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252 Kings Highway · Brooklyn · BBL 3066480024 · 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, AEP1
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. More recorded distress than 79% 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 3.3. In ZIP 11223, 79% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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

Open HPD violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2008-12-29.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Graffiti (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 (1931)
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$1,754,000 $105,240
2026$1,709,000 $102,540
2027$1,937,000 $116,220

The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Agave Deli GroceryMexicanA—

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.

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

SubwayKings Hwy — N · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Kings Hwy / W 8 St — B82 B82-SBS · 150 ft · Select Bus Service
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 97 The Highlawn
Middle: I.S. 096 Seth Low. 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

252 Kings Highway

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

3 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 of them about heat or hot water.

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: $172,265 on 2024-02-09 (lender: Suffolk Federal Credit Union), 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
2024-02-09AL&R $1,450,000 — from 252 KINGS REALTY LLC; 250 KINGS REALTY LLC to SUFFOLK FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $1,450,000
2024-02-09Agreement $1,450,000 — from 252 KINGS REALTY LLC; 250 KINGS REALTY LLC to SUFFOLK FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $1,450,000
2024-02-09Mortgage $172,266 — from 252 KINGS REALTY LLC; 250 KINGS REALTY LLC to SUFFOLK FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $172,266
2018-12-14Mortgage $1,057,753 — from 250 KINGS REALTY LLC; 252 KINGS REALTY LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $1,057,753
2018-12-14AL&R $1,400,000 — from 252 KINGS REALTY LLC; 250 KINGS REALTY LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $1,400,000
2018-12-14Agreement $1,400,000 — from 250 KINGS REALTY LLC; 252 KINGS REALTY LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $1,400,000
2008-02-25Agreement $450,000 — from KINGSWAY REALTY CO. to LYONS MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC. $450,000
2008-02-25Mortgage $359,006 — from KINGSWAY REALTY CO. to LYONS MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC. $359,006
1999-09-01Mortgage $160,000 — from LYONS MORTGAGE SERVICES INC to KINGSWAY REALTY CO $160,000
1985-01-08Mortgage $60,000 — from KINGWAY REALTY CO to BASILIO, ELVA MAE; BASILIO, PETER $60,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700000
201800516
201911013
202000011
202100011
202200000
202310023
2024035311
202501023
202600022
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The last 12 months — 3 records

DateRecord
2026-02-17Restaurant inspection: AGAVE DELI GROCERY — grade A
2026-01-20Boiler inspection
2025-12-19Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: ?

