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1543 Broadway

110Records
14City systems
21Open violations
10Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11221 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (East)
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110 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 32 311 service requests, 22 HPD housing violations, 15 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11221
Built1910
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)BROADWAY 1543 LLC
BBL3033940005
BIN3078144

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 10. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% 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 violations21 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 19 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1999-12-22.

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: Consumer Complaint (1) · Food Establishment (1).

Filed construction activity

$459,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1910)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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)BROADWAY 1543 LLC
Head officerZAIDA BERNUY
Managing agentLORENA CONTRERAS
Last registered2025-06-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,201,000 $72,060
2026$1,442,000 $86,520
2027$1,313,000 $78,780

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
A Taste of SeafoodSeafoodNot yet gradedMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 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: Kitchen/Food Prep Area) · 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.

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

SubwayHalsey St — J · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Chauncey St — J Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / Halsey St — B7 Q24 · 200 ft
Citi BikeBroadway & Hancock St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S./I.S. 045 Horace E. Greene
Middle: Evergreen Middle School for Urban Exploration. 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

1543 Broadway

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

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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $40,000 on 1991-04-19 (lender: Berman, Larry). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1991-04-19Mortgage $40,000 — from 193 7TH AVE VIDEO INC to BERMAN, LARRY $40,000
1988-03-04Mortgage $45,000 — from SILVA, MANUEL to TORRES, MARIA A; TORRES, CARMEN $45,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017603009
2018312017
2019020204
2020002002
2021004004
2022002013
2023001001
2024001012
2025002013
2026002024
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The full timeline

Construction 19Enforcement 5Housing & tenants 63Ownership & money 16Health & systems 7

Every one of the 110 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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