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428 Shepherd Avenue

71Records
7City systems
8Open violations
31.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11208 · Neighborhood: East New York (North)
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71 recorded events, 1966–2025, from 7 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 30 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 13 DOB permits, 10 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11208
Built1901
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassB2
Owner (PLUTO)RAHMAN, MOHAMMED ANISUR
BBL3040200016
BIN3089282

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 31.3. In ZIP 11208, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 9% 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 violations8 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2018-01-12.

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

1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PLUMBING (1).

Filed construction activity

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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1901)
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)AGAPE BUILDERS CORP
Head officerEDWARD POTEAT
Managing agentESTEEM MGT
Last registered2009-08-12

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$752,000 $45,120
2026$740,000 $44,400
2027$911,000 $54,660

The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

SubwayShepherd Av — C · 50 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: none
Cleveland St — J · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Sutter Av / Berriman St — B14 · 900 ft
Citi BikeCleveland St & Liberty Ave · 0.3 mi · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 345 Patrolman Robert Bolden
Middle: 661, 662. 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

428 Shepherd Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

1 311 service request 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by ESTEEM MGT — 8 buildings, 16 units. Grades across the portfolio: C7 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
88 Fountain Avenue BK3 C
305 Bradford Street BK3 C
428 Shepherd Avenue BK2 C
361 Etna Street BK2 C
432 Essex Street BK2 C
2613 Pitkin Avenue BK2 C
770 Wortman Avenue BK1 C
17 Logan Street BK1 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,000 on 2012-03-07 (lender: The City Of New York). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2012-03-07Mortgage $268,256 — from NAHAR, LUTFUN; RAHMAN, MOHAMMED ANISUR to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $268,256
2012-03-07Deed $275,600 — from AGAPE BUILDERS CORP. to NAHAR, LUTFUN; RAHMAN, MOHAMMED ANISUR $275,600
2006-08-31AL&R $4,623,737 — from BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. to AGAPE BUILDERS CORP. $4,623,737
2006-08-31Mortgage $455,000 — from AGAPE BUILDERS CORP. to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. $455,000
2006-08-31Mortgage $3,218,736 — from AGAPE BUILDERS CORP. to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. $3,218,736
2006-08-31Mortgage $950,001 — from AGAPE BUILDERS CORP. to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. $950,001

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
7
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Housing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017202
2018303
2019101
2020101
2021101
2022617
2023202
2024101
2025303
2026000
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The full timeline

Construction 19Housing & tenants 20Ownership & money 30Health & systems 2

Every one of the 71 recorded events, 1966–2025, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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