399 Kosciuszko Street

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-01601-0055BIN 3043225

Concern level3 of 4

High

01On HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program — the city's most-distressed-buildings list
023 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 4 apartments
032 of those issued in the last 3 years
041 open rent-impairing violation(s)
05Tax lien sold at the city's lien sale — a sign of financial distress
061 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 12), active since 2019-01-31. AEP is the city's response to its most distressed buildings — it had 486 open B/C violations at selection.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 12 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 12 apartments.

2018 — 12 units registered2023 — 12

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

1931

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building83 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

555

On record

Open Class C

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

§ 27-2142 ADM CODE APTS HAVE BEEN VACATED BY THIS DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL SO ORDERED AFTER PROOF OF COMPLIANCE FOR APTS ....VACATE ORDER# 228792 FOR APT 4A, 4TH STORY LOCATION SOUTH 1

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

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3BIssued 2026-04-21

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF KEY OPERATED LOCK ON DOOR LEADING TO ROOM WITH FIRE ESCAPE IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2CIssued 2024-06-10

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2C, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 1AIssued 2023-04-26

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR FIRE RATED AMTERIAL AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

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

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

191

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water64

Unsanitary Condition23

Plumbing19

Flooring/Stairs16

Paint/Plaster15

Electric13

Water Leak12

Door/Window12

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

533

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential322

Street/Sidewalk108

Unspecified51

Commercial27

Vehicle18

Park6

House of Worship1

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

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

376

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony131

Misdemeanor175

Violation70

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

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 6 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

No active DOB violations.

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

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 2025-02-21

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2024-11-22

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2024-02-29

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2023-06-09

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

27 BEDSTUY. LLC

Head officer

LARRY HIRSCHFIELD

Managing agent

ELH MGMT.LLC

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

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Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$1,250

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.

BoilersClass 22023-11-03$625 due

BoilersClass 22023-02-21$625 due

DEFAULTConstructionClass 22015-01-28$2,500 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2019-12-20 · $4,300,000

Most recent mortgage2023-03-13 · $15,250,000

Mortgage2023-03-13$15,250,000

borrower 27 BED STUY LLC, 27 BED STUY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATION · lender DBR INVESTMENTS CO. LIMITED

Mortgage2019-12-20$16,300,000

borrower 27 BED STUY LLC, 27 BED STUY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATION · lender WALKER & DUNLOP COMMERCIAL PROPERTY FUNDING, LLC

Sale2019-12-20$4,300,000

NORTHEAST BROOKLYN PARTNERSHIP → 27 BED STUY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATION

Mortgage2012-07-31$416,137

borrower NORTHEAST BROOKLYN PARTNERSHIP · lender THE CITY OF NEW YORK

Mortgage2012-07-31$84,140

borrower NORTHEAST BROOKLYN PARTNERSHIP · lender NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

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

The lien was sold in the 2019 tax-lien sale

The owner's unpaid property taxes (and possibly water charges) went unresolved through a series of notices, and the debt reached the city's Final Sale list — the lien was sold to a private collector who can add interest and fees.

Years listed

2025

Most recent

60-day noticeincl. property tax2025-03-01

90-day noticeincl. property tax2025-02-01

60-day noticeincl. property tax2021-10-18

90-day noticeincl. property tax2021-09-13

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