD 1 ST
1992
1992-11-05EASE — from ROCHESTER AVE ASSOCL P
1992-09-24SAGE — from SUPERIOR ABSTRACT CORP
1992-06-05Permit AL — ISSUED
1992-06-05Permit AL — ISSUED
1991
1991-11-25Permit PL — ISSUED
1991-11-25Permit PL — ISSUED
1991-10-28Permit EQ — ISSUED
1991-09-04Mortgage $2,218,827 — from ROCHESTER AVE ASSOCLP to NYC HPD$2,218,827
1991-09-04Deed — from CITY OF NEW YORK to ROCHESTER AVE ASSOCLP
1991-09-04Agreement — from NYC HPD to ROCHESTER AVE ASSOCL P
1991-09-04Agreement — from ROCHESTER AVE ASSOCL P to NYC HPD
1991-06-28Permit AL — ISSUED
1979
1979-04-18Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE OF THE CITY O FN; ADMINISTRATOR OF FINANCE OF THE CITY OF ; COMMIS to THE CITY OF NEWY ORK; CITY OF NY; THE CITY OFNEW YORK; THE CITY OF NEW YORK; THE CITY OF N
1977
1977-05-13Mortgage — from MATHIEU MARC to WEINER ROSE LEE
1976
1976-09-29Deed — from ANGELASTRO JOSEPH to MATHIEU MARC
1976-09-29Mortgage — from MATHIEU MARC to FERRANTE TINA
1971
1971-12-01Deed — from ANGELASTRO ROSE M to ANGELASTRO JOSEPH

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