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85 27 Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3068850006 · 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, AEP7
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% 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 23.3. 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

8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’24–25
6
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · Hazardous Materials (1) · Overgrown Tree/Branches (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

NoBuilt before 1974 (1975)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

0 of 3 signals present. None of the common signals are present — stabilization is unlikely (though never impossible). 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)COLELLA FAMILY LTD
Head officerANTHONY COLELLA
Managing agentANJONIC REAL ESTATE
Last registered2025-08-06

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,125,000 $67,500
2026$1,276,000 $76,560
2027$1,227,000 $73,620

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.

Hurricane evacuation zone 2 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

SubwayBay 50 St — D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
86 St — N · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Harway Av / 27 Av — B64 · 800 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 212 Lady Deborah Moody
Middle: I.S. 228 David A. Boody. 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

85 27 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

11 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by ANJONIC REAL ESTATE — 6 buildings, 38 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B1 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1428 East 5 Street BK23 A
7219 18 Avenue BK4 B
85 27 Avenue BK3 C
2068 West 5 Street BK3 A
2071 West 5 Street BK3 C
399 Kings Highway BK2 A

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
7
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenants
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsTotal
2017000
2018011
2019112
2020000
2021022
2022022
2023033
2024055
2025033
2026077
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The last 12 months — 7 records

DateRecord
2026-08-02311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Dead Branches in Tree
2026-04-08311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-04-08311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-04-08Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-04-08Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-02-07311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-02-07Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-02311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Dead Branches in Tree
2026-04-08311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-04-08311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-04-08Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-04-08Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-02-07311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-02-07Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025
2025-05-02311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2025-04-13311: Illegal Parking — Detached Trailer
2025-04-13311: Illegal Parking — Detached Trailer
2024
2024-12-26311: Hazardous Materials — Oil Spill On Street, Large (HQL)
2024-11-08311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-11-08Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-09-17311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2024-02-10311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2023
2023-11-28HPD 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
2023-07-04311: Illegal Fireworks — N/A
2023-06-29311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2022
2022-11-17HPD 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
2022-03-16HPD 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
2021
2021-12-07311: Dead/Dying Tree — Planted More Than 2 Years Ago
2021-04-21HPD 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
2019
2019-11-07HPD 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
2019-04-02FDNY inspection (RISK)
2018
2018-01-09HPD 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
2011
2011-01-25311: HEATING — HEAT
2011-01-25Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2011-01-21311: HEATING — HEAT
2011-01-21Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008
2008-12-13Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006
2006-03-16Deed — from COLELLA, JOSEPH; COLELLA, ROSA to THE COLELLA FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
2006-01-13CONDEED — from ANTHONY JOSEPH COLELLA, to COLELLA, JOSEPH; COLELLA, ROSA
2004
2004-10-18Deed — from COLELLA, ROSA; COLELLA, JOSEPH to COLELLA, JOSEPH; COLELLA, ANTHONY JOSEPH
1975
1975-04-15Deed — from TONVIN RLTY CORP to COLELLA JOSEPH; COLELLA ROSE

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