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1719 Pitkin Avenue

818Records
18City systems
21Open violations
15.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11212 · Neighborhood: Brownsville
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818 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 267 HPD housing violations, 209 HPD complaints, 77 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11212
Built1930
Floors5
Res. units12
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)1719 PITKIN AVE COMPLEX LLC
BBL3034890247
BIN3080692

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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 51% 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 15.7. In ZIP 11212, 56% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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 violations21 total — 18 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2006-09-17.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 6).

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

What 311 hears from this address

35 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (6) · Illegal Dumping (4) · PLUMBING (4) · Noise (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Consumer Complaint (3).

Filed construction activity

$2,254,320 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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 (1930)
YesSix or more residential units (12)
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)BROOKLYN DEVELOPMENT GROUP LLC
Head officerSHALOM MALUL
Managing agentBROOKLYN DEVELOPMENT GROUP LLC
Last registered2025-08-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$861,000 $387,450
2026$934,000 $420,300
2027$1,509,000 $679,050

The city's market estimate has risen 75% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Kansas Chicken & BurgerChickenA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · 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

SubwaySutter Av — L · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Rockaway Av — 3 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Pitkin Av / Osborn St — B14 · 150 ft
Citi BikePitkin Ave & Watkins St · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. 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

1719 Pitkin 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

35 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by BROOKLYN DEVELOPMENT GROUP LLC — 2 buildings, 14 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1719 Pitkin Avenue BK12 A
323 Bolton Avenue BX2 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,883,500 on 2025-03-26 (lender: Greystone Select Company II LLC), covering 4 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-03-26AL&R $14,000,000 — from MALUL & CO COMPLEX LLC; 20-22 ROCKAWAY AVE COMPLEX LLC; 1719 PITKIN AVE COMPLEX LLC to GREYSTONE SELECT COMPANY II LLC $14,000,000
2025-03-26Agreement $14,000,000 — from MALUL & CO COMPLEX LLC; 20-22 ROCKAWAY AVE COMPLEX LLC; 1719 PITKIN AVE COMPLEX LLC to GREYSTONE SELECT COMPANY II LLC $14,000,000
2025-03-26Mortgage $3,883,500 — from MALUL & CO COMPLEX LLC; 1719 PITKIN AVE COMPLEX LLC; 20-22 ROCKAWAY AVE COMPLEX LLC to GREYSTONE SELECT COMPANY II LLC $3,883,500
2022-05-23Mortgage $4,354,500 — from BROOKLYN DEVELOPMENT GROUP LLC to RFLF 4, LLC $4,354,500
2022-05-23Deed $3,100,000 — from PITKIN BH LLC to BROOKLYN DEVELOPMENT GROUP LLC $3,100,000
2022-04-29Sold for $3,100,000 $3,100,000 $258,333
2020-12-14SPRD $1,500,000 — from WALWORTH BH LLC; BUSHWICK BH LLC; PITKIN BH LLC; UTICA BH LLC; RALPH BH LLC; 1775 EAST 17T to MICHAEL TAUBENBLAT $1,500,000
2020-12-14SPRD $2,500,000 — from BUSHWICK BH LLC; RALPH BH LLC; 1775 EAST 17TH STREET BH LLC; PITKIN BH LLC; UTICA BH LLC; to TFG HOLDINGS NY LLC $2,500,000
2020-12-14AL&R $2,350,000 — from RALPH BH LLC; WALWORTH BH LLC; PITKIN BH LLC; BUSHWICK BH LLC; UTICA BH LLC; 1775 EAST 17T to MICHAEL TAUBENBLAT $2,350,000
2020-12-14Agreement $2,350,000 — from WALWORTH BH LLC; RALPH BH LLC; 1775 EAST 17TH STREET BH LLC; BUSHWICK BH LLC; PITKIN BH LL to MICHAEL TAUBENBLAT $2,350,000
2020-12-14Mortgage $850,000 — from RALPH BH LLC; PITKIN BH LLC; 1775 EAST 17TH STREET BH LLC; BUSHWICK BH LLC; WALWORTH BH LL to MICHAEL TAUBENBLAT $850,000
2019-07-25AL&R $2,500,000 — from RALPH BH LLC; BUSHWICK BH LLC; UTICA BH LLC; PITKIN BH LLC; 1775 EAST 17TH STREET BH LLC to TFG HOLDINGS NY LLC $2,500,000
2019-07-25SPRD $2,500,000 — from PITKIN BH LLC; BUSHWICK BH LLC; UTICA BH LLC; RALPH BH LLC; 1775 EAST 17TH STREET BH LLC to TFG HOLDINGS NY LLC $2,500,000
2019-07-25Agreement $2,500,000 — from RALPH BH LLC; BUSHWICK BH LLC; PITKIN BH LLC; 1775 EAST 17TH STREET BH LLC; UTICA BH LLC to TFG HOLDINGS NY LLC $2,500,000
2014-02-07Deed $1,337,500 — from PITKIN GARDENS LLC to PITKIN BH LLC $1,337,500

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017005005
2018202026
2019013408
20200055010
2021002002
2022141767044
20234470015
202422192126
202511189130
202602134019
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The full timeline

Construction 53Enforcement 79Housing & tenants 603Ownership & money 79Health & systems 4

Every one of the 818 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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