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1085 Schenectady Avenue

70Records
6City systems
0Open violations
13.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11203 · Neighborhood: East Flatbush-Rugby
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70 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 6 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 55 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 10 311 service requests, 2 ECB/OATH violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11203
Built1925
Floors2
Res. units1
ClassA1
Owner (PLUTO)PRESERVING CITY NEIGHBORHOODS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATION
BBL3047320044
BIN3104256

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% 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 13.3. 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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

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: Abandoned Vehicle (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 (1925)
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)Preserving City Neighborhoods HDFC
Head officerSALVATORE DAVOLA
Managing agentPreserving City Neighborhoods HDFC
Last registered2026-07-31

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$623,000 $37,380
2026$624,000 $37,440
2027$643,000 $38,580

The city's market estimate has risen 3% 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

SubwayBeverly Rd — 2 5 · 0.9 mi straight-line (about a 22-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Utica Av / Beverly Rd — B46 · 750 ft
Citi BikeSchenectady Ave & Cortelyou Rd · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 208 Elsa Ebeling
Middle: I.S. 285 Meyer Levin. 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

1085 Schenectady 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 PRESERVING CITY NEIGHBORHOODS HDFC — 5 buildings, 7 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B2 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
934 East 227 Street BX2 B
646 Georgia Avenue BK2 D
1085 Schenectady Avenue BK1 B
28 St Marys Avenue SI1 A
166-18 South Conduit Avenue QN1 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $20,031 on 2009-03-30 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-04-14Deed $350,000 — from GROMAN, PAUL; GROMAN, PAUL to PRESERVING CITY NEIGHBORHOODS HOUSING DE; PRESERVING CITY NEIGHBORHOODS HOUSING DE $350,000
2009-03-30Agreement $20,031 — from TRAVERSO, GWENETH to MERS $20,031
2009-03-30Mortgage $20,031 — from TRAVERSO, GWENETH to MERS $20,031
2008-08-28Deed $200,265 — from FLECK, AMELIA to WADE, STEPHEN $200,265
2008-07-24Mortgage $375,250 — from TRAVERSO, GWYNETH to MERS $375,250
2008-07-24Deed $395,000 — from WADE, STEPHEN to TRAVERSO, GWYNETH $395,000
2004-09-17Mortgage $46,920 — from WADE, STEPHEN; FLECK, AMELIA to WELLS FARO BANL NA $46,920
2004-09-17Mortgage $220,800 — from WADE, STEPHEN; FLECK, AMELIA to MERS $220,800
2004-09-17Deed $276,000 — from VILLARD, MARIE L to WADE, STEPHEN; FLECK, AMELIA $276,000
2003-06-03Mortgage $186,500 — from VILLARD, MARIE L to COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC. $186,500
2003-06-03Deed $196,500 — from WALKER, GRETHLYN; WALKER, JOYCELYN to PRUDENTIAL RESIDENTIAL SERVICES, LP. $196,500
2003-06-03Deed $196,500 — from PRUDENTIAL RESIDENTIAL SERVICES, LP. to VILLARD, MARIE L $196,500
2003-05-21Mortgage $15,000 — from VILLARD, MARIE L to CITIBANK, N.A. $15,000
2002-04-26Mortgage $4,779 — from WALKER, GRETHLYN; WOLFE, JOYCELYN H; WALKER, JOYCELYN H to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK $4,779
1994-10-24Mortgage $108,000 — from WALKER, GRETHLYN; WOLFE, JOYCELYN to CHASE HOME MORTGAGECORP $108,000

Ten-year activity

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Housing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171001
20180000
20190011
20202002
20213003
20221001
20230101
20240000
20251001
20261001
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The full timeline

Enforcement 3Housing & tenants 11Ownership & money 55Health & systems 1

Every one of the 70 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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