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1473 Myrtle Avenue

468Records
13City systems
64Open violations
15Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11237 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (East)
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468 recorded events, 1981–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 209 HPD housing violations, 109 311 service requests, 63 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11237
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)SUI K LIAO AS TRUSTEE
BBL3033090004
BIN3075698

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 53% 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 15. In ZIP 11237, 39% of residential buildings hold an A and 15% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations64 total — 12 class C (immediately hazardous), 21 class B, 31 class A. Oldest open since 1984-03-28.

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

1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (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 (1931)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)Charles Irrevocable Trust
Head officerKelly Liu
Managing agentCharles Irrevocable Trust
Last registered2025-09-04

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,386,000 $623,700
2026$1,109,000 $499,050
2027$1,331,000 $598,950

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

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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

SubwayKnickerbocker Av — M · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
DeKalb Av — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Myrtle Av / Menahan St — B54 · 300 ft
Citi BikeMyrtle Ave & Grove St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 116 Elizabeth L Farrell
Middle: J.H.S. 291 Roland Hayes. 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

1473 Myrtle 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

1 311 service request 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 CHARLES IRREVOCABLE TRUST — 3 buildings, 14 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · D1 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1473 Myrtle Avenue BK6 A
174 Suydam Street BK4 F
132 Wilson Avenue BK4 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $200,000 on 2000-11-29 (lender: Flushing Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2000-11-29Mortgage $200,000 — from LIU, SUI CHING to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK $200,000
1993-01-21Mortgage $53,000 — from LIU, SUI CHING to YUEN, HING LAN; YUEN, KWOK BIU $53,000
1986-10-28Mortgage $30,000 — from MYRTLE PODIAT/BLDG ASSOC to YUEN, KWOK BIU; LIU, SUI CHING; YUEN, HING LAN $30,000

Ten-year activity

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2021
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EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201741510
2018015318
20190268
20200123
20211124
2022333541
202337313
20240235
20250134
20260213
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The full timeline

Enforcement 24Housing & tenants 387Ownership & money 18Health & systems 39

Every one of the 468 recorded events, 1981–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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