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1542 Gates Avenue

188Records
15City systems
2Open violations
100Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11237 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (East)
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188 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 86 311 service requests, 17 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 14 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11237
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassS4
Owner (PLUTO)RODRIGUEZ, VICTOR
BBL3033450021
BIN3076494

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 100. 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 violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1998-12-21.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$8,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

23 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (10) · Dirty Condition (5) · Illegal Parking (2) · Non (1) · Litter Basket Complaint (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).

Filed construction activity

$10,000 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)victor RODRIGUEZ
Managing agentvictor Rodriguez
Last registered2024-10-15

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$872,000 $392,400
2026$790,000 $355,500
2027$948,000 $426,600

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Carrizal Restaurant FoodSpanishGrade Pending—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

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 2011 (0 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

SubwayMyrtle-Wyckoff Avs — L M · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Myrtle Av / Gates Av — B52 Q55 · 150 ft
Citi BikeWyckoff Ave & Gates Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 106 Edward Everett Hale
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

1542 Gates 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

23 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $125,000 on 2003-11-07 (lender: Exchange Solutions INC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2003-11-07Mortgage $125,000 — from RODRIGUEZ, VICTOR to EXCHANGE SOLUTIONS INC $125,000
2003-11-07Deed $300,000 — from BODE REALTY CORP to RODRIGUEZ, VICTOR $300,000
1998-12-16Mortgage $85,000 — from BODE REALTY CORP to C.E.B. REALTY CORP $85,000
1994-02-10Mortgage $25,000 — from CEB REALTY CORP to DYE, WILLIAM $25,000
1988-05-04Mortgage $33,000 — from C E B REALTY CORP to DYE, WILLIAM; SARDO, JOSEPH $33,000
1988-05-02Mortgage $35,000 — from C.E.B.REALTY CORP to BURGIO, ROCCO J; BURGIO, ANN $35,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017111113
20181113
201919111
20200213
20210415
20220235
202327716
2024010515
2025615223
202655414
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The full timeline

Construction 11Enforcement 29Housing & tenants 104Ownership & money 17Health & systems 27

Every one of the 188 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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