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1152 Gates Avenue

170Records
14City systems
16Open violations
33.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11221 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (East)
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170 recorded events, 1991–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 75 HPD housing violations, 39 311 service requests, 14 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11221
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)PEMBROKE REALTY COMPANY LLC
BBL3033400001
BIN3076419

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 65% 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 33.3. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
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 violations16 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1991-04-11.

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

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Derelict Vehicles (1) · Noise (1).

Filed construction activity

$79,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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)
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)PEMBROKE REALTY
Head officerSTEVEN ENGEL
Managing agentPEMBROKE REALTY
Last registered2026-07-15

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,152,000 $518,400
2026$1,114,000 $501,300
2027$1,337,000 $601,650

The city's market estimate has risen 16% 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

SubwayGates Av — J Z · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Gates Av / Bushwick Av — B52 · 100 ft
Citi BikeBushwick Ave & Linden St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 299 Thomas Warren Field
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

1152 Gates 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

2 311 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 PEMBROKE REALTY — 3 buildings, 38 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
629 Eastern Parkway BK16 A
631 Eastern Parkway BK16 A
1152 Gates Avenue BK6 B

Ten-year activity

50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
39
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700606
2018705012
201900415
202000112
20210013114
20220135339
202300213
202400246
202500224
202600224
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The full timeline

Construction 7Enforcement 8Housing & tenants 138Ownership & money 2Health & systems 15

Every one of the 170 recorded events, 1991–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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