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638 Decatur Street

375Records
15City systems
0Open violations
23.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11233 · Neighborhood: Ocean Hill
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375 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 142 311 service requests, 94 HPD complaints, 46 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11233
Built1925
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)103 SARATOGA AVE LLC
BBL3015060001
BIN3337910, 3337911, 3337912

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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 23.3. 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

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

14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Missed Collection (3) · Graffiti (2) · Damaged Tree (1) · Illegal Fireworks (1) · Blocked Driveway (1) · Litter Basket Request (1).

Filed construction activity

$166,474 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1925)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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)103 SARATOGA AVE LLC
Head officerDANIELA LUPO
Managing agentDANIELA LUPO
Last registered2025-09-15

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,035,000 $465,750
2026$1,242,000 $558,900
2027$1,350,000 $607,500

The city's market estimate has risen 30% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
OlmoMexicanNot yet gradedMice evidence
PeralNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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 2020 (1 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

SubwayHalsey St — J · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Chauncey St — J Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Saratoga Av / MacDonough St — B7 · 300 ft
Citi BikeDecatur St & Saratoga Ave · 100 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

638 Decatur Street

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

14 311 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: $187,500 on 2025-11-13 (lender: Emigrant Funding Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-11-13AL&R $1,325,000 — from LUPO, BENNY; 103 SARATOGA AVE LLC; LUPO, DANIELA to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $1,325,000
2025-11-13Agreement $1,137,500 — from LUPO, DANIELA; 103 SARATOGA AVE LLC; LUPO, BENNY to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $1,137,500
2025-11-13Agreement $1,137,500 — from LUPO, DANIELA; 103 SARATOGA AVE LLC; LUPO, BENNY to WHITE OAK ASSETS LLC $1,137,500
2025-11-13Mortgage $187,500 — from LUPO, BENNY; 103 SARATOGA AVE LLC; LUPO, DANIELA to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $187,500
2024-06-12Mortgage $1,137,500 — from 103 SARATOGA AVE LLC to WHITE OAK ASSETS LLC $1,137,500
2024-06-12Deed $1,600,000 — from 66-22-83 INC.; SINCLARE F. COPE, AS EXECUTOR; THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF DOCK A. C to 103 SARATOGA AVE LLC $1,600,000
2024-06-12AL&R $1,137,500 — from 103 SARATOGA AVE LLC to WHITE OAK ASSETS LLC $1,137,500
2024-05-24Sold for $1,600,000 $1,600,000 $800,000
2007-01-11Mortgage $445,250 — from 66-72-83 INC. to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. $445,250
2007-01-11AL&R $445,250 — from GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. to 66-72-83 INC. $445,250
1990-10-25Mortgage $100,000 — from COPE BROTHERS INC to SUPER LAUNDRY EQUIPMENT $100,000
1985-08-14Mortgage $100,000 — from COPE BROTHERS INC to CITIBANK NA $100,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017004004
2018013026
2019313007
20206740017
2021018009
202203420045
202308650073
20241284015
20250146011
2026002136
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The full timeline

Construction 14Enforcement 42Housing & tenants 265Ownership & money 47Health & systems 7

Every one of the 375 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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