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921 Gates Avenue

Brooklyn · 11221 | BBL 3016320064 | BIN 3044563
HPD data as of October 25, 2026
B+
Compliance verdict — Minor issues only — 3 open, none hazardous

City records show open housing-code violations at this building.

3 open HPD violations on record: 3 Class I (orders).

Most serious recent open violation (Class I): Above premises have been vacant and untenanted except for caretaker for 60 days or more….

Oldest open HPD violation (Class I): 16,837 days (about 46 years), on record since 1980.

Violation figures current as of Oct 25, 2026.

An 8-unit building, built in 1931.

Open Buildings Department records

City Buildings Department (DOB) records show 2 open DOB violations at this address, none in the immediately dangerous class. See the DOB Compliance section below.

0
Open HPD
Class B
0
Open HPD
Class C
779
311 calls
12 months to Aug 2026
0
Units registered as
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
8
Total residential
units (PLUTO)
77
Crime incidents (150m)
12 months through June 2026
$2,055
ZIP median
rent
1931
Year built
6 min
Closest subway
min walk
F
Noise grade
(311 complaints)
A
Walkable
errands grade
86 places
Amenities
nearby

Top insights

About this building

The building’s floor space is 2.6 times the size of its lot: 5,346 sq ft of building on a 2,083 sq ft lot.

Comparisons with neighboring buildings, as of October 28, 2026.

A difference between the DHCR rent-stabilized count and the PLUTO total is common and does not, on its own, indicate a violation: units can leave rent stabilization legally, the two datasets count units differently, some units may be non-residential, and a registration can be filed incompletely. To check your own apartment, see how to request your rent history from DHCR.

921 Gates Avenue sits in Brooklyn, ZIP 11221. The closest subway is Kosciuszko St (J) (6-minute walk), served by the J and Z lines.

Is 921 Gates Avenue rent-stabilized?
No — 921 Gates Avenue is fully market-rate. 8 residential units, none rent-stabilized. Source: DHCR / Taxbills.nyc.
What's the closest subway to 921 Gates Avenue?
Kosciuszko St (J) — a 6-minute walk (495m) from 921 Gates Avenue. Served by the J and Z lines.
Is 921 Gates Avenue subject to lead-paint regulations?
Yes — built in 1931, before NYC's 1960 lead-paint cutoff. Annual inspections are required for units with children under 6. Source: NYC Local Law 1.

Building Condition

HPD Violations
All-time HPD violations
Total12
Open3
Closed9

Issued September 1980. HPD marks a violation open until it is certified as corrected, so an old date can mean an unresolved condition or a repair that was never certified.

By severity class
Recent open violations
  • 2013-07-28 Class I · 4,840 days open "§ 27-2089 ADM CODE ABOVE PREMISES HAVE BEEN VACANT AND UNTENANTED EXCEPT FOR CARETAKER FOR 60 DAYS OR MORE, AND CANNOT B…"
  • 2012-05-14 Class I · 5,280 days open "§ 27-2089 ADM CODE ABOVE PREMISES HAVE BEEN VACANT AND UNTENANTED EXCEPT FOR CARETAKER FOR 60 DAYS OR MORE, AND CANNOT B…"
  • 1980-04-02 Class I · 17,010 days open "D26-35.01 ADM CODE ABOVE PREMISES HAVE BEEN VACANT AND UNTENANTED EXCEPT FOR CARETAKER FOR 60 DAYS OR MORE, AND CANNOT B…"
Pest Activity — part of HPD violations
No open pest violations on record.
Source: NYC Open Data, HPD open violations, as of October 25, 2026. HPD Online can show slightly fewer open violations: the city closes them there before they leave the daily export.
  • Class I · 3 open · penalty 3 · (1/ea)
HPD Complaints
No HPD complaints filed in the past 12 months. No tenant has formally escalated a condition to HPD; could indicate clean upkeep, or that issues are being handled before reaching HPD.
Evictions
No evictions on record for this building (last 5 years).
DOB Compliance
All-time DOB activity
Violations
Total2
Open2
Closed0
Complaints
Total6
Open (active)0
Closed6
Recent open violations
  • 2007-08-24 UB-UNSAFE BUILDINGS NONE
  • 1999-02-09 IMEGNCY-IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY ANYTHINGOPTIONAL
DOB data as of August 16, 2026 — DOB records on this page date from the last full report rebuild.
Bedbug History
HPD annual bedbug report (building-aggregate, no apt-level data)
Risk levelclean ✓
Filings on file6
Infested (last 3 yr)0
Yearly trend (last 5)
20250 infested · 0 eradicated
20240 infested · 0 eradicated
20230 infested · 0 eradicated
20220 infested · 0 eradicated
20210 infested · 0 eradicated
Lead Paint Exposure

