366 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 150 HPD housing violations, 81 311 service requests, 58 HPD complaints.
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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 1702. 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 | 117 total — 21 class C (immediately hazardous), 68 class B, 28 class A. Oldest open since 2019-12-02. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
24 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 21 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$3,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
39 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (9) · PLUMBING (7) · APPLIANCE (5) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · ELECTRIC (4) · Blocked Driveway (4).
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 (1925) |
| 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).
| Registered owner(s) | SOFER DEVELOPMENT LLC |
| Head officer | LEAH BLOOM |
| Managing agent | ELI MAMIYE |
| Last registered | 2023-09-11 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $820,000 | $49,200 |
| 2026 | $748,000 | $44,880 |
| 2027 | $785,000 | $47,100 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 4% 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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2024 (1 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.
| Subway | Beverly Rd — 2 5 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Avenue D / Brooklyn Av — B8 · 600 ft |
| Citi Bike | Cortelyou Rd & E 34 St · 850 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 198 Brooklyn Middle: Andries Hudde. 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.
1245 Brooklyn 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 |
39 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 9 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: $796,000 on 2023-09-01 (lender: Commercial Lender LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-01 | Mortgage $796,000 — from SOFER DEVELOPMENT LLC to COMMERCIAL LENDER LLC | $796,000 | |
| 2023-09-01 | Deed $995,000 — from BROOKLYN KODOSH LLC to SOFER DEVELOPMENT LLC | $995,000 | |
| 2023-08-17 | Sold for $995,000 | $995,000 | $497,500 |
| 2018-10-22 | Deed $292,319 — from PIERRE-LOUIS, DECEASED, HIMLER; LOUIS, AS SOLE SURVIVING HEIR, GARY PIER to BROOKLYN KODOSH LLC | $292,319 | |
| 2018-10-12 | Sold for $292,319 | $292,319 | $146,160 |
| 2008-02-27 | Mortgage $40,000 — from LOUIS, HIMMLER P to WACHOVIA BANK | $40,000 | |
| 2007-09-24 | Mortgage $217,679 — from LOUIS, HIMMLER P to WACHOVIA BANK, NA | $217,679 | |
| 2006-08-31 | Mortgage $210,000 — from PIERRE-LOUIS, HIMLER; JOSEPH, IRMA to MERS | $210,000 | |
| 2006-08-31 | Mortgage $50,100 — from PIERRE-LOUIS, HIMLER; JOSEPH, IRMA to MERS | $50,100 | |
| 1991-12-10 | Mortgage $100,000 — from JOSEPH, IRMA; PIERRE-LOUIS, HIMLER to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK | $100,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| 2020 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2021 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2022 | 0 | 72 | 2 | 0 | 74 |
| 2023 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 20 |
| 2024 | 2 | 69 | 2 | 0 | 73 |
| 2025 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 29 |
| 2026 | 0 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 97 |
Every one of the 366 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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