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51 Kent Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3022950107 · 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 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 100% 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 0. In ZIP 11249, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% 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

22 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Outdoor Dining (7) · Graffiti (5) · Missed Collection (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · Noise (2) · Dirty Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$294,890 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1920)
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$4,665,000 $279,900
2026$3,965,000 $237,900
2027$4,807,000 $288,420

The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
The Kent Ale HouseAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (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

SubwayBedford Av — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Nassau Av — G · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Kent Av / N 12 St — B32 · 400 ft
Citi BikeN 11 St & Kent Ave · 50 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityProtected bike path mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 017 Henry D. Woodworth. 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

51 Kent 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

22 311 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: $2,750,000 on 2015-05-01 (lender: Suffolk County National Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-10-08Agreement $2,066,335 — from 51 LUNNEY REALTY CORP to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK NA $2,066,335
2015-05-01Mortgage $2,750,000 — from 51 LUNNEY REALTY CORP to SUFFOLK COUNTY NATIONAL BANK $2,750,000
2015-05-01AL&R $2,750,000 — from 51 LUNNEY REALTY CORP to SUFFOLK COUNTY NATIONAL BANK $2,750,000
2011-10-04Mortgage $1,300,000 — from 247 DEKALB AVENUE; 51 LUNNEY REALTY CORP to INTERVEST NATIONAL BANK $1,300,000
2011-09-27Deed $1,750,000 — from GRAHAM, WILLIAM H; LOZZANO, AMY to 51 LUNNEY REALTY CORP. $1,750,000

Ten-year activity

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2017
2018
2019
2020
15
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017000000
2018013004
20191910011
2020005106
20212580015
2022004026
20230770014
202400110112
2025006017
2026002002
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The last 12 months — 6 records

DateRecord
2026-08-09311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-01-29311: Outdoor Dining — Restaurant Status
2025-11-24Restaurant inspection: THE KENT ALE HOUSE — grade A
2025-11-18311: Street Sweeping Complaint — Inadequate Sweeping
2025-11-07311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2025-10-28311: Outdoor Dining — Barrier Condition

