45 Kingston Avenue

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-01871-0105BIN 3054095Plain-text version

Concern level3 of 4

High

012 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 3 apartments
022 of those issued in the last 3 years
031 open rent-impairing violation(s)
042 evictions executed in the last 3 years

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 OATH/ECB 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

Previously in HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program (AEP Round 4), discharged 2012-10-26.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 3 stabilized units with New York State for 2019 — of about 6 apartments.

2018 — 4 units registered2019 — 3

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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The building

1910

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

This building and the landlord's others

This building7 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

123

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. HPD writes a separate violation for each room or spot, so one inspection can produce several near-identical entries; those are grouped below by apartment and date.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2LIssued 2025-11-102 violationsRENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EXTREMELY HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES EXCEEDING MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE TEMPERATURE OF 130 F, FOUND TO BE 164 F AT THE KITCHEN SINK IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2L, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
§ 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES NO COOKING GAS AT RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2L, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2010-09-075+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF PLEXIGLAS PANELS INSTALLED IN LIEU OF GLASS PANES AT FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR TO THE BUILDING

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS A · NON-HAZARDOUSApt 3RIssued 2020-06-095+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL WALLS AND CEILING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3R, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Unsanitary Condition9

Plumbing8

Heat/Hot Water7

Electric4

Water Leak2

Appliance1

Safety1

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

421

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential259

Street/Sidewalk77

Unspecified48

Commercial23

Vehicle12

Park1

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

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

390

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony108

Misdemeanor229

Violation53

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 11 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

Violations issued by the Department of Buildings that the owner must correct. Most don't carry a fine on their own; summonses that go to a hearing and can be fined are listed separately under OATH/ECB.

No active DOB violations.

DOB building violations

OATH/ECB violations and fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

These are separate from DOB violations. They are summonses written by DOB inspectors and decided at a hearing before OATH, the city's administrative court (formerly the Environmental Control Board), and they can carry a fine. "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.

OATH/ECB violations and fines

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2026-07-07Apt 1Lresidential

2018-10-29Apt 1Lresidential

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: repair & harassment cases

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 2012-07-23

7A administrator case

CLOSEDOpened 2012-05-01

7A administrator case

CLOSEDOpened 2011-11-18

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2010-06-21

Comprehensive

These are cases HPD is a party to, mostly tenants suing to force repairs or stop harassment. Eviction cases landlords file against tenants are not in the city's open data, so they don't appear here; the Evictions section shows only evictions a marshal carried out.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

AC 45 KINGSTON LLC

Head officer

ALEX HORN

Managing agent

Cobble Hill Management

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

1063 BEDFORD AVENUEBROOKLYN 212 LAFAYETTE STREETMANHATTAN 223 BAINBRIDGE STREETBROOKLYN 475 HANCOCK STREETBROOKLYN 701 FULTON STREETBROOKLYN

Landlord and related buildings

Ownership & money

Speculation watch

·Bought and resold within a few years — rapid turnover is a common speculation signal

A pattern, not a prediction — many transfers are ordinary or between related companies.

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2022-08-03 · $1,425,000

Most recent mortgage2022-08-03 · $3,828,146.36

Mortgage2022-08-03$3,828,146.36

borrower AC MADISON LLC, AC 216 MACON LLC, AC 223 BAINBRIDGE LLC, AC 475 HANCOCK LLC, AC 45 KINGSTON LLC, AC 442 DECATUR LLC, AC 910 PROSPECT LLC, AC 1050 LAFAYETTE LLC · lender SIGNATURE BANK

Sale2022-08-03$1,425,000

AV KINGSTON OWNER LLC → AC 45 KINGSTON LLC

Mortgage2022-03-31$516,830

borrower AV BAINBRIDGE OWNER LLC, AV HANCOCK OWNER LLC, AV KINGSTON OWNER LLC, AV MADISON OWNER LLC, AV PROSPECT OWNER LLC, NOBRO VENTURE LLC · lender SILICON VALLEY BANK, BOSTON PRIVATE BANK & TRUST COMPANY

Sale2015-05-01$1,660,000

NR MAINTENANCE LLC, RSR & BI 45 KINGSTON LLC, DUTCHMEN & WOLVERINES LLC → AV KINGSTON OWNER LLC

Mortgage2015-05-01$1,328,000

borrower AV KINGSTON OWNER LLC · lender BOSTON PRIVATE BANK & TRUST COMPANY

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 water and sewer charges to be listed for the city's tax-lien sale (most recently a 60-day notice). A listing can still be cured by paying or entering a payment plan.

Years listed

2025

Most recent

60-day noticewater/sewer only2025-03-01

90-day noticewater/sewer only2025-02-01

90-day noticeincl. property tax2019-04-17

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.