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173 Irving Avenue

278Records
16City systems
14Open violations
45Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11237 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (West)
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278 recorded events, 1986–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 134 311 service requests, 30 HPD housing violations, 29 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11237
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)JL 173 IRVING LLC
BBL3032590007
BIN3074225

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 95% 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 45. In ZIP 11237, 39% of residential buildings hold an A and 15% 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 violations14 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 1998-08-10.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

28 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (14) · Illegal Parking (8) · Sewer (1) · Drug Activity (1) · Food Establishment (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1).

Filed construction activity

$2,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1931)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
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)JL 173 IRVING LLC
Head officerJaime taveras
Managing agentJaime taveras
Last registered2025-11-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$922,000 $414,900
2026$1,027,000 $462,150
2027$883,000 $397,350

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Honore ClubAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Pet/Animal) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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 2023 (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

SubwayDeKalb Av — L · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Knickerbocker Av — M · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: De Kalb Av / Irving Av — B38 · 300 ft
Citi BikeIrving Ave & DeKalb Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 376
Middle: J.H.S. 162 The Willoughby. 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

173 Irving Avenue

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

28 311 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: $515,932 on 2004-11-29 (lender: Well Fargo Bank, NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2004-11-29Deed $506,000 — from AZIZIAN, BENJAMIN to POLANCO, FELIX $506,000
2004-11-29Mortgage $515,932 — from POLANCO, FELIX to WELL FARGO BANK, NA $515,932
1999-11-26Mortgage $14,000 — from LAROCCA, JOSEPH to SFERA, STEVEN $14,000
1999-04-26Mortgage $137,800 — from PETKOVITS, STAVROS; LA ROCCA, JOSEPH to PROCAPITAL FUNDING CORP $137,800
1996-12-10Mortgage $84,000 — from MARTINEZ, GILDA; MARTINEZ, IRAN B to GREENPOINT BANK $84,000
1987-01-22Mortgage $90,000 — from CHENG, JENNY to GREAT EASTERN BANK $90,000
1986-04-24Mortgage $52,000 — from HUANG, AH-LAN; HUANG, SHEW-CHING to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK $52,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171180212
20181160210
201903422249
20200090110
202100210122
20220080210
202305100217
20240170412
202501151320
2026004026
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The full timeline

Construction 14Enforcement 30Housing & tenants 179Ownership & money 30Health & systems 25

Every one of the 278 recorded events, 1986–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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