No HPD lead-paint violations are on record for this building. That means no complaint or inspection was filed — not that the building is lead-free.

Built 1931. Under NYC Local Law 1 (Admin Code §27-2056.5), lead paint is presumed present in common areas and in apartments where a child under 6 resides, in multiple dwellings built before 1960. The presumption stands unless the owner obtained a lead-free or lead-safe exemption from HPD. Those exemption records aren’t published as open data, so we can’t confirm one either way.

Source: HPD lead-paint violations (NYC Admin Code §27-2056).

The Building

Building (PLUTO)
NYC PLUTO tax-lot data
Year built1931 (95 yr old)
Building classC1 — Walk-up apartment
Floors4
Residential units8
Building area (sqft)5,346
Lot area (sqft)2,083
Owner of record (PLUTO)GATES REALTY NY LLC
Designations
Council district36
Rent Stabilization
DHCR records · NYC HCR via Who Owns What
StatusBuilding fully deregulated — 0 of 8 units stabilized
Stabilization trajectory
Stabilized (2007)0
Stabilized (latest)0
HPD-registered contact (Who Owns What): Owner on record.
ⓘ Email rent-info@nyshcr.org with your full address and apartment number for a free DHCR rent history.
Energy benchmarking (LL84): not required — building is under 25,000 sq ft.

