A Bed-Stuy two-family house with long-hold roots and commercial-noise bleed from the surrounding blocks.
A Bed-Stuy two-family townhouse built in 1899 that traded hands in May 2019 for $1.2M, ending decades of single-family ownership. With no shared halls or tenant-vs-tenant friction on file, the underwriting centers on the surrounding blocks and the age of the building's core systems. Two things to know:
Held by one family for over 40 years before selling in 2019. Deed transfers show the house stayed with the same family from 1977 until the 2019 purchase. Long family tenure usually means deep community roots, but it can also mean mechanicals and plumbing were maintained on an ad-hoc basis rather than systematically modernized.
Commercial noise dominates the immediate three-block stretch. 351 commercial-noise calls and 139 illegal-parking complaints logged within three blocks over the last year. The commercial noise is heavily driven by loud music and parties, pointing to active nightlife and storefront energy nearby rather than a secluded side street.
Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:
223 Lexington Avenue is a two-family home in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3017970097). This building is associated with Williams, Andrew J. Brix does not yet have a current violation read for this property (not enough recent data), along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.
Built in 1899, this two-family home sits in Brooklyn and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.
The building last changed hands on December 14, 2021 for $410,721.31, according to recorded deeds.
Brix score: 100/100. View the Building Report on Brix.
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