2201 Caton Avenue

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-05083-0110BIN 3116638

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0151 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 36 apartments
023 of those issued in the last 3 years
031 open rent-impairing violation(s)
046 active DOB violation(s)

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

Previously in HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program (AEP Round 5), discharged 2012-06-22.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 36 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 36 apartments.

2018 — 36 units registered2023 — 36

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1938

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building2 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

373

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 C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2BIssued 2026-09-08

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2025-10-03

§ 27-2010, 2011, 2012 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE AND/OR RUBBISH AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN CONDITION THE ACCUMULATION OF GARBAGE 20 CUBIC FEET AT BUILDING REAR YARD

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 5EIssued 2025-08-06

§ 27-2037, 2038 HMC: PROVIDE A SAFE AND ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC SERVICE TO THE FIXTURES AT ALL ELECTRICAL LIGHTS AND OUTLET IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5E, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2EIssued 2023-04-10

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

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water21

Unsanitary Condition14

Plumbing5

Water Leak2

Door/Window2

Paint/Plaster2

Electric1

Appliance1

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

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

1555

Noise reports · last 12 mo

130

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential978

Street/Sidewalk291

Commercial153

Unspecified105

Vehicle28

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

458

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony135

Misdemeanor208

Violation115

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 7 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

ACTIVE · EGRADE-FAILURE TO POST ENERGY GRADE/SCORE NONE2023-12-01

FAILURE TO DISPLAY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRADE AS PER ADCODE SEC. 28-309.12.3

ACTIVE · E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED2021-08-26

ACTIVE · BENCH-FAILURE TO BENCHMARK NONE2019-05-02

FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4

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 2011-07-15

Comp Supplemental Cases

CLOSEDOpened 2010-07-15

Comp Supplemental Cases

CLOSEDOpened 2008-08-27

Comprehensive

CLOSEDOpened 2007-07-06

Comp Supplemental Cases

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

PAR CATON AVE LLC

Head officer

Pete Regas

Managing agent

Pete Regas

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

3313 CHURCH AVENUEBROOKLYN 837 60 STREETBROOKLYN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

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.

ConstructionClass 12011-06-09$2,400 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2000-07-01 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage1975-01-13 · no recorded price

Sale2000-07-01no recorded price

2201 CATON AVENUE CORP → PAR CATON AVENUE LLC

Sale1995-04-12no recorded price

RIGAS, ATHANASIOS D, RIGAS, MARY A → 2201 CATON AVE CORP

Sale1975-01-13no recorded price

LIS REALTY CORP → RIGAS MARY A, RIGAS ATHANASIOS D

Mortgage1975-01-13no recorded price

borrower RIGAS MARY A, RIGAS ATHANASIOS D · lender LIS REALTY CORP

Mortgage1975-01-13no recorded price

borrower RIGAS ATHANASIOS D, RIGAS MARY A · lender LIS RLTY CORP

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

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale