238 Metropolitan Avenue
Brooklyn · 11211 · BBL 3023660015 · look up another building
Most recent filing on this building: a violation, August 4, 2026
238 Metropolitan Avenue is a mixed residential and commercial building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, ZIP 11211. City records date it to 1910 and count 12 apartments, inside 13 units in all. The city's property file lists the owner of record as E. REYES APARTMENTS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. Its total assessed value is $2M, for the 2026 tax year.
DHCR registration lists 12 rent-stabilized units here in 2023, but that is the building and not your apartment. The state will send you your own rent history free, and it is the only binding answer on what you should be paying.
Know the month this building changes
Most buildings here are quiet. Two filings a year is normal, so most months there's nothing to report on 238 Metropolitan Avenue and we'll say so. The point is the month we do
Taxes and assessed value for 238 Metropolitan Avenue
The city's Department of Finance assessed this lot at $2M for the 2026 tax year. That works out to $165K per residential unit. Assessed value is what the city taxes, not what the building would sell for, and the two routinely differ by a wide margin. The bill itself turns on the tax class rate and on any exemptions or abatements attached to the lot, neither of which is published here.
No executed evictions at 238 Metropolitan Avenue
No executed eviction is on record at 238 Metropolitan Avenue in the citywide marshal file, which runs from April 2024.
Rent stabilization at 238 Metropolitan Avenue
DHCR registration records list 12 rent-stabilized units at this building in 2023, the most recent year PulseCities holds. Registration is building-level and does not settle the status of any single apartment; the rent history does. Checking your own apartment starts with the free rent history from the state. That is the only binding answer, and it takes time to come back. While you wait, you can get an email when the record here moves: a deed, an eviction, a permit or a violation filed on this building. How to check rent-stabilized status →
Open code violations at 238 Metropolitan Avenue
HPD and DOB inspectors have written 13 violations against this building, of which 7 remain unresolved. That is more than 9 in 10 buildings its size in 11211. The most serious open grade here is hazardous, with 4 open violations.
Classes run A (non-hazardous) to C (immediately hazardous); DOB class I carries a vacate order. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through October 10, 2026.
Violation history at 238 Metropolitan Avenue
| Violation | Issued | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Repair, replace or provide an approved and operational smoke detecting device, installed in accordance with de…Nov Sent Out | Aug 4, 2026 | B |
| Repair, replace or provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordan…Nov Sent Out | Aug 4, 2026 | B |
| File annual bedbug report in accordance with hpd rule as described on the back of this notice of violation or…Nov Sent Out | May 5, 2026 | A |
| Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department at ceiling and all walls in the entire a…Nov Sent Out | Dec 15, 2025 | A |
| Owner failed to file a valid registration statement with the department as required by adm code §27-2097 and i…Violation Dismissed | Nov 19, 2025 | I |
| Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all walls and all ceilings in the entire…Not Complied With | Jun 27, 2025 | A |
| Repair or replace the smoke detector defective in the entire apartmentNot Complied With | Jun 27, 2025 | B |
| Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). defective in the entire apartmentNot Complied With | Jun 27, 2025 | B |
The 8 most recent violations written against this building, newest first, 7 of them still open. Each row is the inspector's own wording with the statute citation removed. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through October 10, 2026.
311 complaint history at 238 Metropolitan Avenue
2 complaints in the past 12 months
NYC 311 housing and building complaints logged for this address. Source: NYC 311, current through October 10, 2026.
How 238 Metropolitan Avenue compares in 11211
PulseCities tracks 5,437 lots in 11211, of which 87 carry an executed eviction from the marshal record, which starts in April 2024, and 311 carry a deed from the shorter ACRIS window. 11211 scores 33.0 out of 100 for displacement pressure, 73 of 177 scored NYC ZIP codes. The full signal breakdown for Williamsburg →
Other buildings on this block
The city's files carry a record for 4 other addresses on tax block 2366 in Brooklyn. They run in lot order, which is roughly the order you would walk them:
Questions about 238 Metropolitan Avenue
Who owns 238 Metropolitan Avenue?
The city's property file lists E. REYES APARTMENTS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT as the owner of record for 238 Metropolitan Avenue. No deed for this lot appears in the ACRIS records PulseCities holds, so that name comes from the tax roll rather than from a recorded transfer.
Has 238 Metropolitan Avenue changed hands recently?
No deed for 238 Metropolitan Avenue appears in the ACRIS records PulseCities holds. That means no transfer has been published for this lot in the current window, not that the building has never been sold.
Have there been evictions at 238 Metropolitan Avenue?
No executed eviction at 238 Metropolitan Avenue appears in the NYC evictions dataset, which PulseCities holds from April 2024 forward. Executed evictions are the end of the process, so a building with none may still have active housing court cases.
Is 238 Metropolitan Avenue rent stabilized?
DHCR registrations list 12 stabilized units at this building in 2023. Registration is building-level, so it does not settle whether one apartment is stabilized. The free rent history from NYS Homes and Community Renewal does.
What is 238 Metropolitan Avenue assessed at for property taxes?
The Department of Finance assessed the lot at $2M for the 2026 tax year. That is the figure the city taxes rather than a sale price, and the bill depends on the tax class rate and on any exemptions on the lot.
What is the displacement risk around 238 Metropolitan Avenue?
11211 (Williamsburg) scores 33.0 out of 100 on the PulseCities displacement index. The score reads five ZIP-level signals: LLC acquisition rate, permit intensity, 311 complaint volume, executed evictions, and serious HPD violations. It describes the area around the building, not the building itself.
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Sourced from NYC public records: ACRIS deeds, DOB permits, the NYC evictions dataset, and 311. Records reflect what agencies have published and can lag events.