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Borough Park

Dense Brooklyn neighborhood with the largest residential building stock outside Manhattan's core — almost 700 condo and co-op buildings in our master list. Mostly low-rise: small co-ops and recent multi-family conversions to condo dominate. The sheer volume makes Borough Park one of the most data-rich neighborhoods in our database, but it also means due diligence has to be highly building-specific.

ZIP Codes 11204, 11218, 11219, 11230
Typical Price Range $300K – $1.5M
Subway Access D, F, N trains on New Utrecht & 8th Avenues

Building Stock

Predominantly 3–6 story brick walk-ups and small elevator buildings; a substantial cohort of recent conversions from older multi-family stock into small condos. A growing volume of 2000s–2020s new-construction along Ocean Parkway, 13th Avenue, and the Fort Hamilton Parkway corridor. Co-op share is meaningful but smaller than the condo conversion volume of the last 15 years.

Active Managing Agents

The most common managing agents operating in Borough Park include:

See our full managing agent directory for violation records, portfolio size, and composite performance scores.

Key Issues to Watch For

  • Low-rise walk-up stock often runs on thin reserves; a single major repair (boiler, roof, parapet) can trigger an outsized special assessment.
  • Recent multi-family-to-condo conversions sometimes carry hidden Certificate of Occupancy or zoning-compliance issues; verify status via DOB before signing.
  • Some small condos and co-ops have unregistered or expired HPD managing-agent registrations — confirm current registration via HPDOnline before bidding.
  • Sponsor-controlled boards on newer conversions are common; ask when board transition occurred and how reserve-fund handover was documented.

Local Law 11 / FISP Exposure

Buildings 6 stories and taller are on FISP cycles; smaller walk-ups are exempt. The mix of compliance-required and exempt stock in Borough Park means facade condition data quality varies sharply by building height — pull each specific BIN's filing record.

For a complete explanation of how Local Law 11 compliance — and non-compliance — affects your carrying costs, read our full LL11 briefing.

Borough Park at a Glance

30 Buildings audited of ~1,166 condo/co-ops in area (2.6%)
275 HPD Class C violations Immediately hazardous, across audited buildings
1,241 HPD violations (all classes) A, B, and C combined
1,598 311 complaints Resident-filed across audited buildings

Aggregate counts roll up only the buildings we have audited so far. Coverage expands as we score more buildings.

Highest-Risk Buildings in Borough Park

Ranked by composite risk score (HPD violations weighted by severity + 311 complaints + ECB fines + HPD litigation). Click any building for the full forensic profile.

# Address Managing Agent HPD-C Total Viol. 311 Risk Score
1 6801 Bay Parkway FirstService Residential 212 801 858 16,320
2 811 Cortelyou Road AKAM Associates 31 191 215 3,383
3 1170 Ocean Parkway FirstService Residential 13 73 125 2,781
4 715 Ocean Parkway FirstService Residential 9 61 299 1,928
5 1227 47 Street FirstService Residential 0 0 2 1,553
6 775 Coney Island Avenue FirstService Residential 0 0 2 1,176
7 1759 Bay Ridge Parkway FirstService Residential 3 13 42 1,067
8 1364 52 Street FirstService Residential 0 0 14 1,063
9 1138 Ocean Avenue FirstService Residential 3 5 68 594
10 1615 Cedar Street FirstService Residential 0 0 43 439

Managing Agents Operating in Borough Park

Ranked by number of audited buildings under management. From HPD Registration filings.

  1. FirstService Residential 29 buildings
  2. AKAM Associates 1 building

Your Elected Representatives

NYC condo & co-op governance reform happens in Albany and at City Hall. These are the lawmakers covering this neighborhood.

NY Assembly District 48 Simcha Eichenstein
NY State Senate District 22 Sam Sutton
NYC Council District 44 Simcha Felder
US Congress District NY-9 Yvette D. Clarke

Generate a letter to your representative →

Before You Sign a Contract

  1. Pull the building's record — use our building search to get HPD violations, DOB complaints, managing agent history, and composite risk.
  2. Read the full offering plan and last three annual financial statements — don't accept a summary.
  3. Check the reserve fund — benchmarks vary by building age and size, but thin reserves are the canary for upcoming special assessments.
  4. Ask about upcoming capital projects — facade, elevator, lobby, roof, mechanical — and pin down the budget.
  5. Verify the tax abatement status — if 421-a or another abatement is expiring, model the reset on your carrying costs 5 and 10 years out.
  6. Search NYSCEF for active litigation — against the board, the managing agent, or the sponsor LLC.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Borough Park a good place to buy a condo or co-op?

Borough Park can be a good buy, but only with building-specific due diligence. Dense Brooklyn neighborhood with the largest residential building stock outside Manhattan's core — almost 700 condo and co-op buildings in our master list. Mostly low-rise: small co-ops and recent multi-family conversions to condo dominate. The sheer volume makes Borough Park one of the most data-rich neighborhoods in our database, but it also means due diligence has to be highly building-specific. Use our building search to pull the specific property's violation record, managing agent history, and risk score before you commit.

What managing agents operate in Borough Park?

Major managing agents active in Borough Park include AKAM Associates, Kaled Management, Impact Management, FirstService Residential. Each has a different portfolio size, service tier, and violation track record — check each one's profile on our managing agent directory before bidding on a building managed by any of them.

What are the most common issues in Borough Park buildings?

Low-rise walk-up stock often runs on thin reserves; a single major repair (boiler, roof, parapet) can trigger an outsized special assessment. Recent multi-family-to-condo conversions sometimes carry hidden Certificate of Occupancy or zoning-compliance issues; verify status via DOB before signing. For the full list of risks to verify before signing a contract, read the main neighborhood briefing above.

How does Local Law 11 / FISP affect Borough Park buildings?

Buildings 6 stories and taller are on FISP cycles; smaller walk-ups are exempt. The mix of compliance-required and exempt stock in Borough Park means facade condition data quality varies sharply by building height — pull each specific BIN's filing record. Our full LL11 guide explains what to look for in any facade report: condoscoopsnyc.org/issues/local-law-11-cost-opacity/

Related Resources

This guide is a due-diligence briefing — not a lifestyle review. For building-specific data (violations, managing agent, litigation history), use our building search. Have a Borough Park story to share? Tell us what happened.