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1511 Atlantic Avenue

709Records
15City systems
163Open violations
2163.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11213 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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709 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 229 HPD complaints, 215 HPD housing violations, 193 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11213
Built1910
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)US BANK TRUST COMPANY NA, AS TRUSTEE FOR
BBL3018710057
BIN3054055

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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 2163.3. In ZIP 11213, 61% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% 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 violations163 total — 42 class C (immediately hazardous), 79 class B, 42 class A. Oldest open since 1987-06-23.
Active vacate order3 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order
Alternative Enforcementcurrently in HPD's worst-buildings program

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

49 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 35 · winter 2024–25: 14). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

35
’23–24
14
’24–25

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

$9,375 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

44 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (21) · PLUMBING (9) · WATER LEAK (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · APPLIANCE (2) · Noise (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)
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)BARBARA J BELL
Last registered2022-02-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,667,000 $100,020
2026$1,565,000 $93,900
2027$1,531,000 $91,860

The city's market estimate has fallen 8% 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

SubwayKingston-Throop Avs — C · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Utica Av — A C · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Albany Av / Atlantic Av — B15 · 250 ft
Citi BikeAlbany Ave & Fulton St · 700 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 093 William H. Prescott. 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

1511 Atlantic 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

44 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 21 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: $810,000 on 2023-03-24 (lender: Velocity Commercial Capital, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-03-24Mortgage $810,000 — from DIAMOND ARMOR HOLDINGS, LLC to VELOCITY COMMERCIAL CAPITAL, LLC $810,000
2023-03-24Deed $1,100,000 — from BELL, BARBARA; SHEPPARD, LEROY to DIAMOND ARMOR HOLDINGS, LLC $1,100,000
2023-03-16Sold for $1,100,000 $1,100,000 $366,667
1991-12-31Mortgage $7,845 — from SHEPPARD, LEROY; BELL, BARBARA to V I P FUNDING LTD $7,845
1985-08-21Mortgage $8,000 — from BELL, BARBARA; SHEPPARD, LEROY to BARCLAY, JAMES $8,000

Ten-year activity

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2021
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2023
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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201703025
201801012
201901001
202000011
2021022700227
2022015401155
2023211550122
20244911298
20254282135
20261330135
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The full timeline

Enforcement 13Housing & tenants 673Ownership & money 14Health & systems 9

Every one of the 709 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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