332 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 101 HPD housing violations, 95 HPD complaints, 81 311 service requests.
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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 1239.3. In ZIP 11203, 76% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 79 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 50 class B, 20 class A. Oldest open since 2008-07-08. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
25 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 25).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
45 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (11) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (10) · ELECTRIC (5) · WATER LEAK (5) · PAINT/PLASTER (4) · GENERAL (2).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1920) |
| No | Six or more residential units (2) |
| No | 421-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).
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $823,000 | $49,380 |
| 2026 | $928,000 | $55,680 |
| 2027 | $896,000 | $53,760 |
The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
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.
| Subway | Beverly Rd — 2 5 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: New York Av / Clarendon Rd — B44 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | Cortelyou Rd & E 34 St · 700 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 361 East Flatbush Early Childhood School 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.
1237 New York Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
45 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 11 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $14,132 on 2007-04-12 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-06-22 | M&CON $320,007 — from EDOUARD, CARMEN; RIGAUD, JULES to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA | $320,007 | |
| 2007-04-12 | Mortgage $14,132 — from RIGAUD, JULES; EDOUARD, CARMEN to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A. | $14,133 | |
| 2007-04-12 | Agreement $322,000 — from RIGAUD, JULES; EDOUARD, CARMEN to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A. | $322,000 | |
| 2004-12-13 | Deed $370,000 — from SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPME to RIGAUD, JULES; EDOURD, CARMEN | $370,000 | |
| 2004-12-13 | Mortgage $315,000 — from RIGUAD, JULES; EDOURD, CARMEN to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK | $315,000 | |
| 2000-04-21 | Mortgage $234,850 — from LESFLORES, SHAWN to FIRST FUNDING MORTGAGE BANKERS CORP | $234,850 | |
| 1998-07-30 | Mortgage $35,000 — from LESFLORES, VERONICA to EQUICREDIT CORPORATION OF NY | $35,000 | |
| 1997-12-11 | Mortgage $180,000 — from LES FLORES, VERONICA to INTERSTATE RESOURCECORP | $180,000 | |
| 1996-08-08 | Mortgage $140,000 — from LESFLORES, VERONICA to WALL STREET MORTGAGEBANKERS LTD; POWER EXPRESS | $140,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2018 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 18 |
| 2019 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 33 |
| 2020 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 81 | 0 | 81 |
| 2026 | 1 | 95 | 0 | 96 |
Every one of the 332 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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