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1488 New York Avenue

366Records
19City systems
3Open violations
18.4Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11210 · Neighborhood: East Flatbush-Farragut
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366 recorded events, 1990–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 50 HPD housing violations, 43 DOB permits, 42 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11210
Built2019
Floors7
Res. units89
ClassRM
Owner (PLUTO)BPHN SENIOR RESIDENCE HOUSING DEVELOPMEN T FUND
BBL3049967501
BIN3336201

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 55% 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 18.4. In ZIP 11210, 88% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations3 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2023-06-04.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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4
’24–25

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

What 311 hears from this address

33 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (6) · PAINT/PLASTER (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · GENERAL (3) · Water Maintenance (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2).

Filed construction activity

$1,688,591 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (22 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2019)
YesSix or more residential units (89)
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)BEL COMMUNITY HOUSING LLC
Head officerERICKA KELLER
Managing agentSPRING LEASING &MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-08-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,048,572 $921,857
2026$2,198,000 $989,100
2027$0 $0

The city's market estimate has fallen 100% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $1,847,517 a year ($40.33 per sq ft), operating expenses $536,435 ($11.71 per sq ft), net operating income $1,311,082. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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.

Getting around

SubwayFlatbush Av-Brooklyn College — 2 5 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: New York Av / Farragut Rd — B44 · 100 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 361 East Flatbush Early Childhood School
Middle: 14, 234, 278. 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

1488 New York 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

33 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by SPRING LEASING AND MANAGEMENT — 27 buildings, 3,265 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B12 · C2 · D1 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
96 New Lots Ave BK469 B
1017 Olmstead Avenue BX265 A
10-18 Beach 20 Street QN252 B
2435 Pacific Street BK236 A
2858 Linden Blvd BK234 B
257 Hegeman Avenue BK208 A
2519 Creston Avenue BX188 B
869 East 147 Street BX167 B
290 East 149th Street BX164 A
573 Emerald Street BK160 B
583 Emerald Street BK156 B
50 Nevins Street BK129 B
68-19 Woodhaven Boulevard QN120 A
1510 Broadway BK108 B
1488 New York Avenue BK89 A
3160 Webster Avenue BX60 B
13-38 Central Avenue QN57 A
275 West 140 Street MN54 A
1117 Intervale Avenue BX48 A
487 4 Avenue BK44 A
321 East 60 Street MN21 A
120 Liberty Avenue BK13 B
615 Osborn Street BK12 B
1755 Watson Avenue BX4 F
1089 Summit Avenue BX3 C
1497 Beach Avenue BX3 C
4790 Broadway MN1 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-08-29Agreement $13,940,560 — from BEL COMMUNITY HOUSING LLC; BPHN SENIOR RESIDENCE HDFC, INC. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D $13,940,560
2022-08-29Mortgage $10,730,858 — from BPHN SENIOR RESIDENCE HDFC, INC.; BEL COMMUNITY HOUSING LLC to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. $10,730,858
2017-11-29Sold for $2,900,000 $2,900,000 $32,584

Ten-year activity

100500
2017
2018
58
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201715001218
2018321039
2019203800058
2020221400541
20218120213
2022811019442
202344200230
202401530256
20253090214
202612450250
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The full timeline

Construction 94Enforcement 82Housing & tenants 140Ownership & money 20Health & systems 30

Every one of the 366 recorded events, 1990–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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