349 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 104 HPD housing violations, 101 311 service requests, 91 HPD complaints.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 71% 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 47.3. In ZIP 11207, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 26 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 17 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2013-12-06. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
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.
17 service requests in the last three years. Most common: DOOR/WINDOW (2) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · GENERAL (2) · APPLIANCE (2) · Non (2) · Damaged Tree (1).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1930) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (20) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | US BROWNSVILLE II HDFC |
| Head officer | PELHAM BOLLERS |
| Managing agent | URBAN STRATEGIES MGT CORP |
| Last registered | 2025-11-03 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,111,000 | $499,950 |
| 2026 | $1,270,000 | $571,500 |
| 2027 | $1,148,000 | $516,600 |
The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
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.
| Subway | Van Siclen Av — 3 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Van Siclen Av — C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Sutter Av / Wyona St — B14 · 550 ft |
| Citi Bike | Bradford St & Sutter Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Painted bike lane mapped within 75 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 149 Danny Kaye Middle: J.H.S. 292 Margaret S. Douglas. 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.
747 Blake Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
17 311 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.
Managed by URBAN STRATEGIES MGT CORP — 53 buildings, 520 units. Grades across the portfolio: A19 · B18 · C7 · D5 · F3. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,310,095 on 1994-04-14 (lender: NYC Hpd), covering 3 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-04-14 | Mortgage $3,310,095 — from U.S. BROWNSVILLE IIHOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to NYC HPD | $3,310,095 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2018 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 27 |
| 2019 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| 2020 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 14 |
| 2023 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 21 |
| 2024 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 32 |
| 2025 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 12 |
| 2026 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 17 |
Every one of the 349 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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