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1567 Nostrand Avenue

4,129Records
16City systems
84Open violations
451.8Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11226 · Neighborhood: East Flatbush-Erasmus
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4,129 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,540 HPD complaints, 1,303 311 service requests, 1,070 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11226
Built1925
Floors5
Res. units54
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)NOSTRAND1543 LLC
BBL3049010052
BIN3110010

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 451.8. In ZIP 11226, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations84 total — 27 class C (immediately hazardous), 52 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2013-02-23.
Pending HPD litigation2 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

152 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 39 · winter 2024–25: 34 · winter 2025–26: 70 · winter 2026–27: 3). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

39
’23–24
34
’24–25
70
’25–26
3
’26–27

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

$6,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

378 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (74) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (72) · PAINT/PLASTER (56) · WATER LEAK (55) · PLUMBING (29) · DOOR/WINDOW (15).

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)
YesSix or more residential units (54)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)NOSTRAND 1543 LLC
Head officerJOE GUGENHIME
Managing agentNOSTRAND 1543 LLC
Last registered2025-07-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,456,000 $1,105,200
2026$2,884,000 $1,297,800
2027$2,841,000 $1,278,450

The city's market estimate has risen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 17/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2025 (2 in the last three years).

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 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Nostrand Av / Snyder Av — B44 · 350 ft
Citi BikeTilden Ave & Nostrand Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 181 Brooklyn
Middle: M.S. 246 Walt Whitman. 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

1567 Nostrand 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

378 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 74 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 NOSTRAND 1543 LLC — 2 buildings, 104 units. Grades across the portfolio: C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1567 Nostrand Avenue BK54 D
1543 Nostrand Avenue BK50 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,699,026 on 2021-12-30 (lender: New York Community Bank), covering 3 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-12-30AL&R $20,791,000 — from NOSTRAND1543 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $20,791,000
2021-12-30Agreement $20,791,000 — from NOSTRAND1543 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $20,791,000
2021-12-30Mortgage $3,699,026 — from NOSTRAND1543 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,699,026
2018-07-27Agreement $18,252,000 — from NOSTRAND1543 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $18,252,000
2018-07-27AL&R $18,252,000 — from NOSTRAND1543 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $18,252,000
2018-07-27Mortgage $1,914,627 — from NOSTRAND1543 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,914,627
2015-06-03Agreement $17,500,000 — from NOSTRAND1543 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $17,500,000
2015-06-03Mortgage $4,877,538 — from NOSTRAND1543 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,877,538
2013-10-18Agreement $13,000,000 — from NOSTRAND1543 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $13,000,000
2013-10-18Mortgage $3,184,899 — from NOSTRAND1543 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,184,899
2012-01-19Agreement $10,175,061 — from NOSTRAND1543 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $10,175,061
2008-03-13Agreement $10,700,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to NOSTRAND1543 LLC $10,700,000
2008-03-13Mortgage $3,164,380 — from NOSTRAND1543 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,164,380
2008-03-13AL&R $10,700,000 — from NOSTRAND1543 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $10,700,000
2005-04-29Mortgage $3,400,000 — from NOSTRAND 1543 LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $3,400,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017011500115
2018112031125
2019217304179
2020213802142
2021316637179
2022318204189
2023130001302
20243380010393
2025138003384
2026644400450
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The full timeline

Construction 2Enforcement 36Housing & tenants 3,990Ownership & money 65Health & systems 36

Every one of the 4,129 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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