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1295 Blake Avenue

212Records
6City systems
71Open violations
201.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11208 · Neighborhood: East New York-City Line
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212 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 6 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 90 HPD housing violations, 49 311 service requests, 45 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11208
Built1910
Floors2
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)NICOLAS, JEAN JOSEPH
BBL3042680057
BIN3095803

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GRADE D

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 201.3. 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 violations71 total — 17 class C (immediately hazardous), 34 class B, 20 class A. Oldest open since 1989-03-13.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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.

What 311 hears from this address

14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · APPLIANCE (3) · PLUMBING (2) · Abandoned Vehicle (1) · DOOR/WINDOW (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (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 (1910)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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)Estate of Jean Joseph Nicolas
Head officerKerry Archer
Managing agentKings County Public Administrator
Last registered2025-12-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$846,000 $50,760
2026$947,000 $56,820
2027$1,058,000 $63,480

The city's market estimate has risen 25% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Sutter Av / Crescent St — B14 · 450 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 159 Isaac Pitkin
Middle: J.H.S. 218 James P. Sinnott. 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

1295 Blake 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

14 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by KINGS COUNTY PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR — 15 buildings, 32 units. Grades across the portfolio: A7 · C2 · D3 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
559 4 Avenue BK4 C
250 Tompkins Avenue BK4 D
217 Dean Street BK3 D
1295 Blake Avenue BK3 D
958 Crescent Street BK3 F
4918 11 Avenue BK2 A
341 Bay Ridge Avenue BK2 C
2450 West Street BK2 F
589 Hinsdale Street BK2 A
2022 East 16 Street BK2 A
315 76 Street BK2 A
1804 New York Avenue BK1 A
770 Argyle Road BK1 A
33 Cox Place BK1 A
3001460051 — —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $19,000 on 2000-12-29 (lender: Citibank NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2000-12-29Mortgage $19,000 — from NICOLAS, MARIE JOSE; NICOLAS, JEAN JOSEPH to CITIBANK NA $19,000
1999-02-25Mortgage $140,000 — from NICOLAS, JEAN JOSEPH; JOSE-NICOLAS, MARIE to RESOURCE ONE INC $140,000
1997-08-06Mortgage $60,500 — from NICOLAS, MARIE JOSE; NICOLAS, JEAN JOSEPH to RESIDENTIAL MONEY CENTERS INC $60,500
1990-05-11Mortgage $15,000 — from NICOLAS, MARIE JOSE; NICOLAS, JEAN JOSEPH to AVCO MORTGAGE CO NY $15,000

Ten-year activity

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Housing & tenants
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YearHousing & tenantsTotal
201711
201811
201922
20209191
20211515
20222525
202322
202422
202533
20263939
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The full timeline

Housing & tenants 188Ownership & money 23Health & systems 1

Every one of the 212 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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