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-09311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-01-29311: Outdoor Dining — Restaurant Status
2025
2025-11-24Restaurant inspection: THE KENT ALE HOUSE — grade A
2025-11-18311: Street Sweeping Complaint — Inadequate Sweeping
2025-11-07311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2025-10-28311: Outdoor Dining — Barrier Condition
2025-09-20311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-07-12311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-01-29311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2024
2024-12-13311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2024-10-29311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2024-08-19311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2024-08-05311: Outdoor Dining — Street Zone Blocked
2024-07-26Restaurant inspection: THE KENT ALE HOUSE — grade A
2024-07-23311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Paper/Metal/Glass/Rigid Plastic
2024-07-21311: Outdoor Dining — Barrier Condition
2024-07-16311: Missed Collection — Trash and Bulky Trash
2024-07-11311: Missed Collection — Bulky Trash
2024-06-18311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2024-05-22311: Street Condition — Blocked - Construction
2024-05-21311: Outdoor Dining — Barrier Condition
2023
2023-12-29311: Outdoor Dining — Barrier Condition
2023-11-05311: Outdoor Dining — Barrier Condition
2023-10-22311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2023-08-22311: Outdoor Dining — Barrier Condition
2023-08-18311: Sewer — Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC)
2023-07-18ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OUTDOOR ADVERTISING COMPANY FAILURE TO SUBMIT ARTERIAL SIGN IN SIGN INVENTORY SUBMISSION. SIGN IS WITHIN 200 FEET AND WITH VIEW OF$10,000
2023-07-18ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OUTDOOR ADVERTISING COMPANY FAILURE TO SUBMIT ARTERIAL SIGN IN SIGN INVENTORY SUBMISSION. SIGN IS WITHIN 200 FEET AND WITHIN VIEW
2023-07-18ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OUTDOOR ADVERTISING COMPANY SIGN PROHIBITED WITHIN 200 FEET AND WITHINVIEW OF A PARK-BUSHWICK INLET PARK(OAKLEY). REMEDY: REMOVE I
2023-07-18ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO OBTAIN OUTDOOR ADVERTISING COMPANY REGISTATION NUMBER WHILEENGAGING IN THE OUTDOOR ADVERTISING BUSINESS.(OAKLEY). REMED
2023-07-18ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OUTDOOR ADVERTISING COMPANY SIGH PROHIBITED WITHIN 200 FEET AND WITHINVIEW OF A PARK-BUSHWICK INLET PARK.(OAKLEY). REMEDY: REMOVE
2023-07-18ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO OBTAIN OUTDOOR ADVERTISING COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER WHILE ENGAGING IN THE OUTDOOR ADVERTISING BUSINESS(OAKLEY). REME
2023-07-05311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Advertising Sign/Billboard/Posters/Flexible Fabric - Illegal
2023-07-05DOB complaint, category ?
2023-01-28311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2022
2022-12-05Restaurant inspection: THE KENT ALE HOUSE — grade A
2022-08-13311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2022-08-13311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2022-07-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-07-07311: Unsanitary Pigeon Condition — Pigeon Waste
2022-03-28311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2021
2021-10-22311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2021-08-21311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2021-08-21311: Sewer — Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC)
2021-07-30Job filed: INSTALL NEW FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$40,000
2021-06-21DOB complaint, category ?
2021-06-21ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/COMMISSIONER'S ORDER TO FILE C/C W/DEPT OF BLDGS FOR VIOLATING CONDITIONS CITED IN NOV35406052J ISSUED4/11/19 $1,250
2021-06-21ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/COMMISSIONER'S ORDER TO FILE C/C W/DEPT OF BLDGS FOR VIOLATING CONDITIONS CITED IN NOV35406054N ISSUED4/11/19 $1,250
2021-06-21ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/COMMISSIONER'S ORDER TO FILE C/C W/DEPT OF BLDGS FOR VIOLATING CONDITIONS CITED IN NOV35406055P ISSUED4/11/19 $1,250
2021-06-21ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/COMMISSIONER'S ORDER TO FILE C/C W/DEPT OF BLDGS VIOLATING CONDITIONS CITED IN NOV35406053L ISSUED4/11/19 PURS$1,250
2021-06-09311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2021-05-26311: Sewer — Catch Basin Grating Missing (SA4)
2021-05-26311: Street Condition — Defective Hardware
2021-05-18311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2021-04-24311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2021-02-24Job filed: No Work
2020
2020-12-03311: Dirty Conditions — E1 Improper Disposal
2020-10-08Agreement $2,066,335 — from 51 LUNNEY REALTY CORP to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK NA$2,066,335
2020-09-13311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-09-07311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2020-08-14311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-08-06311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2019
2019-10-01Job filed: HEREWITH FILE PLANS TO RENOVATE THE FIRST FLOOR EXISTING RESTAURANT AND TO AMEND THE CURRENT CO #168395/59 AND FILE A PA APPLICATION TO SHOW A TOTAL O$254,890
2019-07-09DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2019-07-09DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2019-07-09DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2019-07-09DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2019-04-11311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Building
2019-04-11DOB complaint, category ?
2019-04-11ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE A SYSTEM OF AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS WHERE REQUIRED AS PER BC 903.2 AND 27-954 FOR TRANSIENT USE AT 2ND FLOOR APT. $625
2019-04-11ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF MEANS OF EGRESS FOR EVERY FLOOR PER BC 1018.1(2008); BC 1021.1(2014) AND 27-366 FOR TRAN$2,500
2019-04-11ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE THE REQUIRED FIRE ALARM SYSTEM FOR TRANSIENT USE AT2ND FLOOR APT. REMEDY: DISCONTINUE ILLEGAL OCCUPANCY$625
