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242 Flatbush Avenue

1,169Records
17City systems
0Open violations
22.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11217 · Neighborhood: Park Slope
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1,169 recorded events, 1981–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 913 311 service requests, 46 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 28 DOB job filings.

BoroughBrooklyn 11217
Built1930
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassS4
Owner (PLUTO)FANG REALTY CORP
BBL3009330043
BIN3397497, 3397498

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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 11217, 60% 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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

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

52 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (27) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (5) · Rodent (4) · Dirty Condition (3) · Food Establishment (2) · Noise (2).

Filed construction activity

$443,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (12 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 (1930)
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)FANG REALTY CORP
Head officerLINA FANG
Managing agentALEXANDER FANG
Last registered2026-07-31

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,413,000 $1,085,850
2026$2,572,000 $1,157,400
2027$2,912,000 $1,310,400

The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
The BoilSeafoodA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contaminated, Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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

SubwayBergen St — 2 3 · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
7 Av — B Q · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Flatbush Av / Bergen St — B41 B67 · 100 ft
Citi BikeProspect Pl & 6 Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 282 Park Slope. 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

242 Flatbush Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

52 311 service requests 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $499,000 on 2026-05-28 (lender: Bqe Capital LLC), covering 3 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-05-28Mortgage $499,000 — from FANG REALTY CORP.; 353 FLATBUSH AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC; 353 FLATBUSH AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LL to BQE CAPITAL LLC; BQE CAPITAL LLC $499,000
2026-05-28Mortgage $499,000 — from FANG REALTY CORP.; 353 FLATBUSH AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC; 353 FLATBUSH AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LL to BQE CAPITAL LLC; BQE CAPITAL LLC $499,000
2025-04-29Agreement $8,160,000 — from FANG REALTY CORP; 353 FLATBUSH AVENUE ASSOCIATES to PREFERRED BANK $8,160,000
2025-04-29Mortgage $146,142 — from FANG REALTY CORP; 353 FLATBUSH AVENUE ASSOCIATES to PREFERRED BANK $146,142
2025-04-29AL&R $8,160,000 — from FANG REALTY CORP; 353 FLATBUSH AVENUE ASSOCIATES to PREFERRED BANK $8,160,000
2020-01-14Agreement $8,700,000 — from FANG REALTY CORP to GOLD COAST BANK $8,700,000
2020-01-14AL&R $8,700,000 — from FANG REALTY CORP to GOLD COAST BANK $8,700,000
2020-01-14Mortgage $1,944,669 — from FANG REALTY CORP to GOLD COAST BANK $1,944,669
2015-03-24Mortgage $2,417,637 — from 353 FLATBUSH AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC; FANG REALTY CORP. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $2,417,637
2015-03-24Agreement $7,500,000 — from FANG REALTY CORP.; 353 FLATBUSH AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $7,500,000
2015-03-24AL&R $7,500,000 — from FANG REALTY CORP.; 353 FLATBUSH AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $7,500,000
2011-08-31AL&R $4,000,000 — from FANG REALTY CORP. to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $4,000,000
2011-08-31Agreement $4,000,000 — from FANG REALTY CORP. to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $4,000,000
2011-08-31Mortgage $1,723,166 — from FANG REALTY CORP. to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $1,723,166
2010-02-23Mortgage $2,325,000 — from FANG REALTY CORP. to DIME SAVING BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $2,325,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701829302313
20180112303127
201904780183
20203065115
2021401301229
202290160328
202311140117
202400280634
202520125120
202630152424
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The full timeline

Construction 52Enforcement 60Housing & tenants 974Ownership & money 46Health & systems 37

Every one of the 1,169 recorded events, 1981–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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