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1543 Nostrand Avenue

2,607Records
18City systems
34Open violations
232Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11226 · Neighborhood: East Flatbush-Erasmus
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2,607 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 862 311 service requests, 816 HPD complaints, 725 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11226
Built1925
Floors5
Res. units50
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)NOSTRAND1543 LLC
BBL3049010063
BIN3110012

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 92% 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 232. 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 violations34 total — 12 class C (immediately hazardous), 17 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2003-08-16.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

90 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 14 · winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 68). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
8
’24–25
68
’25–26

2 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

227 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (57) · HEAT/HOT WATER (40) · PAINT/PLASTER (22) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (20) · PLUMBING (19) · WATER LEAK (13).

Filed construction activity

$58,600 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 (1925)
YesSix or more residential units (50)
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 FRUCTER
Managing agentNOSTRAND 1543
Last registered2026-07-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,916,000 $1,312,200
2026$3,069,000 $1,381,050
2027$3,299,000 $1,484,550

The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 97/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Brooklyn Waffle HouseCaribbeanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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

SubwayChurch Av — 2 5 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Nostrand Av / Snyder Av — B44 · 150 ft
Citi BikeTilden Ave & Nostrand Ave · 550 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

1543 Nostrand Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

227 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 40 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
2021-12-30Agreement $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
2021-12-30AL&R $20,791,000 — from NOSTRAND1543 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $20,791,000
2018-07-27Mortgage $1,914,627 — from NOSTRAND1543 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,914,627
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
2017-07-11EASE $16,500 — from NOSTRAND 1543 LLC to LANDMARK INFRASTRUCTURE HOLDING COMPANY $16,500
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
2008-03-13AL&R $10,700,000 — from NOSTRAND1543 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $10,700,000
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

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701902194
20180111633123
20190123905245
20200122402227
20210215031156
20220016903172
20230615001157
20243817805194
20250020005205
20260024901250
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The full timeline

Construction 16Enforcement 37Housing & tenants 2,457Ownership & money 66Health & systems 31

Every one of the 2,607 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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