494 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 295 311 service requests, 58 rodent inspections, 28 DOB permits.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 69% 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 41. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 5 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2019-03-18. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
5 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 5).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
35 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (15) · Graffiti (5) · Illegal Parking (3) · Food Poisoning (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (1).
$41,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2009) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 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 owner(s) | ETAN, LLC |
| Head officer | JOSEPH COHEN |
| Managing agent | ETAN, LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-07-22 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,060,000 | $477,000 |
| 2026 | $1,272,000 | $572,400 |
| 2027 | $1,526,000 | $686,700 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 15 YR NO CAP
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1288 Zatar CORP | Not yet graded | — | |
| Zatar | Middle Eastern | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
3 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
| Subway | Central Av — M · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Myrtle Av / De Kalb Av — B54 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Cedar St & Myrtle Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Painted bike lane mapped within 75 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 274 Kosciusko Middle: 347, 349. 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.
1288 Myrtle Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
35 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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.
Managed by ETAN, LLC — 4 buildings, 37 units. Grades across the portfolio: B2 · D1 · F1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 171 Bay 17 Street | BK | 18 | D |
| 1288 Myrtle Avenue | BK | 8 | B |
| 1296 Myrtle Avenue | BK | 7 | B |
| 34-34 32 Street | QN | 4 | F |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,710,000 on 2013-07-25 (lender: Investors Bank), covering 2 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-07-25 | AL&R $3,710,000 — from ETAN LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $3,710,000 | |
| 2013-07-25 | Mortgage $3,710,000 — from ETAN LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $3,710,000 | |
| 2007-01-24 | Deed $875,000 — from MYRTLE & CENTRAL LLC to ETAN LLC | $875,000 | |
| 2003-07-30 | DEEDO $275,000 — from GESHER USA REALTY INC. to MYRTLE & CENTRAL LLC, | $275,000 | |
| 1986-03-26 | Mortgage $30,000 — from HERNANDEZ, PEDRO to MIKLE RLTY CORP | $30,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 23 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 33 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 22 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 29 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 5 | 62 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 5 | 71 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 30 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
Every one of the 494 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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