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1715 Nostrand Avenue

773Records
18City systems
116Open violations
1606Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11226 · Neighborhood: East Flatbush-Erasmus
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773 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 250 HPD housing violations, 188 311 service requests, 178 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11226
Built1930
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)JG REO LLC
BBL3049300052
BIN3110686

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GRADE F

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 1606. In ZIP 11226, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% 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 violations116 total — 42 class C (immediately hazardous), 48 class B, 26 class A. Oldest open since 1978-03-22.
Active vacate order1 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

18 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 1 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 14). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
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14
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

53 service requests in the last three years. Most common: WATER LEAK (9) · GENERAL (8) · PLUMBING (8) · HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · ELECTRIC (6) · PAINT/PLASTER (4).

Filed construction activity

$41,000 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 (1930)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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)JG REO LLC
Head officerJosh Grunzweig
Managing agentJG REO LLC
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$1,044,000 $62,640
2026$1,221,000 $73,260
2027$1,063,000 $63,780

The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

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.

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 · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Nostrand Av / Beverly Rd — B44 · 250 ft
Citi BikeBeverley Rd & 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

1715 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

53 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $350,000 on 2019-06-27 (lender: Jg Funding Corp). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-06-27Mortgage $350,000 — from 1715 BROOKLYN LLC to JG FUNDING CORP $350,000
2019-06-27Agreement $1,265,000 — from 1715 BROOKLYN LLC to JG FUNDING CORP $1,265,000
2019-06-27AL&R $1,265,000 — from 1715 BROOKLYN LLC to JG FUNDING CORP $1,265,000
2017-12-13AL&R $215,000 — from 1715 BROOKLYN LLC to S III CAPITAL SOURCE LLC $215,000
2017-12-13Mortgage $215,000 — from 1715 BROOKLYN LLC to S III CAPITAL SOURCE LLC $215,000
2017-12-13AL&R $700,000 — from 1715 BROOKLYN LLC to S III CAPITAL SOURCE LLC $700,000
2017-12-13Mortgage $700,000 — from 1715 BROOKLYN LLC to S III CAPITAL SOURCE LLC $700,000
2017-12-13Deed $860,000 — from 1715 NOSTRAND LLC to 1715 BROOKLYN LLC $860,000
2017-12-06Sold for $860,000 $860,000 $430,000
2016-12-09Deed $625,000 — from JUSTE, SHIRLEY C to 1715 NOSTRAND LLC $625,000
2016-12-09Mortgage $625,000 — from 1715 NOSTRAND LLC to BAYPORT FUNDING LLC $625,000
2016-11-29Sold for $625,000 $625,000 $312,500
2005-08-23Mortgage $130,000 — from JUSTE, BERTHONY to MERS $130,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701107018
201842221381248
201907609480
202000103114
20210072413
202200290029
2023059901105
202400462048
202502761079
202601720073
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The full timeline

Construction 4Enforcement 51Housing & tenants 653Ownership & money 47Health & systems 18

Every one of the 773 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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