1921 Avenue K

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-06721-0001BIN 3180160

Concern level3 of 4

High

017 active DOB violation(s)
023 open HPD 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.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 66 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 67 apartments.

2018 — 65 units registered2023 — 66

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1928

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building3 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.

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water18

Water Leak5

Unsanitary Condition4

Plumbing3

Appliance2

Paint/Plaster1

Outside Building1

Door/Window1

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

622

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential574

Street/Sidewalk21

Unspecified16

Vehicle7

Commercial3

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

Lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony24

Misdemeanor29

Violation16

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

2023–20242 infested · 0 eradicated

2022–20234 infested · 4 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

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · BENCH-FAILURE TO BENCHMARK NONE2016-11-02

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

ACTIVE · BENCH-FAILURE TO BENCHMARK NONE2016-08-02

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

ACTIVE · BENCH-FAILURE TO BENCHMARK NONE2016-06-02

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

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2017-06-30Apt E9residential

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

No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

KBB ASSOCIATES LLC

Head officer

ESTIE BERNSTEIN

Managing agent

SMY MANAGEMENT CORP

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

1012 AVENUE KBROOKLYN 108 FENIMORE STREETBROOKLYN 308 STERLING 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 32018-04-07$500 penalty

UnknownClass 12012-10-03$4,800 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1998-04-28 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2017-09-05 · $1,835,464.67

Mortgage2017-09-05$1,835,464.67

borrower KBB ASSOCIATES, LLC · lender SANTANDER BANK, N.A.

Mortgage2008-05-01$1,444,615.56

borrower KBB ASSOCIATES LLC · lender SOVEREIGN BANK

Mortgage2005-12-28$499,999

borrower KBB ASSOCIATES, LLC · lender NORTH FORK BANK

Mortgage1998-07-08$595,329.41

borrower KBB ASSOCIATES, LLC · lender JAMAICA SAVINGS BANKFSB

Sale1998-04-28no recorded price

KBB ASSOCIATES → KBB ASSOC.,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