The full timeline

2026
2026-02-17Restaurant inspection: AGAVE DELI GROCERY — grade A
2026-01-20Boiler inspection
2025
2025-12-19Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: ?
2025-10-09311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2025-01-02Boiler inspection
2024
2024-12-29Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-12-29311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-10-29Restaurant inspection: AGAVE DELI GROCERY — grade A
2024-09-12311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-02-16Boiler inspection
2024-02-09AL&R $1,450,000 — from 252 KINGS REALTY LLC; 250 KINGS REALTY LLC to SUFFOLK FEDERAL CREDIT UNION$1,450,000
2024-02-09Agreement $1,450,000 — from 252 KINGS REALTY LLC; 250 KINGS REALTY LLC to SUFFOLK FEDERAL CREDIT UNION$1,450,000
2024-02-09Mortgage $172,266 — from 252 KINGS REALTY LLC; 250 KINGS REALTY LLC to SUFFOLK FEDERAL CREDIT UNION$172,266
2024-02-09Mortgage assigned — from DIME COMMUNITY BANK to SUFFOLK FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
2024-02-09TL&R — from DIME COMMUNITY BANK to 250 KINGS REALTY LLC; 252 KINGS REALTY LLC
2024-01-12Boiler inspection — defects found
2023
2023-06-13Restaurant inspection: AGAVE DELI GROCERY — grade A
2023-04-25DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-02-02Boiler inspection
2021
2021-04-14Boiler inspection
2020
2020-04-28Boiler inspection
2019
2019-11-08DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT
2019-09-19Boiler inspection
2019-08-30311: Electronics Waste Appointment — Ewaste appointment
2018
2018-12-14Mortgage $1,057,753 — from 250 KINGS REALTY LLC; 252 KINGS REALTY LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK$1,057,753
2018-12-14AL&R $1,400,000 — from 252 KINGS REALTY LLC; 250 KINGS REALTY LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK$1,400,000
2018-12-14Agreement $1,400,000 — from 250 KINGS REALTY LLC; 252 KINGS REALTY LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK$1,400,000
2018-12-14Mortgage assigned — from PONCE BANK; PONCE DE LEON FEDERAL BANK to DIME COMMUNITY BANK
2018-12-14TL&R — from LYONS MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC. to KINGSWAY REALTY CO.
2018-07-19Boiler inspection
2016
2016-08-08FDNY inspection (RISK)
2014
2014-07-30Deed — from KINGSWAY REALTY CO. to 252 KINGS REALTY LLC
2014-05-15DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT
2013
2013-01-08Mortgage assigned — from LYONS MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC. to PONCE DE LEON FEDERAL BANK
2012
2012-08-02311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2012-08-01311: Dirty Conditions — E12 Illegal Dumping Surveillance
2012-08-01311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2010
2010-11-07311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2010-09-19311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2009
2009-12-29Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-12-29Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-01-18Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-01-14Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-01-10Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-01-10Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOWS
2009-01-05Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008
2008-12-29HPD class B: SECTION 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3FL, 3rd STORY
2008-12-29HPD class B: SECTION 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE
2008-12-22Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-10-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2008-10-14Job filed: INSTALL AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN EXISTING KITCHEN RANGE HOOD. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2008-09-16Permit PL — ISSUED
2008-08-15Permit EW — ISSUED
2008-07-25Job filed: RENOVATION OF EXISTING DELI STORE, INSTALL EQUIPMENT, PLUMBING FIXTURES, RANGE HOOD SYSTEM. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$18,000
2008-07-25Job filed: RENOVATION OF EXISTING DELI STORE, INSTALL EQUIPMENT, PLUMBING FIXTURES, RANGE HOOD SYSTEM. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$18,000
2008-07-25Job filed: RENOVATION OF EXISTING DELI STORE, INSTALL EQUIPMENT, PLUMBING FIXTURES, RANGE HOOD SYSTEM. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$18,000
2008-05-21ECB Non-Hazardous violation: B4A50A. 50A REPAIR HOLES IN CEILING OVER BOILER.$180
2008-02-25Mortgage assigned — from PONCE DE LEON FEDERAL BANK to LYONS MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC.
2008-02-25REL — from KINGSWAY REALTY CO to LYONS MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC.
2008-02-25Agreement $450,000 — from KINGSWAY REALTY CO. to LYONS MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC.$450,000
2008-02-25Mortgage $359,006 — from KINGSWAY REALTY CO. to LYONS MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC.$359,006
2008-02-25AL&R — from KINGSWAY REALTY CO. to LYONS MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC.
2008-02-25PAT — from GIANNOPOULOS, NICK G to GIANNOPOULOS, GEORGE
2006
2006-09-08Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2006-09-08Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2005
2005-12-13DEED COR — from BASILIO, PETER to KINGS REALTY CO.
2005-11-22DEED COR — from BASILIO, PETER to KINGSWAY REALTY CO.
2005-11-22DEED COR — from BASILIO, PETER to KINGSWAY REALTY CO.
2000
2000-02-23Mortgage assigned — from LYONS MTGE SERVICESINC to PONCE DE LEON FEDERAL BANK
1999
1999-09-01Mortgage satisfied — from KINGSWAY REALTY CO to BASILIO, PETER; BASILIO, ELVA MAE
1999-09-01Mortgage assigned — from KINGSWAY REALTY CO to LYONS MORTGAGE SERVICES INC
1999-09-01Mortgage $160,000 — from LYONS MORTGAGE SERVICES INC to KINGSWAY REALTY CO$160,000
1986
1986-10-07VAC — from CITY OF NEW YORK to VACATE ORDER
1986-07-07Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE to CITY OF NEW YORK
1985
1985-10-25Mortgage satisfied — from BASILIO, PETER to SMALL BUSINESS ADIMINIST
1985-02-22Mortgage satisfied — from BASILIO, PETER to FRANKLIN SAVINGS BANK/NY
1985-01-08Mortgage satisfied — from BASILIO, PETER to MODICA, ANDREW F
1985-01-08Mortgage $60,000 — from KINGWAY REALTY CO to BASILIO, ELVA MAE; BASILIO, PETER$60,000
1985-01-08Deed — from BASILIO, PETER to KINGSWAY REALTY CO
1976
1976-12-02Mortgage — from BASILIO PETER to ADMINISTRATOR OF THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMI
1975
1975-11-03Mortgage — from BASILIO PETER to MODICA ANDREW F
1974
1974-05-07Mortgage — from BASILIO PETER; BASILIO ELVA MAE to MODICA ANDREW F
1971
1971-12-24Mortgage — from BASILIO PETER to FRANKLIN SAVS BK OF NY

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