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203 Irving Avenue

197Records
12City systems
0Open violations
72.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11237 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (West)
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197 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 67 311 service requests, 43 rodent inspections, 26 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11237
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassS4
Owner (PLUTO)203 IRVING REALTY LLC
BBL3032800008
BIN3074853, 3420505

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 72.5. 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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

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: Illegal Parking (8) · Blocked Driveway (8) · Rodent (4) · Encampment (3) · Drug Activity (2) · Graffiti (1).

Filed construction activity

$405,800 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (12 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)203 IRVING REALTY LLC
Head officerSTEPHEN C FICANO
Managing agentSTEPHEN FICANO MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-10-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$950,000 $427,500
2026$1,013,000 $455,850
2027$1,229,000 $553,050

The city's market estimate has risen 29% 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

SubwayDeKalb Av — L · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Knickerbocker Av — M · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Wyckoff Av / Stanhope St — B13 · 650 ft
Citi BikeIrving Ave & Harman St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 086 The Irvington
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

203 Irving 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

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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by STEPHEN FICANO ENTERPRISES INC. — 8 buildings, 77 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B2 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1825 Summerfield Street QN23 B
61-28 Madison Street QN16 A
60-67 59 Road QN12 A
113 Ridgewood Avenue BK6 A
155 Wilson Avenue BK6 A
207 Irving Avenue BK6 B
151 Wilson Avenue BK4 C
203 Irving Avenue BK4 D

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017322310
201802136
2019625417
202020338
20211101214
20226012523
20233011317
202460101430
20250010919
202600639
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The full timeline

Construction 38Enforcement 12Housing & tenants 81Ownership & money 13Health & systems 53

Every one of the 197 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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