Neighborhood & Environment

Crime
NYPD complaints · 12 months through June 2026
150m
~1 block
300m
~2-3 blocks
Total77299
Violent924
Shooting victims (Jan–Dec 2024)04
Felonies26100
Misdemeanors35131
Violations1348
Shooting counts are victim records — one incident with several victims counts more than once — and reflect Jan–Dec 2024 — most recent NYC shooting data available. All other counts cover 12 months through June 2026 — the most recent 12 months of available NYPD data.
Top crime types (300m radius):
  • HARRASSMENT 2: 48
  • ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 42
  • PETIT LARCENY: 40
  • CRIMINAL MISCHIEF & RELATED OF: 25
  • GRAND LARCENY: 23
Borough context: Brooklyn (12 mo): 79,674 incidents total.
311 / Quality of Life
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total 311 calls779
Top complaint types
  • Noise - Residential: 142
  • Illegal Parking: 97
  • HEAT/HOT WATER: 97
  • UNSANITARY CONDITION: 34
  • Blocked Driveway: 31
By category
Other448
Noise169
Parking128
Rats26
Construction5
Homeless2
Trash1
Drug0
Drinking0
311 data as of August 16, 2026 — 311 records on this page date from the last full report rebuild.
Noise (311 dedicated)
F
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total noise complaints169
Dominant subtypeResidential
By subtype
Residential142
Vehicle18
Street Sidewalk9
Commercial0
Noise-grade thresholds (per 12 months): A <10 · B <20 · C <50 · D <100
Noise grade: F — Very high noise activity. Based on 311 noise complaints logged within 150m over 12 months — an area signal, not a characteristic of this building. Separate from the building's compliance grade.
Flood Risk
Flood hazard zone — NYC 2020s floodplain projection (FEMA-based)
Zone X — minimal flood hazard (outside the mapped floodplain)
Flood susceptibility2 / 5
Parking
800m walk radius · NYC business-license records
Garages nearby5
Estimated monthly$250–400/mo
Closest 3 garages
  • 895 GATES AVE 73m · $250–400/mo licensee: MECHY FOOD STORE CORP
  • 125 MALCOLM X BOULEVARD 117m · $250–400/mo licensee: ALWAJIH DELI INC
  • 711 MADISON STREET 186m · $250–400/mo licensee: REMADE DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION
Schools
Schools within 1 km / ~0.6 mile walk
Total nearby21
Elementary (K-5)4
Middle (6-8)6
High (9-12)1
Elementary — closest 3 by walk (4)
  • P.S. 309 The George E. Wibecan Preparatory Academy Pre-K-5 · 5 min (393m) · District 16
  • P.S. 026 Jesse Owens Pre-K-5 · 5 min (425m) · District 16
  • P.S. 308 Clara Cardwell Pre-K-8 · 7 min (556m) · District 16
Middle — closest 3 by walk (6)
  • M.S. 143 Performing & Fine Arts 6-8 · 3 min (265m) · District 16
  • M.S. 267 Math, Science & Technology 6-8 · 4 min (281m) · District 16
  • Whitelaw Reid Academy of Arts and Business 6-8 · 5 min (399m) · District 16
High — closest 3 by walk (1)
  • Frederick Douglass Academy IV Secondary School 9-12 · 5 min (399m) · District 16
Data source: NYC DOE school locations.
Subway / Transit
800m walk radius
Stations nearby2
Unique lines2
Lines served: J · Z
Closest 2 stations
  • Kosciuszko St J · 495m · 6 min walk
  • Gates Av J, Z · 570m · 7 min walk
Neighborhood Amenities
A
800m walk radius
Total places nearby86
Eating (48) restaurants + fast food
Restaurants21
Fast food27
Daily essentials
Grocery (incl. convenience)19
→ Supermarkets6
→ Convenience13
Pharmacies2
ATMs0
ⓘ OpenStreetMap has no ATMs mapped within 800 m of this address. These counts come from volunteer mapping, so a zero means nothing of that kind is on the map here — not that there is none.
Coffee Index A — Coffee abundance (18 places selling coffee, of which 17 tagged as a café).
Walkable Errands A — Excellent walkability — all errand types nearby.
Restaurants Nearby
DOH-graded restaurants within ~450 m of this building
Graded restaurants nearby23
A: 18 B: 3 C: 1 Pending: 1
Sample
  • Grade A New King's Food · Chinese
  • Grade A Tex's Chicken & Burgers · Chicken
  • Grade A Lucky Chen · Chinese
  • Grade A Marian's · American
  • Grade A Dunkin' / Baskin Robbins · Donuts
  • Grade A Wonderville · American
  • Grade A Soldier's Jerk Center · Caribbean
  • Grade A The Buren · Coffee/tea
Civic Facilities Nearby
Civic facilities within ~450 m of this building
Facilities nearby81
By category — top 8 of 13 (74 of 81 facilities)
Youth Services14
Schools (K-12)11
Day Care And Pre-Kindergarten11
Solid Waste9
Parks And Plazas9
Child Services And Welfare9
Human Services8
Historical Sites3
Sample (parks · schools · cultural)
  • Dwana Smallwood Performing Arts Center, Inc. Cultural Institutions
  • P.o. Reinaldo Salgado Playground Parks And Plazas
  • Junior Academy League City Agency Parking, Maintenance, And Storage
  • P.s. 309 The George E. Wibecan Preparatory Academy Schools (K-12)
  • Lafayette Playground Parks And Plazas
  • La Cima Charter School Schools (K-12)

Internet providers serving this area

Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:

  • Verizon Fiber Up to 980 Mbps down · 880 Mbps up
  • Optimum Cable Up to 940 Mbps down · 35 Mbps up

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Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (NY, rev. May 2026). Wired broadband only — cable + fiber. DSL, satellite, and fixed-wireless not included. Block-level data; actual availability may vary by building.

Market & Availability

ZIP Median Rent
ZIP 11221 · ACS 5-Year 2019–2023 · ZIP level
Median rent$2,055/mo
Reflects existing leases, not current asking prices.
Affordability
ZIP 11221 · ACS 5-Year 2019–2023 · ZIP level
Median household income$85,122/yr
Median monthly income$7,094/mo
Max rent (30% rule)$2,128/mo
ZIP median rent$2,055/mo
ZIP median rent is 29% of median household income. The 30% threshold is the federal standard for housing cost burden.
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