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531 East 35 Street

645Records
13City systems
135Open violations
1023.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11203 · Neighborhood: East Flatbush-Farragut
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645 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 205 311 service requests, 203 HPD complaints, 170 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11203
Built1920
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassB1
Owner (PLUTO)JANETT, LLOYD-LEWIS
BBL3049520057
BIN3111576, 3355306

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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 1023.3. 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

Open HPD violations135 total — 43 class C (immediately hazardous), 47 class B, 45 class A. Oldest open since 2019-11-06.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’24–25
6
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

50 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (15) · PAINT/PLASTER (14) · PLUMBING (7) · DOOR/WINDOW (4) · WATER LEAK (3) · GENERAL (3).

Filed construction activity

$35,000 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 (1920)
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)JANETT LLOYDLEWIS
Managing agentRhea Lloyd
Last registered2025-07-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$926,000 $55,560
2026$1,172,000 $70,320
2027$1,143,000 $68,580

The city's market estimate has risen 23% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (0 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

SubwayNewkirk Av-Little Haiti — 2 5 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Avenue D / Brooklyn Av — B8 · 250 ft
Citi BikeCortelyou Rd & E 34 St · 1,000 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.

Report a problem to 311

531 East 35 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

50 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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: $50,000 on 2017-08-21 (lender: NYC Commissioner Of Social Services). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-08-21Mortgage $50,000 — from LLOYD, JANETT to NYC COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SERVICES $50,000
2008-03-31Mortgage $150,000 — from LEWIS, GARTH to BANK OF AMERICA $150,000
2006-06-20Mortgage $579,500 — from LEWIS, GARTH C to ''MERS'' $579,500
2005-11-10Mortgage $493,000 — from LEWIS, GARTH C to NOVASTAR MORTGAGE, INC. $493,000
2004-12-06Mortgage $441,000 — from LEWIS, GARTH C to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC RETGISTRATION SYSTEM $441,000
2004-12-06Deed $490,000 — from CARMEN BRATHWAITE, AS SURVIVING TENANT B; THE ENTIRETY OF GERALD A. BRATHWAITE to LEWIS, GARTH C $490,000
1990-07-03Mortgage $11,000 — from BRATHWAITE, GERALD A; BRATHWAITE, CARMEN to NORSTAR BANK $11,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
201700235
201800000
20193221026
20200012012
20211010011
20220095095
20230093194
2024001310131
20250020020
202600606
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The full timeline

Construction 8Enforcement 15Housing & tenants 601Ownership & money 21

Every one of the 645 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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