211 Kent Street, Brooklyn

Small family-owned Greenpoint walk-up with open administrative filings and active commercial block friction nearby.

Five-unit Greenpoint walk-up held in the same family since at least 1980. The building carries eight open administrative violations, while the surrounding block sees heavy curb activity and food service venting calls. Three things to know:

Administrative filings have fallen behind for several consecutive years. The building carries eight open violations for failing to submit annual property registrations and bedbug filings dating back to 2022. While these are administrative rather than physical code defects like leaks or heat outages, the multi-year gap shows neglected filing requirements.

Food establishment calls nearby highlight potential exhaust or smell transfer. Seven food establishment complaints were logged within three blocks over the last year. Commercial kitchen exhaust and food odors can travel into upper apartments through lightwells or shared risers depending on unit orientation.

Curb enforcement and sidewalk blockages dominate the immediate surrounding streets. 695 illegal parking complaints were logged within three blocks over the last 12 months, driven by 386 blocked sidewalk calls and 171 improper permit reports rather than double parking. Together with 61 residential noise calls across the same area, sidewalk friction remains active.

Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:

• 35 rodent complaints within three blocks over the last 12 months, mostly along commercial sidewalk zones
• 17 unsanitary condition reports and 14 plumbing calls logged within three blocks over the last year
• Only two direct tenant complaints logged from this specific address over the past year

211 Kent Street is a 5-unit building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3025510039). This building is associated with Grajewski Zdzislaw. Brix tracks 8 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

Built in 1930, this walk-up apartment building sits in Brooklyn and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.

Conditions cited on open violations at this address:

• (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW
• §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO CIVIL PEN

The building last changed hands on July 23, 2020, according to recorded deeds.

Brix score: 45/100. View the Building Report on Brix.

See every NYC building owned by Grajewski Zdzislaw on the landlord portfolio page.