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24 Rochester Avenue

1,943Records
11City systems
275Open violations
1917.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11233 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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1,943 recorded events, 1997–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 754 311 service requests, 673 HPD complaints, 345 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11233
Built1901
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassB3
Owner (PLUTO)CHOWDURY, SHAMEEM
BBL3017080043
BIN3048151

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 1917.7. 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 violations275 total — 53 class C (immediately hazardous), 182 class B, 40 class A. Oldest open since 2006-12-11.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court
Active vacate order2 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

19 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 1 · winter 2025–26: 11). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

1
’23–24
11
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

78 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dirty Condition (12) · PLUMBING (12) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (9) · HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · ELECTRIC (7) · GENERAL (6).

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 (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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$958,000 $57,480
2026$1,092,000 $65,520
2027$1,209,000 $72,540

The city's market estimate has risen 26% 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (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

SubwayUtica Av — A C · 700 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Fulton St / Utica Av — B25 · 400 ft
Citi BikeSumpter St & Fulton St · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 243K- The Weeksville School
Middle: The School of Integrated Learning. 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

24 Rochester 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

78 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $472,000 on 2009-06-03 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2009-06-03Deed $590,000 — from SMS QUEENS HOLDING, LLC. to CHOWDURY, SHAMEEM $590,000
2009-06-03Mortgage $472,000 — from CHOWDURY, SHAMEEM to MERS $472,000
2009-04-13Mortgage $357,575 — from SMS QUEENS HOLDING, LLC to TACONIC EQUITIES $357,575
2009-03-30Deed $260,000 — from U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTE to SMS QUEENS HOLDINGS LLC $260,000
2008-05-23Deed $558,178 — from EMMA, ESQ., AS REFEREE, CHARLES L to US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE $558,179
2005-12-09Deed $550,000 — from FISCHMAN, JOSEPH to WORHAM, JENNIFER $550,000
2005-12-09Mortgage $440,000 — from WORHAM, JENNIFER to MERS $440,000
2005-12-09Mortgage $110,000 — from WORHAM, JENNIFER to MERS $110,000
2005-02-09Deed $499,000 — from RICHTER, JOEL to FISCHMAN, JOSEPH $499,000
2005-02-09Mortgage $399,200 — from FISCHMAN, JOSEPH to MERS, INC. $399,200
2005-02-09Mortgage $49,900 — from FISCHMAN, JOSEPH to MERS, INC. $49,900
2005-01-10Deed $211,000 — from GREEN RIVER CAPITAL LC AS SERVICING AGEN to 24 ROCHESTER REALTY LLC $211,000
2005-01-10Mortgage $200,000 — from 24 ROCHESTER REALTY LLC to CHAYA ENGLARD AND IRVING CHARNOWITZ $200,000
2005-01-10Deed $210,776 — from JONES, RAY ESQ. to FAIRBANKS CAPITAL CORP. AS SERVICING AGE $210,776
2001-05-17Mortgage $225,000 — from PELZER, PHILLIP JR to MORTGAGE ELECTRONICREGISTRATION SYSTEMS ; ARLINGTON CAPITAL MORTGAGE CORP $225,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017412705136
2018112501127
20190201122
2020410500109
2021319111196
2022227823285
20231290131
202401012
20251341238
2026220603211
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The full timeline

Enforcement 52Housing & tenants 1,816Ownership & money 43Health & systems 32

Every one of the 1,943 recorded events, 1997–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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