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234 East 48 Street

97Records
7City systems
8Open violations
31.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11203 · Neighborhood: East Flatbush-Rugby
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97 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 7 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 42 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 37 311 service requests, 8 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11203
Built1940
Floors1
Res. units1
ClassA5
Owner (PLUTO)MOSKOWITZ, YOSEF C
BBL3046340006
BIN3100741

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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 31.7. In ZIP 11203, 76% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% 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 2018-01-09.

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

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Derelict Vehicles (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Rodent (1) · Dirty Condition (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 (1940)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
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 PATRICK BRUCE
Head officerSHOSMANA BARNENEON
Managing agentGEO REAL ESTATE
Last registered2016-06-01

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$619,000 $37,140
2026$784,000 $47,040
2027$779,000 $46,740

The city's market estimate has risen 26% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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.

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

SubwaySutter Av-Rutland Rd — 3 · 0.8 mi straight-line (about a 21-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Crown Hts-Utica Av — 3 4 · 0.9 mi straight-line (about a 22-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Utica Av / Lenox Rd — B46 · 700 ft
Citi BikeClarkson Ave & Utica Ave · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 135 Sheldon A. Brookner
Middle: The Middle School of Media, Law and Fine Arts. 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

234 East 48 Street

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

4 311 service requests 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 GEO REAL ESTATE — 5 buildings, 15 units. Grades across the portfolio: C1 · D2 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
110 St James Place BK8 D
313 46 Street BK2 D
659 Liberty Avenue BK2 F
670 East 32 Street BK2 F
234 East 48 Street BK1 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $326,100 on 2025-06-18 (lender: Citizens Bank NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-06-18Mortgage $326,100 — from RAPP, FAYGE P; MOSKOWITZ, CHAYA MUSHKA R; MOSKOWITZ, YOSEF C to CITIZENS BANK NA $326,100
2022-07-19M&CON $349,194 — from RAPP, CHAYA MUSHKA; MUSHKA RAPP MOSKOWITZ, AKACHAYA; PHILLIS RAPP, AKAFAYGE; MOSKOWITZ, YO to WELLS FARGO BANK, N. A $349,194
2018-02-12Mortgage $328,000 — from MOSKOWITZ, YOSEF C; RAPP, FAYGE; RAPP, CHAYA MUSHKA to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. $328,000
2018-02-12Deed $410,000 — from ESTATE OF PATRICK BRUCE; JONES BRUCE, ELIZABETH; ELIZABETH JONES BRUCE AS EXECUTRIX to RAPP , FAYGE PHYLLIS; RAPP MOSKOWITZ, CHAYA MUSHKA; MOSKOWITZ, YOSEF C $410,000
2018-02-09Sold for $410,000 $410,000 $410,000
2005-09-21Mortgage $226,200 — from BRUCE, PATRICK to MERS $226,200
2002-05-23Mortgage $16,843 — from BRUCE, PATRICK to BENEFICIAL HOMEOWNERSERVICE CORPORATION $16,843
2000-09-21Mortgage $159,919 — from BRUCE, PATRICK to WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE INC $159,919
1998-05-20Mortgage $100,000 — from CADOGAN, ELSIE; CADOGAN, MANTON to GOLDWATER, CAROL K $100,000
1993-09-14Mortgage $75,500 — from HUEY, COLERIDGE to CONTIMORTGAGE CORP $75,500
1992-10-19Mortgage $68,000 — from HUEY, COLERIDGE to CONTIMORTGAGE CORP $68,000
1992-06-24Mortgage $8,075 — from HUEY, COLERIDGE to BENEFICIAL HOMEOWNERSER $8,075
1990-05-11Mortgage $58,000 to MONEYLINE MONEY CENTERS $58,000
1986-01-23Mortgage $19,750 — from HUEY, OLLIE B; HUEY, COLERIDGE to AMERICAN FUNDING LTD $19,750
1984-07-19Mortgage $12,400 — from HUEY, COLERIDGE; HUEY, OLLIE B to BENEFICIAL FINANCE CO NY $12,400

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702103
201801405
201902002
202004004
20210160117
202204105
202315006
202402103
202502103
202601001
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The full timeline

Construction 1Enforcement 2Housing & tenants 45Ownership & money 43Health & systems 6

Every one of the 97 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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