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1503 Eastern Parkway

537Records
15City systems
0Open violations
264.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11233 · Neighborhood: Ocean Hill
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537 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 234 HPD housing violations, 176 HPD complaints, 41 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11233
Built1910
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)PARKWAY BROTHERS LLC
BBL3014710046
BIN3039459

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 264.7. In ZIP 11233, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-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

15 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 13 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

13
’24–25
2
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

22 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · GENERAL (3) · ELECTRIC (2) · Noise (2) · APPLIANCE (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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)PARKWAY BROTHERS LLC
Head officerSOLOMON SCHWIMMER
Managing agentTWIN GROUP ASSOCIATES INC
Last registered2026-07-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$477,600 $214,920
2026$573,000 $257,850
2027$595,000 $267,750

The city's market estimate has risen 25% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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

SubwaySutter Av-Rutland Rd — 3 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Ralph Av — C · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 15-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Saratoga Av / Park Pl — B7 · 500 ft
Citi BikeSt Johns Pl & Howard Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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

1503 Eastern Parkway

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

22 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 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 TWIN GROUP ASSOCIATES INC — 24 buildings, 669 units. Grades across the portfolio: A18 · B5 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
130 Hope Street BK143 B
150 Lawrence Street BK99 A
822 Lexington Avenue BK63 A
581 Ocean Parkway BK60 A
Grand Avenue BK46 A
242 Newkirk Avenue BK44 A
650 Madison Street BK38 A
Nostrand Avenue BK22 B
1359 Nostrand Avenue BK17 A
282 East 32 Street BK14 A
790 Classon Avenue BK13 A
87 Montrose Avenue BK12 A
19 East 31 Street BK10 B
254 East 28 Street BK10 A
83 Winthrop Street BK10 B
1234 Bedford Avenue BK9 A
194 Hawthorne Street BK8 A
161 Winthrop Street BK8 A
2909 Albermarle Road BK8 A
26 Lefferts Place BK8 A
192 Hawthorne Street BK8 A
85 Montrose Avenue BK7 A
1503 Eastern Parkway BK6 C
867 Halsey Street BK6 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $344,000 on 2020-09-18 (lender: Sabal Capital II, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-09-18Agreement $1,425,000 — from PARKWAY BROTHERS LLC to SABAL CAPITAL II, LLC $1,425,000
2020-09-18Mortgage $344,000 — from PARKWAY BROTHERS LLC to SABAL CAPITAL II, LLC $344,000
2020-09-10Agreement $6,140,000 — from SABAL CAPITAL II, LLC to CLASSON GROUP LLC; PARKWAY BROTHERS LLC $6,140,000
2015-07-16Agreement $6,140,000 — from CLASSON GROUP LLC; PARKWAY BROTHERS LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $6,140,000
2015-07-16Mortgage $749,888 — from PARKWAY BROTHERS LLC; CLASSON GROUP LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $749,888
2013-06-13Mortgage $1,120,000 — from PARKWAY BROTHERS LLC to COMMUNITY FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $1,120,000
2013-06-13AL&R $1,120,000 — from PARKWAY BROTHERS LLC to COMMUNITY FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $1,120,000
2012-12-24Deed $410,000 — from 1503 LLC to PARKWAY BROTHERS LLC $410,000
2010-06-18Deed $280,000 — from U.S. BANK N.A. to 1503 LLC $280,000
2003-03-10Mortgage $405,000 — from HENDERSON, KEISHA to ''MERS'' OF SIB MORTGAGE CORP. $405,000
2003-03-10DEEDO $450,000 — from WAITE, MANDEZ AND BURKE HOLDING, INC. to HENDERSON, KEISHA $450,000
2000-06-27Mortgage $302,400 — from LAWRENCE, PATRICK to INDYMAC MORTGAGE HOLDINGS INC $302,400
1989-05-22Mortgage $5,500 — from JOHNSON, HAZEL to OXFORD CREDIT CORP $5,500

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201703014
201803003
201912003
2020146112
202101102
202201001
202301001
202404004
20250490049
20260230023
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The full timeline

Construction 3Enforcement 19Housing & tenants 465Ownership & money 41Health & systems 9

Every one of the 537 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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