221 Lee Avenue, Brooklyn

    Long-held Williamsburg walk-up where management keeps the building clean of code filings while sidewalk friction concentrates nearby.

    Nine-unit Williamsburg rental built in 1931 with long-term family ownership ties extending back decades. Head officer Gitty Katz appears on property deeds for the address dating to 1993. Three things to know:

    Block activity concentrates on sidewalk blockages and trash pickups. 99 illegal-parking complaints were logged within three blocks over the last year, with 50 specifically targeting blocked sidewalks rather than double-parked cars. Another 35 calls reported missed trash pickup across the same radius. While the building's own record stays thin, street-level sidewalk bottlenecks are common right outside.

    Building maintenance stays off code enforcement logs. The address carries no open housing violations or open construction permits. For a 1931 walk-up with nine units, keeping operational filings near zero reflects management that resolves maintenance directly before issues turn into formal complaints.

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    221 Lee Avenue is a 9-unit building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3022360008). This building is associated with Simplex Inc. Brix tracks 0 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

    Built in 1931, this walk-up apartment building sits in Brooklyn and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.

    The building last changed hands on February 19, 2002 for $350,000, according to recorded deeds.

    Brix score: 64/100. View the Building Report on Brix.

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