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230 53 Street

1,489Records
13City systems
32Open violations
1727.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11220 · Neighborhood: Sunset Park (West)
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1,489 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 748 HPD housing violations, 356 HPD complaints, 292 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11220
Built1908
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)FPR CORP
BBL3008130019
BIN3014145

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 1727.3. In ZIP 11220, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations32 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 24 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2014-12-23.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

37 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 16 · winter 2024–25: 21). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

16
’23–24
21
’24–25

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$6,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

101 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (18) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (18) · ELECTRIC (11) · DOOR/WINDOW (10) · Building/Use (6) · GENERAL (5).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1908)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)FPR CORP
Head officerJACOB FETMAN
Managing agentFPR CORP
Last registered2025-06-09

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$778,000 $350,100
2026$934,000 $420,300
2027$988,000 $444,600

The city's market estimate has risen 27% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2015 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Subway53 St — R · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
59 St — N R · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 52 St / 2 Av — B11 · 350 ft
Citi Bike53 St & 2 Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 939 (K-4), 503 (5)
Middle: J.H.S. 220 John J. Pershing. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

230 53 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

101 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 18 of them about heat or hot water.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $147,000 on 1998-04-01 (lender: Greenpoint Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2003-05-20DEEDO $360,000 — from 230 53RD STREET REALTY CORP. to FPR CORP. $360,000
1998-04-01Mortgage $147,000 — from 230 53RD STREET REALTY CORP to GREENPOINT BANK $147,000
1986-12-23Mortgage $64,500 — from OTERO, FRANK; OTERO, DELORES to CITY OF NEW YORK $64,500

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017019221
2018085287
201902780278
2020061263
2021046248
2022092597
202311061108
202431111115
202562641271
2026436141
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The full timeline

Enforcement 21Housing & tenants 1,438Ownership & money 9Health & systems 21

Every one of the 1,489 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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