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1561 Pitkin Avenue

1,072Records
18City systems
75Open violations
57Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11212 · Neighborhood: Brownsville
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1,072 recorded events, 1987–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 357 311 service requests, 281 HPD complaints, 266 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11212
Built1930
Floors4
Res. units31
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)SYM & BRS REALTY LLC
BBL3034940028
BIN3326460, 3331212

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 67% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 57. In ZIP 11212, 56% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations75 total — 19 class C (immediately hazardous), 40 class B, 16 class A. Oldest open since 1996-08-20.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

25 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 25).

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

$20,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

91 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (36) · Illegal Parking (13) · HEAT/HOT WATER (11) · Blocked Driveway (5) · Derelict Vehicles (4) · SAFETY (3).

Filed construction activity

$105,000 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 (1930)
YesSix or more residential units (31)
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)SYM & BRS CORP
Head officerLEODAN R TOCHIMANI
Managing agentRENAISSANCE REALTY GROUP LLC
Last registered2025-07-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,177,000 $979,650
2026$2,932,000 $1,319,400
2027$3,057,000 $1,375,650

The city's market estimate has risen 40% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Lebron RestaurantSpanishA—

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 2010 (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

SubwaySutter Av-Rutland Rd — 3 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Pitkin Av / Herzl St — B12 B14 · 200 ft
Citi BikeBristol St & Pitkin Ave · 850 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

1561 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

91 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 11 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 RENAISSANCE REALTY GROUP LLC — 36 buildings, 922 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B20 · C2 · D3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
134 East 122 Street MN92 A
60 West 129 Street MN55 A
607 Lenox Avenue MN53 B
92 Morningside Avenue MN48 A
1354 Bedford Avenue BK40 B
553 West 174 Street MN38 A
285 Schenectady Avenue BK38 B
285 Eastern Parkway BK33 B
487 Lincoln Place BK31 B
493 Lincoln Place BK31 B
495 Lincoln Place BK31 A
1561 Pitkin Avenue BK31 B
505 Lincoln Place BK30 B
519 Lincoln Place BK25 B
2188 Atlantic Avenue BK25 A
511 Lincoln Place BK24 B
117 West 142 Street MN24 B
221 East 10 Street MN24 A
527 Lincoln Place BK24 B
1806 Caton Avenue BK24 B
1646 Union Street BK23 C
332 East 9 Street MN20 B
726 DeKalb Avenue BK20 B
58 St Marks Place MN19 B
299 Knickerbocker Avenue BK18 A
1155 Dean Street BK16 B
45 Argyle Road BK16 A
1151 Dean Street BK16 B
230 Willis Avenue BX16 A
724 DeKalb Avenue BK14 B
323 Knickerbocker Avenue BK6 A
235 Utica Avenue BK4 D
146 Wyckoff Avenue BK4 D
1024 Broadway BK3 B
1022 Broadway BK3 C
1026 Broadway BK3 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,750,000 on 2022-10-07 (lender: Kearny Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-10-27AL&R $5,500,000 — from SYM & BRS REALTY LLC to KEARNY BANK $5,500,000
2022-10-07Agreement $5,500,000 — from SYM & BRS REALTY LLC to KEARNY BANK $5,500,000
2022-10-07Mortgage $1,750,000 — from SYM & BRS REALTY LLC to KEARNY BANK $1,750,000
2015-08-12AL&R $3,750,000 — from SYM & BRS CORP. to SIGNATURE BANK $3,750,000
2015-08-12M&CON $3,750,000 — from SYM & BRS CORP. to SIGNATURE BANK $3,750,000
2012-03-20Agreement $3,910,557 — from SYM & BRS CORP to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,910,557
2008-05-07Agreement $4,000,000 — from SYM & BRS CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,000,000
2008-05-07Mortgage $1,763,480 — from SYM & BRS CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,763,481
2003-07-25Mortgage $876,249 — from 1577 PITKIN AVENUE REALTY CORP.; SYM & BRS CORP. to NORTH FORK BANK $876,249
2000-03-17Mortgage $807,261 — from SYM & BRS CORP; 1577 PITKIN AVENUE REALTY CORP to NORTH FORK BANK $807,261
1997-07-31Mortgage $495,000 — from SYM & BRS CORP to PARALLEL CAPITAL CORP $495,000
1996-08-22Mortgage $250,000 — from SYM & BRS CORP to CONG. ZTIBUG INC $250,000
1996-07-22Mortgage $80,000 — from SYM & BRS CORP to 1 800 EASY MONEY LTD $80,000

Ten-year activity

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2017
115
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700200020
20180211201115
201901880190
202003231128
202101192123
202201785185
202303560160
202411370342
202519700282
202602420246
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The full timeline

Construction 30Enforcement 55Housing & tenants 934Ownership & money 40Health & systems 13

Every one of the 1,072 recorded events, 1987–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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