2019-04-11ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY DOB RECORDS. C OF O#168395 INDICATES PREMISES TO BE LEGALLY APPROVED AS A 2 FAMILY DWELLING.$625
2018
2018-12-21311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2018-09-26DOB complaint, category ?
2018-07-01311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2018-04-01311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2016
2016-08-26311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2016-03-01311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Advertising Sign/Billboard/Posters/Flexible Fabric - Illegal
2016-03-01DOB complaint, category ?
2015
2015-12-03311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Advertising Sign/Billboard/Posters/Flexible Fabric - Illegal
2015-12-03311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Advertising Sign/Billboard/Posters/Flexible Fabric - Illegal
2015-12-03311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Advertising Sign/Billboard/Posters/Flexible Fabric - Illegal
2015-12-03DOB complaint, category ?
2015-12-03DOB complaint, category ?
2015-12-03DOB complaint, category ?
2015-09-16311: Dirty Conditions — E2 Receptacle Violation
2015-09-16311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2015-09-14311: Dead Tree — Dead/Dying Tree
2015-08-31311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Advertising Sign/Billboard/Posters/Flexible Fabric - Illegal
2015-08-31311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Advertising Sign/Billboard/Posters/Flexible Fabric - Illegal
2015-08-31DOB complaint, category ?
2015-08-31DOB complaint, category ?
2015-08-22311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Advertising Sign/Billboard/Posters/Flexible Fabric - Illegal
2015-08-22DOB complaint, category ?
2015-05-21311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign - In Danger Of Falling
2015-05-21311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Advertising Sign/Billboard/Posters/Flexible Fabric - Illegal
2015-05-21DOB complaint, category ?
2015-05-21DOB complaint, category ?
2015-05-01Mortgage $2,750,000 — from 51 LUNNEY REALTY CORP to SUFFOLK COUNTY NATIONAL BANK$2,750,000
2015-05-01AL&R $2,750,000 — from 51 LUNNEY REALTY CORP to SUFFOLK COUNTY NATIONAL BANK$2,750,000
2015-03-30Mortgage satisfied — from 51 LUNNEY REALTY CORP; 247 DEKALB DEVELOPMENT CORP. to INTERVEST NATIONAL BANK
2015-03-16311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Advertising Sign/Billboard/Posters/Flexible Fabric - Illegal
2015-03-16DOB complaint, category ?
2015-03-11311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Advertising Sign/Billboard/Posters/Flexible Fabric - Illegal
2015-03-11311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Advertising Sign/Billboard/Posters/Flexible Fabric - Illegal
2015-03-11DOB complaint, category ?
2015-03-11DOB complaint, category ?
2015-03-06311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Advertising Sign/Billboard/Posters/Flexible Fabric - Illegal
2015-03-06DOB complaint, category ?
2015-02-10311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Advertising Sign/Billboard/Posters/Flexible Fabric - Illegal
2015-02-10DOB complaint, category ?
2013
2013-06-26311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2013-05-26311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2012
2012-01-30Permit EW — ISSUED
2011
2011-12-30Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-12-30Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-12-12Permit EQ — ISSUED
2011-12-12Permit EQ — ISSUED
2011-12-12Job filed: INSTALLATION OF 109 LINEAR FT OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FOR BUILDING ALTERNATION, FILED SEPERATELY. LIVE LOAD 300 PSF. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY
2011-12-12Job filed: INSTALLATION OF 109 LINEAR FT OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FOR BUILDING ALTERNATION, FILED SEPERATELY. LIVE LOAD 300 PSF. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY
2011-12-12Job filed: INSTALLATION OF PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER DRAWING PIPE SCAFFOLD. SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE 2008 CODE. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OF EGRESS UND
2011-12-09Job filed: FACADE REPAIR, NEW CORNICE, REMOVE SIDING, AND REINSTATE STOREFRONT. ENLARGE AND REINSTATE EXISTING WINDOWS AT FIRST FLOOR. CHANGE NUMBER OF PERSONS A$41,860
2011-12-09Job filed: FACADE REPAIR, NEW CORNICE, REMOVE SIDING, AND REINSTATE STOREFRONT. ENLARGE AND REINSTATE EXISTING WINDOWS AT FIRST FLOOR. CHANGE NUMBER OF PERSONS A$41,860
2011-10-04Mortgage $1,300,000 — from 247 DEKALB AVENUE; 51 LUNNEY REALTY CORP to INTERVEST NATIONAL BANK$1,300,000
2011-09-27Deed $1,750,000 — from GRAHAM, WILLIAM H; LOZZANO, AMY to 51 LUNNEY REALTY CORP.$1,750,000
2011-09-22Permit PL — ISSUED
2011-09-22Permit PL — ISSUED
2011-08-11Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-08-11Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-08-11Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-08-11Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-08-05Job filed: REMOVE SOIL AT CELLAR. REMOVE INTERIOR FINISHES AND NON-LOAD BEARING PARTITIONS AT 001 FLOOR. INTERIOR RENOVATION AT CELLAR AND 001 FLOOR. NO CHANGE T$231,200
2011-08-05Job filed: REMOVE NON-LOAD BEARING PARTITIONS AND INTERIOR FINISHES AT 002 AND 003 FLOOR. INTERIOR RENOVATION AT 002 AND 003 FLOOR. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR O$194,480
2011-08-05Job filed: REMOVE SOIL AT CELLAR. REMOVE INTERIOR FINISHES AND NON-LOAD BEARING PARTITIONS AT 001 FLOOR. INTERIOR RENOVATION AT CELLAR AND 001 FLOOR. NO CHANGE T$231,200
2011-07-14311: Sidewalk Condition — Blocked - ATM
2010
2010-08-07311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2008
2008-03-31DOB complaint, category ?
2008-03-31DOB violation C:
2005
2005-03-11Deed — from GRAHAM, WILLIAM H; THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM R. GRAHAM to GRAHAM, WILLIAM H
1995
1995-08-23Deed — from GRAHAM, WILLIAM to GRAHAM, WILLIAM; GRAHAM, SYLVIA
1992
1992-02-24DOB complaint, category ?
1992-02-24DOB complaint, category ?
1967
1967-06-21RTXL — from LUCSKO NICHOLAS (DECD); LUCSKO MIKLOS
1966
1966-08-19Deed — from LUCSKO ANNA to GRAHAM WILLIAM
1966-08-18Mortgage — from GRAHAM WILLIAM; GRAHAM SYLVIA to GRAHAM LORRAINE M; GRAHAM ROBERT

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