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126 Central Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3031840036 · 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 311s3
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 10. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% 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

No 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 (1910)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)CARMEL FERRY; KEVIN HIGGINS
Managing agentCLARAGH MANAGEMENT, INC.
Last registered2025-09-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$970,000 $58,200
2026$1,121,000 $67,260
2027$976,000 $58,560

The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

SubwayCentral Av — M · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Myrtle Av — J M Z · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Myrtle Av / Hart St — B54 · 700 ft
Citi BikeCentral Ave & Starr St · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 145 Andrew Jackson
Middle: 347, 349. 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

126 Central 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

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 CLARAGH MANAGEMENT, INC. — 3 buildings, 16 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
30-98 Crescent Street QN9 A
128 Central Avenue BK4 A
126 Central Avenue BK3 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $325,000 on 2011-06-13 (lender: Emigrant Mortgage Company, INC.), covering 2 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
2011-06-13Mortgage $325,000 — from FERRY, CARMEL; HIGGINS, KEVIN to EMIGRANT MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC. $325,000
2011-06-13Mortgage $325,000 — from HIGGINS, KEVIN to EMIGRANT MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC. $325,000
2007-03-15Deed $499,999 — from CABALLERO, FELIPE EXEC; ESTATE OF JAIME ORTIZ AROCHE to FERRY, CARMEL; HIGGINS, KEVIN $499,999
2004-12-02Mortgage $199,494 — from AROCHE, JAIME O to BENEFICIAL HOMEOWNER SERVICE CORPORATION $199,494
2004-06-07Mortgage $105,000 — from AROCHE, JAIME O to ALLIANCE MORTGAGE BANKING CORP $105,000

Ten-year activity

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2017
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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Housing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017325
20189211
2019325
2020303
2021628
2022437
2023123
2024033
2025224
2026011
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The last 12 months — 3 records

DateRecord
2026-06-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-12-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-12-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units

The full timeline

2026
2026-06-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2025
2025-12-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-12-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-06-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-01-07Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024
2024-12-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-06-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-01-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2023
2023-12-11Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-12-08Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2023-06-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2022
2022-12-27Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-12-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-07-26Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-06-07Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-05-14311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2022-01-19311: Street Condition — Failed Street Repair
2022-01-14311: Street Condition — Pothole
2021
2021-12-17Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-09-22311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2021-06-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-05-17311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-05-14311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-02-11311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-02-10Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-01-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2020
2020-10-24311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2020-06-26311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2020-05-25311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2019
2019-12-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-12-03Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-10-22311: Illegal Tree Damage — Trunk Damaged
2019-06-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-01-30Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2018
2018-12-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-07-01311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2018-06-30311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2018-06-30311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2018-06-30311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2018-06-30311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2018-06-30311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2018-06-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-05-10311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-05-05311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-05-03311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017
2017-12-09311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2017-12-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-09-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-08-06311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2017-08-05311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2014
2014-08-31311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2014-08-31311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2014-07-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2013
2013-10-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-01-18Mortgage satisfied — from HIGGINS, KEVIN to EMIGRANT MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC.
2013-01-18Mortgage satisfied — from HIGGINS, KEVIN; FERRY, CARMEL to EMIGRANT MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC.
2012
2012-03-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-06-13Mortgage $325,000 — from FERRY, CARMEL; HIGGINS, KEVIN to EMIGRANT MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC.$325,000
2011-06-13Mortgage $325,000 — from HIGGINS, KEVIN to EMIGRANT MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC.$325,000
2011-06-13PAT — from FERRY, CARMEL to HIGGINS, KEVIN
2010
2010-04-15311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2009
2009-12-31DOB violation LBLVIO:
2009-01-21Permit PL — ISSUED
2008
2008-10-06Permit EQ — ISSUED
2008-10-06Permit AL — ISSUED
2007
2007-07-06Job filed: Interior Repartitioning, conv. to 3 fam.$25,000
2007-03-15Mortgage satisfied — from AROCHE, JAIME O to BENEFICIAL HOMEOWNER SERVICE CORPORATION
2007-03-15Deed $499,999 — from CABALLERO, FELIPE EXEC; ESTATE OF JAIME ORTIZ AROCHE to FERRY, CARMEL; HIGGINS, KEVIN$499,999
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2006
2006-03-10ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. WORK NOTED; BUILT PARTITIONS AT 1ST FLOOR CREATED APARTMENT WITH LIVING ROOM, KITCHEN, BATHROOM, BEDROOM. R
2006-03-10ECB Non-Hazardous violation: RESIDENCE ALTERED FOR OCCUPANCY AS A DWELLING FOR MORE THAN THE LEGALLY APPROVED NUMBER OF FAMILIES: FROM: S1- PRIMARILY ONE FAMIL
2006-02-23DOB complaint, category ?
2005
2005-02-02Mortgage assigned — from ALLIANCE MORTGAGE BANKING CORP. to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS
2005-02-02Mortgage satisfied — from AROCHE, JAIME O to ALLIANCE MORTGAGE BANKING CORP.
2004
2004-12-02Mortgage $199,494 — from AROCHE, JAIME O to BENEFICIAL HOMEOWNER SERVICE CORPORATION$199,494
2004-06-07Mortgage $105,000 — from AROCHE, JAIME O to ALLIANCE MORTGAGE BANKING CORP$105,000
2004-06-07Deed — from JAIME A. AROCHE; A/K/A JAIME O. AROCHE to AROCHE, JAIME O
2000
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1980
1980-05-19VAC — from THE CITY OF NY
1979
1979-06-14Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE OF THE CITY O FN; COMM OF FINANCE OF THE CITY OF NY; COMMISSIONER to THE CITY OF NEW YORK; THE CITY OF NY; THE CITY OF NEW YORK; THE CITY OFNEW YORK; CITY NY;
1978
1978-04-28Mortgage — from AROCHE JAMIE A to SAMUEL BREITER & CO INC
1974
1974-07-02Mortgage — from AROCHE JAIME A to ZUCKERMAN LILA
1972
1972-03-09Mortgage — from AROCHE JAIME A to ZUCKERMAN LILA
1970
1970-01-06Deed — from ABBATE THOMAS J; LAMANNA JOSEPH B to AROCHE JAIME A
1966
1966-12-22Deed — from MAGISTRO MICHAEL (DFT); BLUTH LAWRENCE (REF); PERRONE JOSEPH (DFT); BRABAND GEORGE (DFT) to LAMANNA JOSEPH B; ABBATE THOMAS J

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