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997 Belmont Avenue

246Records
14City systems
61Open violations
1084Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11208 · Neighborhood: East New York-City Line
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246 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 103 311 service requests, 81 HPD housing violations, 25 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11208
Built1910
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)HOSSAIN, QUASAR
BBL3042320001
BIN3095054

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 1084. 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 violations61 total — 21 class C (immediately hazardous), 15 class B, 25 class A. Oldest open since 2023-03-21.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

28 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 24 · winter 2024–25: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

What 311 hears from this address

56 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Water System (17) · Illegal Parking (17) · HEAT/HOT WATER (9) · Noise (3) · Water Conservation (2) · Water Maintenance (2).

Filed construction activity

$38,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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)QUASER HOSSAIN
Last registered2025-06-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$574,000 $34,440
2026$632,000 $37,920
2027$600,000 $36,000

The city's market estimate has risen 5% 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

SubwayEuclid Av — A C · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Euclid Av / Belmont Av — B13 · 250 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 159 Isaac Pitkin
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

997 Belmont 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

56 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 9 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $712,500 on 2023-01-19 (lender: A&d Mortgage LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-09-15M&CON $809,815 — from HOSSAIN, QUASER to A&D MORTGAGE LLC $809,815
2023-01-19Deed $950,000 — from LANCASTER, CAROL to HOSSAIN, QUASAR $950,000
2023-01-19Mortgage $712,500 — from HOSSAIN, QUASAR to A&D MORTGAGE LLC $712,500
2023-01-09Sold for $950,000 $950,000 $475,000
2018-01-29Mortgage $139,225 — from LANCASTER, CAROL A; LANCASTER, BERT F to SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPME $139,225
2018-01-29M&CON $524,603 — from LANCASTER, BERT F; LANCASTER, CAROL A to FIFTH THIRD BANK $524,603
2012-12-17Mortgage $490,019 — from LANCASTER, CAROL A; LANCASTER, BERT F to FIFTH THIRD MORTGAGE COMPANY $490,019
2006-07-31Mortgage $508,150 — from LANCASTER, CAROL; LANCASTER, BERT to CAMBRIDGE HOME CAPITAL LLC $508,150
2003-09-09Mortgage $401,650 — from LANCASTER, BERT; LANCASTER, CAROL to CAMBRIDGE HOME CAPITAL, LLC $401,650
2003-09-09DEEDO $408,000 — from GALIL, INC. to LANCASTER, BERT; LANCASTER, CAROL $408,000
1982-05-14Mortgage $7,575 — from BROWN, AUDREY D to NEW YORK CITY OF $7,575

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
201700314
20180010313
201900303
202020305
202100303
20220320023
2023018514
20240086187
20250041142
20260016016
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The full timeline

Construction 7Enforcement 4Housing & tenants 207Ownership & money 27Health & systems 1

Every one of the 246 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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