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1237 Fulton Street

439Records
15City systems
22Open violations
53.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11216 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
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439 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 123 HPD housing violations, 98 HPD complaints, 85 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11216
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units3
ClassS3
Owner (PLUTO)BAWABEH BROTHERS NO. 2 LLC
BBL3018420053
BIN3052977

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 53.3. In ZIP 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% 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 violations22 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 16 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2007-12-28.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Consumer Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$85,850 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 (1910)
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)BAWABEH BROTHERS NO.2 LLC
Head officerSOLY BAWABEH
Managing agentLESTER OTWAY
Last registered2025-06-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$894,000 $402,300
2026$1,073,000 $482,850
2027$1,288,000 $579,600

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Bagel NestAmericanGrade PendingMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 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.

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

SubwayNostrand Av — A C · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Franklin Av — C S · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Fulton St / Bedford Av — B25 · 250 ft
Citi BikeBrevoort Pl & Bedford Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 003 The Bedford Village. 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

1237 Fulton 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

4 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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: $6,239,175 on 2021-12-13 (lender: Signature Bank), covering 26 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-12-13Agreement $56,000,000 — from BAWABEH BROTHERS NO. 2 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $56,000,000
2021-12-13Mortgage $6,239,175 — from BAWABEH BROTHERS NO. 2 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $6,239,175
2021-12-13AL&R $56,000,000 — from BAWABEH BROTHERS NO. 2 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $56,000,000
2015-09-17Mortgage $22,565,467 — from BAWABEH BROTHERS NO. 2 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $22,565,467
2015-09-17Agreement $56,000,000 — from BAWABEH BROTHERS NO. 2 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $56,000,000
2015-09-17AL&R $56,000,000 — from BAWABEH BROTHERS NO. 2 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $56,000,000
2005-11-16AL&R $40,000,000 — from DEUTSCHE BANK MORTGAGE CAPITAL, L.L.C. to BAWABEH BROTHERS NO.2 LLC $40,000,000
2005-11-16Agreement $40,000,000 — from BAWABEH BROTHERS NO.2 LLC to DEUTSCHE BANK MORTGAGE CAPITAL, L.L.C. $40,000,000
2005-11-16Mortgage $17,846,473 — from BAWABEH BROTHERS NO.2 LLC to DEUTSCHE BANK MORTGAGE CAPITAL, L.L.C. $17,846,473
2005-11-16RPTT&RET $23,117,204 — from BAWABEH, DAVID; BAWABEH, MORRIS to A&M BAWABEH FAMILY PARTNERSHIP; BAWABEH, ASLAN $23,117,204
1998-12-23Mortgage $4,000,000 — from BAWABEH CORPORATION; BAWABEH BROTHERS LLC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK $4,000,000
1998-12-23Mortgage $10,375,423 — from BAWABEH CORPORATION; BAWABEH BROTHERS LLC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK $10,375,423
1997-10-29Mortgage $1,000,000 — from BAWABEH BROTHERS to BANK AUDI (USA) $1,000,000
1993-03-19Mortgage $80,000 — from DOWLING, IRIS to HOSCHANDER, FRED $80,000
1988-10-07Mortgage $25,000 — from DOWLING, IRIS; STEVENSON, BETTY R to DELTA FUNDING CORP $25,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201734160124
201831250231
20190560213
2020003014
2021004419
202211130419
20230550212
20240132410
20250150511
2026002057
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The full timeline

Construction 13Enforcement 33Housing & tenants 320Ownership & money 43Health & systems 30

Every one of the 439 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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