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1523 St Marks Avenue

188Records
10City systems
2Open violations
16Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11233 · Neighborhood: Ocean Hill
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188 recorded events, 1982–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 67 311 service requests, 50 HPD housing violations, 43 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11233
Built1901
Floors2
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)1523 SAINT MARKS LLC
BBL3014520053
BIN3039060

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% 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 16. In ZIP 11233, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% 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 violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2015-01-28.

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

8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (3) · ELECTRIC (2) · Illegal Parking (1) · Real Time Enforcement (1) · Sewer Maintenance (1).

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 (1901)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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)Colin Colbourne
Managing agentEJS Equities LLC
Last registered2025-07-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,083,000 $64,980
2026$1,079,000 $64,740
2027$1,142,000 $68,520

The city's market estimate has risen 5% 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

SubwayRockaway Av — C · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Saratoga Av / Saint Marks Av — B7 · 200 ft
Citi BikeBergen St & Saratoga Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. 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

1523 St Marks 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

8 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by EJS EQUITIES LLC — 36 buildings, 237 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B7 · C10 · D7 · F6. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
21-21 Linden Street QN20 C
309 West 43 Street MN20 B
426 West 45 Street MN20 A
424 East 138 Street BX18 C
331 West 38 Street MN16 A
34 Carlton Avenue BK16 A
463 DeKalb Avenue BK10 B
128 Montague Street BK9 D
145 Ludlow Street MN8 A
95 Kingston Avenue BK8 C
244 New York Avenue BK8 D
255 Malcolm X Boulevard BK8 C
1719 Cornelia Street QN6 D
1919 Bay Ridge Parkway BK6 A
257 West 139 Street MN5 C
222 Manhattan Avenue BK5 D
344 West 145 Street MN4 F
382 Rockaway Parkway BK4 D
1506 Pacific Street BK3 F
500 East 95 Street BK3 D
164 West 130 Street MN3 C
631 East 93 Street BK3 F
825 Madison Street BK3 F
352 West 39 Street MN3 D
133 Hemlock Street BK3 B
1523 St Marks Avenue BK3 C
28 2 Place BK3 B
438 East 141 Street BX3 C
375 Saratoga Avenue BK3 A
172-20 107 Avenue QN2 C
5721 New Utrecht Avenue BK2 B
4713 Avenue D BK2 B
85 South 4 Street BK2 C
476 Sutter Avenue BK2 B
1734 Nostrand Avenue BK2 F
3419 14 Avenue BK1 F

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $426,894 on 2026-06-05 (lender: Amwest Funding Corp.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-06-05Mortgage $426,894 — from 1523 ST MARKS LLC to AMWEST FUNDING CORP. $426,894
2026-06-05Agreement $650,000 — from 1523 ST MARKS LLC to AMWEST FUNDING CORP $650,000
2025-07-07Mortgage $110,000 — from COLBOURNE, COLIN to LEVI, ANDREW $110,000
2022-03-07Mortgage $242,000 — from COLBOURNE, COLIN P to GUARANTEED RATE, INC; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $242,000
2003-12-24Mortgage $41,000 — from COLBOURNE, COLIN to FIRST UNITED MORTGAGE BANKING CORP. $41,000
2003-12-24Deed $265,000 — from BOYCE, GREGORY; PRINCE, ORA B to ZELDEN HOLDINGS, LLC $265,000
2003-12-24Mortgage $328,000 — from COLBOURNE, COLIN to FIRST UNITED MORTGAGE BANKING CORP. $328,000
2003-12-24Deed $410,000 — from ZELDEN HOLDING, LLC to COLBOURNE, COLIN $410,000
2003-11-10Agreement $374,550 — from COLBOURNE, COLIN to FIRST UNITED MORTGAGE BANKING CORP. $374,550
2003-11-10Mortgage $47,437 — from COLBOURNE, COLIN to FIRST UNITED MORTGAGE BANKING CORP. $47,437

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170200020
20180120012
201916007
202000000
202106107
202204116
202302002
202404004
202501102
20261107018
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The full timeline

Enforcement 3Housing & tenants 166Ownership & money 18Health & systems 1

Every one of the 188 recorded events, 1982–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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