446 Kingston Avenue

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-01325-0001BIN 3035179

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

01On HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program — the city's most-distressed-buildings list
0294 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 2 apartments
0368 of those issued in the last 3 years
049 open rent-impairing violation(s)
0538 active DOB violation(s)
064 evictions executed in the last 3 years
071 DOB fine lost by default (unpaid)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

HPD enforcement

On the Alternative Enforcement Program

HPD placed this building in its Alternative Enforcement Program (AEP Round 18), active since 2025-01-31. AEP is the city's response to its most distressed buildings — it had 1,996 open B/C violations at selection.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 11 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 193 apartments.

2018 — 11 units registered2023 — 11

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

Registration counts apply to the building, not to unit numbers. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from New York State Homes and Community Renewal — it is free and takes a few weeks.

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Rent regulation

The building

1928

Built

Floors

193

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building22 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

243

Open now

2278

On record

Open Class C

118

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS I · NON-HAZARDOUS

§27-2153 ADM CODE THE PREMISES HAS BEEN SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ALTERNATIVE ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM WHICH MAY RESULT IN BUILDING-WIDE INSPECTIONS, FEES, AND EXTENSIVE REPAIR WORK TO CORRECT VIOLATIONS AND UNDERLYING CONDITIONS. CHARGES FOR REPAIR WORK DONE PURSUANT TO THIS ORDER, IF NOT PAID, WILL BECOME LIENS ON THE PROPERTY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS I · NON-HAZARDOUS

§ 27-2142 ADM CODE APTS HAVE BEEN VACATED BY THIS DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL SO ORDERED AFTER PROOF OF COMPLIANCE FOR APTS VACATE # 260664, APARTMENT C26 IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT, 3rd STORY, 6th APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt A14Issued 2026-10-06

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT A14, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION AT NORTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt A14Issued 2026-10-06

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SPRINGS BALANCES AT 2ND WINDOW LOWER SASH AT WEST WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT A14, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

955

All time

371

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water433

Unsanitary Condition129

Paint/Plaster83

Door/Window56

Plumbing56

Water Leak55

Electric42

General34

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

599

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential384

Street/Sidewalk113

Unspecified54

Commercial20

Park11

Vehicle9

House of Worship7

Helicopter1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about noise from inside buildings — neighbors, not the street. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

241

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony59

Misdemeanor108

Violation74

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

Infested, latest filing

Annual filings

2024–20250 infested · 0 eradicated

2023–20241 infested · 0 eradicated

2022–20230 infested · 0 eradicated

Self-reported by the owner for the year ending each filing. Counts are building-wide and do not say which apartment was affected.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

160

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2026-04-14

STRUCTURE RENDERED NONCOMPLIANT. ATOI OBSERVED IN APT C26 SMOKE DAMAGE AND CEILINGS REMOVED IN INTERIOR. WINDOW OUT AT FIRE ESCAPE MAINTAIN APT C26 IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. VACATE APT C26

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2022-05-09

EMERGENCY WORK ORDER DUE TO MISSING,BROKEN FIRE ESCAPE STEPS/THREADS OBSERVED MISSING STEP/THREAD&BROKEN STEP(MISSING FASTENERS)ON FIRE ESCAPE. REMEDY:IMMEDIATELY REPAIR AND REPLACE ANY MISSING,UNSTABLE OR BROKEN FIRE ESCAPE THREADS AT THE ENTIRE BUILDING UNDER SUPERVISION OF A DESIGN PROFESSIONAL

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2022-01-08

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2026-10-06Apt A14residential

2024-10-04Apt D26residential

2023-11-20Apt E17residential

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2025-11-28

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2024-12-19

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2024-11-13

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2024-06-13

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

446 KINGSTON OWNERS CORP

Head officer

VICTOR FEIN

Managing agent

MEDALLION REAL ESTATE

22 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

1020 WALTON AVENUEBRONX 106-15 217 STREETQUEENS 1200 PACIFIC STREETBROOKLYN 141-30 84 ROADQUEENS 141-60 84 ROADQUEENS

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$500

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

DEFAULTPlumbingClass 32026-07-21$500 due

ElevatorsClass 12021-06-23$1,250 penalty

ElevatorsClass 12020-12-30$1,250 penalty

ElevatorsClass 12020-11-05$1,250 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1990-06-01 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2020-06-23 · $2,600,000

Mortgage2020-06-23$2,600,000

borrower 446 KINGSTON OWNERS CORP. · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2020-01-30$56,696.57

borrower 446 KINGSTON OWNERS CORP. · lender KINGSTON LENDING GROUP, LLC

Mortgage2003-08-08$318,847.1

borrower 446 KINGSTON OWNERS CORP. · lender INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2003-08-08$750,000

borrower 446 KINGSTON OWNERS CORP. · lender INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage1999-02-26$106,008.3

borrower 446 KINGSTON OWNERSCORP · lender INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Flagged for the 2025 tax-lien sale

The owner owes enough in property taxes (and possibly water charges) to be listed for the city's tax-lien sale (most recently a 10-day notice). A listing can still be cured by paying or entering a payment plan.

Years listed

2025

Most recent

10-day noticeincl. property tax2025-05-01

30-day noticeincl. property tax2025-04-01

60-day noticeincl. property tax2025-03-01

90-day noticeincl. property tax2025-02-01

From DOF lien-sale lists (2019–2025). Financial distress is not proof of neglect, but owners behind on what they owe the city more often let repairs slide. Debt may since have been paid.

City debt & tax-lien sale