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214 Kingston Avenue

BROOKLYN, NY 11213 BBL 3012430039 7 units · 4 floors · 1909

Both historical records and our model suggest a low risk of maintenance failures in the coming year.

HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in Crown Heights
At or below average
avg 36.1
5
Fewer violations More violations

This building has 5 recorded HPD violations, at or below the Crown Heights average of 36.1.

Rent & eviction protection

Is 214 Kingston Avenue rent-stabilized?

Rent stabilization caps how much your rent can rise and protects your right to renew. Here's how this building scores on the four signals that usually point to it.

Built before 1974
Built 1909
6 or more units
7 units
Registered with RGB
Not found
421-A / J-51 abatement
None found
Potential rent stabilization. Building age and size suggest eligibility — confirm with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) or request a rent history.

Based on public NYC records. Not legal advice — verify with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) at apps.hcr.ny.gov.

Augrented Insights
AI summary · updated June 2026

214 Kingston Avenue is a four-story, seven-unit New Law Tenement building constructed in 1909 and currently owned by O'neil Blackman, located in the Crown Heights neighborhood. The building has maintained a consistent record of bedbug reporting compliance over the past four years, with the most recent 2025 bedbug report (covering the period from November 2023 to October 2024) showing no infestation cases in the past four filing periods. This positive trend continued with previous reports from 2022, 2023, and 2021, all documenting zero infested, eradicated, or re-infested units. While the building experienced four consecutive Housing Maintenance Code violations between 2021 and 2024 regarding the filing of annual bedbug reports, all of these violations have since been closed.

In terms of pest control, the building has passed recent rodent inspections in 2023 and 2024, suggesting effective management of rodent-related issues. The most recent rodent inspection in May 2024 received a "Passed" result, indicating compliance with health and safety standards. The consistent pattern of successful rodent inspections, combined with the building's recent clean record regarding bedbug infestations and timely reporting, suggests improved attention to pest management protocols in the building's current maintenance practices.

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How 214 Kingston Avenue's risk score is calculated

We trained a model on 7 years of city inspection data — HPD violation filings, tenant complaints, and owner track records across their entire portfolio. It estimates the probability that HPD inspectors will find serious or dangerous violations at this address in the next 12 months. Lower % = safer.

What the score means for you

Neighborhood percentile
74th percentile

Out of 3786 buildings in this neighborhood, 2802 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
76.3%
No serious
violations
16.2%
Some violations
(1–9)
7.4%
Many violations
(10+)
Risk factors

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What's in the 214 Kingston Avenue report

Building characteristics
Total units7
Floors4
Year built1909
Gross area5,848 sq ft
Building class
Tax abatementNone
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214 Kingston Avenue's landlord & ownership

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Individual Owner

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Name
O'Neil Blackman
Address
214 Kingston Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11213
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The story over time

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2026
HPD Violation May 05
Class A violation
(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 Hpd…

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