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2156 85 Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3063470029 · 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 11214, 75% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2007)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)2156 REALTY CORP
Head officerLYNN MOLFETTA
Managing agentCPA Building Management
Last registered2025-07-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,411,000 $144,660
2026$2,179,000 $130,740
2027$2,144,000 $128,640

The city's market estimate has fallen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 15 YR NO CAP

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 2020 (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

SubwayBay Pkwy — D · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Bay Pkwy / 86 St — B6 B82 B82-SBS · 300 ft · Select Bus Service
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 128 Bensonhurst
Middle: I.S. 281 Joseph B Cavallaro. 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

2156 85 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

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 CPA BUILDING MANAGEMENT — 32 buildings, 156 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B11 · C4 · D4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1658 St Johns Place BK16 B
425 Bainbridge Street BK16 B
1587 West 4 Street BK8 B
760 Macon Street BK8 B
468 Bainbridge Street BK8 B
361 Clifton Place BK8 B
683 Jefferson Avenue BK8 A
642 Lafayette Avenue BK8 B
460 Ralph Avenue BK6 C
53-30 35 Street QN6 D
464 Ralph Avenue BK6 C
301 Avenue of the Americas MN5 B
418 Evergreen Avenue BK5 D
199 Irving Avenue BK4 D
1-63 Beach 116 Street QN4 A
2218 Fulton Street BK3 B
21 Bay 31 Street BK3 A
1848 84 Street BK3 A
17 Bay 31 Street BK3 A
2156 85 Street BK3 A
145 Bay 25 Street BK3 C
2224 Fulton Street BK3 A
2222 Fulton Street BK3 A
25-57 31 Street QN2 A
18-36 130 Street QN2 B
510 Midwood Street BK2 C
1926 Eastern Parkway BK2 D
1-65 Beach 116 Street QN2 A
129-19 20 Avenue QN2 A
15-44 126 Street QN2 B
2216 Fulton Street BK2 A
301 Rockaway Avenue BK0 —

Ten-year activity

530
2017
2018
2019
5
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenants
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsTotal
2017000
2018011
2019123
2020055
2021033
2022033
2023022
2024011
2025011
2026000
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The last 12 months — 1 records

DateRecord
2025-12-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units

The full timeline

2025
2025-12-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024
2024-12-11Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023
2023-12-12Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-04-07311: Curb Condition — Defacement
2022
2022-12-14Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-03-10Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-03-09HPD 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
2021
2021-02-23Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-01-13311: GENERAL — SIGNAGE MISSING
2021-01-13Tenant complaint: GENERAL — SIGNAGE MISSING
2020
2020-11-02311: Sewer — Sewer Break (SBR)
2020-10-28311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2020-09-30311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2020-09-27311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2020-01-03Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019
2019-06-27311: Street Condition — Pothole
2019-04-04FDNY inspection (RISK)
2019-02-26Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2018
2018-08-20311: Animal Facility - No Permit — N/A
2013
2013-11-29311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2008
2008-10-16Deed — from 2152 PROPERTIES LLC to 2156 REALTY CORP.
2007
2007-04-13Permit PL — ISSUED
2007-02-16Permit NB — ISSUED
2007-02-16Permit EQ — ISSUED
2007-01-26Job filed: BUILDERS PAVEMENT PLAN (85TH STREET30'-0" FRONTAGE). REFER TO JOB NUMBER 302269863 FOR NEW BUILDINGPLAN SPECIFICATION.
2007-01-26Job filed: BUILDERS PAVEMENT PLAN (85TH STREET30'-0' FRONTAGE). REFER TO JOB NUMBER 302269863 FOR NEW BUILDINGPLAN SPECIFICATION.
2006
2006-12-08Job filed: NB

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