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1125 Washington Avenue

2,812Records
19City systems
88Open violations
45.8Penalty rate

2,812 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,179 HPD complaints, 905 311 service requests, 451 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11225
Built1938
Floors6
Res. units132
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)25 LEFFERTS LLC
BBL3013180001
BIN3034873

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 45.8. In ZIP 11225, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations88 total — 18 class C (immediately hazardous), 49 class B, 21 class A. Oldest open since 2021-04-27.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

97 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 27 · winter 2024–25: 32 · winter 2025–26: 36 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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32
’24–25
36
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5 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$310 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

186 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (48) · DOOR/WINDOW (23) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (21) · Elevator (15) · Rodent (15) · Illegal Parking (9).

Filed construction activity

$335,180 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1938)
YesSix or more residential units (132)
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)25 Lefferts LLC
Head officerDavid Schwartz
Managing agentMETROPOLITAN PROPERTY SERVICES
Last registered2025-11-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$9,267,000 $4,170,150
2026$9,590,000 $4,315,500
2027$8,333,000 $3,749,850

The city's market estimate has fallen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 68/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO6FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

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.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (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

SubwayProspect Park — B Q S · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Washington Av / Empire Blvd — B43 B48 · 400 ft
Citi BikeFlatbush Ave & Lincoln Rd · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 375 Jackie Robinson School
Middle: Ebbets Field Middle 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

1125 Washington Avenue

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

186 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 48 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by METROPOLITAN PROPERTY SERVICES — 35 buildings, 1,430 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B12 · C9 · D3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
221 Seaman Avenue MN228 B
1125 Washington Avenue BK132 C
61-61 Woodhaven Boulevard QN101 C
118-18 Metropolitan Avenue QN85 A
400 East Mosholu Parkway BX78 C
3210 Avenue H BK78 B
2738 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN73 B
2852 8 Avenue MN69 C
254 Quentin Road BK48 A
116-27 169 Street QN40 B
11-25 46 Road QN39 A
118 Garfield Place BK39 A
263 West 152 Street MN35 D
20 East 179 Street BX30 B
932 St Marks Avenue BK30 A
2764 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN30 C
235 West 145 Street MN29 C
2753 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN24 B
116-26 169 Street QN24 A
2745 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN24 D
157 Vernon Avenue BK21 B
1163 43 Street BK20 A
1157 43 Street BK20 B
2538 Adam C Powell Blvd MN19 B
116-31 170 Street QN16 B
77-05 41 Avenue QN16 A
2756 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN15 C
2542 Adam C Powell Blvd MN15 C
202-01 Hor Harding Ep SR N QN14 C
201-01 Hor Harding Ep SR N QN14 B
2743 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN10 D
1095 Jerome Avenue BX9 A
114-30 Farmers Boulevard QN2 A
114-34 Farmers Boulevard QN2 A
225 West 78 Street MN1 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,656,732 on 2019-11-25 (lender: Flushing Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-09-20RPTT $1,210,300 — from RCG TOWER GROUP I, LLC to DCHSCU ACQUISITION HOLDINGS, LLC $1,210,300
2019-11-25Mortgage $5,656,732 — from 25 LEFFERTS LLC to FLUSHING BANK $5,656,732
2019-11-25Agreement $10,000,000 — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB; FLUSHING BANK to 25 LEFFERTS LLC $10,000,000
2019-11-25AL&R $10,000,000 — from 25 LEFFERTS LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB; FLUSHING BANK $10,000,000
2011-11-18Mortgage $1,366,764 — from 25 LEFFERTS LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK FSB $1,366,764
2011-11-18Agreement $5,225,000 — from 25 LEFFERTS LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK FSB $5,225,000
2011-11-18AL&R $5,225,000 — from 25 LEFFERTS LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK FSB $5,225,000
2006-01-31Agreement $4,000,000 — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA to 25 LEFFERTS LLC $4,000,000
2006-01-31Mortgage $1,218,220 — from 25 LEFFERTS LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $1,218,220
2002-03-01Mortgage $950,000 — from 25 LEFFERTS LLC to HSBC BANK USA $950,000
1998-04-30Mortgage $399,294 — from 25 LEFFERTS LLC to REPUBLIC NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK $399,294
1994-03-16Mortgage $189,581 — from SCHWARTZ, MARTIN J; LEFFERTS CO to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $189,581
1986-01-24Mortgage $881,629 — from SCHWARTZ, MARTIN J; LEFFERTS CO D/B/A to RARITAN VALLEY S&L ASSN $881,629
1982-08-10Mortgage $695,000 — from LEFFERTS CO DBA; SCHWARTZ, MARTIN J to NEW YORK CITY COMM PRESV $695,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702490152
20186810001115
2019110724289
20201310402110
20210110102104
20222109902113
202315730281
20243311521124
20251616301171
20261113404140
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The full timeline

Construction 22Enforcement 140Housing & tenants 2,577Ownership & money 46Health & systems 27

Every one of the 2,812 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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