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601 18 Street

404Records
15City systems
32Open violations
22.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11218 · Neighborhood: Windsor Terrace-South Slope
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404 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 130 HPD complaints, 107 311 service requests, 58 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11218
Built1931
Floors2
Res. units4
ClassC3
Owner (PLUTO)CHAMPAGNE, VALERIE L
BBL3008780056
BIN3017048

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 22.5. In ZIP 11218, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations32 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 19 class A. Oldest open since 2006-02-17.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Lead (1).

Filed construction activity

$10,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. 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 (1931)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)GITSIT REAL PROPERTY LLC
Head officerCHRIS LAI
Managing agentISLAND ADVANTAGE REALTY
Last registered2024-03-06

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,018,000 $458,100
2026$1,220,000 $549,000
2027$1,414,000 $636,300

The city's market estimate has risen 39% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

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

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

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

Getting around

Subway15 St-Prospect Park — F G · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 20 St / 10 Av — B67 B69 · 750 ft
Citi Bike11 Ave & Prospect Ave · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: The Windsor Terrace School. 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

601 18 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

1 311 service request from this address in the last three years.

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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by ISLAND ADVANTAGE REALTY — 36 buildings, 70 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B7 · C8 · D10 · F8. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
475 West 140 Street MN4 D
601 18 Street BK4 C
823 40 Street BK4 D
393 Montauk Avenue BK4 F
2347 Pacific Street BK3 F
62 15 Street BK3 F
304 New Lots Avenue BK3 F
150-81 116 Road QN2 D
69-43 Hillmeyer Avenue QN2 F
120-46 131 Street QN2 D
115-36 172 Street QN2 F
146-31 222 Street QN2 C
101 Essex Street BK2 C
27-16 McIntosh Street QN2 D
94-27 85 Street QN2 D
921A Jefferson Avenue BK2 B
823 East 35 Street BK2 F
43-44 164 Street QN2 C
86-34 77 Street QN2 D
140-28 184 Street QN2 C
172 Jerome Street BK2 A
115-15 95 Avenue QN2 A
3 Cypress Court BK2 B
223-45 113 Drive QN1 C
5423 Avenue M BK1 B
102-09 216 Street QN1 D
8 Van Sicklen Street BK1 D
1246 East 101 Street BK1 B
968 East 48 Street BK1 B
114-57 176 Street QN1 B
189-36 Lewiston Avenue QN1 B
109-10 Francis Lewis Blvd QN1 C
129-37 153 Street QN1 F
257-20 145 Avenue QN1 C
3 Bayview Avenue QN1 A
71 Milford Street BK1 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,000,000 on 2025-07-14 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-07-14Deed $1,827,637 — from GITSIT REAL PROPERTY LLC to MECHE, MATTHEW; CHAMPAGNE, VALERIE L $1,827,637
2025-07-14Mortgage $1,000,000 — from CHAMPAGNE, VALERIE L; MECHE, MATTHEW to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,000,000
2025-06-24Sold for $1,827,637 $1,827,637 $456,909
2024-01-16Deed $1,735,000 — from ANTHONY VAUGHN, REFEREE to GITSIT REAL PROPERTY LLC $1,735,000
2023-12-31Sold for $1,735,000 $1,735,000 $433,750
2019-08-16AL&R $1,400,000 — from 601 18TH STREET LLC to ICE LENDER HOLDINGS LLC $1,400,000
2019-08-16Agreement $1,400,000 — from 601 18TH STREET LLC to ICE LENDER HOLDINGS LLC $1,400,000
2019-08-16Mortgage $500,000 — from 601 18TH STREET LLC to ICE LENDER HOLDINGS LLC $500,000
2019-02-14Deed $830,000 — from JEAN-BAPTISTE, YVES to 601 18TH STREET LLC $830,000
2019-02-14Mortgage $830,000 — from 601 18TH STREET LLC to GELT LLC $830,000
2019-02-14AL&R $830,000 — from 601 18TH STREET LLC to GELT LLC $830,000
2019-02-14Mortgage $70,000 — from 601 18TH STREET LLC to GELT LLC $70,000
2019-02-05Sold for $830,000 $830,000 $207,500
2006-03-30Mortgage $351,999 — from JEAN-BAPTISTE, YVES to MERS $351,999
2006-03-30Agreement $351,999 — from JEAN-BAPTISTE, YVES to MERS $351,999

Ten-year activity

100500
2017
2018
64
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & money
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
20170309039
20180117220
201904461464
20200043043
202100303
202200808
202300314
202400213
202500336
202630104
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The full timeline

Construction 3Enforcement 51Housing & tenants 288Ownership & money 61Health & systems 1

Every one of the 404 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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