2111 Foster Avenue

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-05221-0071BIN 3120628

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

017 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 3 apartments
027 of those issued in the last 3 years
032 open rent-impairing violation(s)
043 active DOB violation(s)
051 eviction 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 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.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 20 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 20 apartments.

2018 — 20 units registered2023 — 20

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 building1 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

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 #1C, VACATE #258749 IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Defect letter issued

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 A1 VACATE ORDER #260944 IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 1CIssued 2026-09-25RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT GAS RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1C, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 1CIssued 2026-09-25

§ 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 LATCH SET AT DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 1C, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water5

Unsanitary Condition3

Door/Window1

Plumbing1

Safety1

Unsanitary ConditionGarbage/Recycling Storage2025-06-08 · closed

Door/WindowWindow Frame2025-06-08 · closed

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

758

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential393

Street/Sidewalk269

Unspecified72

Vehicle24

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

153

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony45

Misdemeanor76

Violation32

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

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2024-08-15

STRUCTURE RENDERED NON COMPLIANT. AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED APT 1C IN DISREPAIR FROM FIRE FIGHTING DAMAGES. FIRE HAS CAUSED EXTENSIVE SMOKE AND WATER DAMAGES IN APARTMENT 1C.

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2011-12-13

VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT

ACTIVE · LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED2009-01-01

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2025-10-31Apt 4Dresidential

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 2004-12-01

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

FIRST VENTURE REALTY LLC

Head officer

ZEV WEISBERGER

Managing agent

FIRST VENTURE REALTY LLC

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

1917 AVENUE OBROOKLYN

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.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2009-04-30 · $1,150,000

Most recent mortgage2021-05-13 · $108,485.22

Mortgage2021-05-13$108,485.22

borrower FIRST VENTURE REALTY LLC · lender THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND

Mortgage2016-12-22$610,807.32

borrower FIRST VENTURE REALTY LLC · lender GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC.

Mortgage2013-07-25$581,271.39

borrower FIRST VENTURE REALTY LLC · lender THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND

Mortgage2011-06-23$82,811.16

borrower FIRST VENTURE REALTY LLC · lender HUDSON VALLEY BANK, N.A.

Sale2009-04-30$1,150,000

TILOS REALTY GROUP, LLC → FIRST VENTURE REALTY LLC

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