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1542 New York Avenue

1,423Records
17City systems
6Open violations
19.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11210 · Neighborhood: East Flatbush-Farragut
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1,423 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 908 311 service requests, 223 HPD complaints, 68 DOB complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11210
Built2018
Floors6
Res. units36
ClassD3
Owner (PLUTO)1542 NY LLC
BBL3050070062
BIN3114052, 3114053, 3411410

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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 53% 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 19.7. In ZIP 11210, 88% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations6 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2026-10-03.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).

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

$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

272 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (186) · Blocked Driveway (23) · Noise (19) · Dirty Condition (11) · WATER LEAK (8) · Consumer Complaint (4).

Filed construction activity

$19,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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 (2018)
YesSix or more residential units (36)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)1542 NY LLC
Head officerYITZCHOK KATZ
Managing agentGOOSE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Last registered2026-07-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,305,000 $2,837,250
2026$6,452,000 $2,903,400
2027$6,282,000 $2,826,900

The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 35YR WITH AFF HOUSING PCT

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.

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 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Glenwood Rd / New York Av — B6 · 350 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

1542 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

272 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 GOOSE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 25 buildings, 2,410 units. Grades across the portfolio: A20 · B4 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
10 Montieth Street BK500 A
44-41 Purves Street QN285 A
69 Adams Street BK231 A
42-22 27 Street QN202 A
597 Grand Street BK185 A
570 Fulton Street BK163 A
2-24 26th Avenue QN137 B
32-03 39 Avenue QN129 A
26 West Street BK96 A
26-41 Third Street QN93 A
362 Livingston Street BK90 A
39 Avenue QN64 A
156 Hope Street BK42 A
1270 New York Avenue BK39 A
1542 New York Avenue BK36 A
945 Bergen Street BK32 B
426 Keap Street BK29 A
830 Flatbush Avenue BK20 A
24 Cook Street BK8 A
26 Cook Street BK8 A
1426 DeKalb Avenue BK6 B
1816 George Street QN6 B
1338 Jefferson Avenue BK3 A
1732 Grove Street QN3 C
1672 Cornelia Street QN3 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $6,490,000 on 2020-02-26 (lender: Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-02-26Mortgage $6,490,000 — from 1542 NY, LLC to BERKADIA COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LLC $6,490,000
2020-02-26Agreement $14,490,000 — from 1542 NY, LLC to BERKADIA COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LLC $14,490,000
2018-05-24Mortgage $5,698,000 — from 1542 NY, LLC to FIRST CENTRAL SAVINGS BANK $5,698,000
2018-05-24AL&R $8,000,000 — from 1542 NY, LLC to FIRST CENTRAL SAVINGS BANK $8,000,000
2018-05-16Mortgage $602,000 — from 1542 NY, LLC to FIRST CENTRAL SAVINGS BANK $602,000
2018-05-16Agreement $1,700,000 — from 1542 NY, LLC to FIRST CENTRAL SAVINGS BANK $1,700,000
2017-08-03AL&R $850,000 — from 1542 NY LLC to CONTINENTAL CAPITAL GROUP LLC; APPLE CAPITAL LLC $850,000
2017-08-03Deed $1,030,000 — from HENRY, KATHERINE; MCFARLANE, COREY to 1542 NY LLC $1,030,000
2017-08-03Mortgage $850,000 — from 1542 NY LLC to CONTINENTAL CAPITAL GROUP LLC; APPLE CAPITAL LLC $850,000
2017-07-20Sold for $1,030,000 $1,030,000 $28,611
2017-06-28Sold for $1,195,000 $1,195,000 $33,194
2012-08-31Deed $375,000 — from PAIGE, DENISE to HENRY, KATHERINE; MCFARLANE, CORY $375,000
2012-08-31Mortgage $393,316 — from MCFARLANE, CORY; HENRY, KATHERINE to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $393,316
2007-05-17Mortgage $84,700 — from PAIGE, DENISE to CITIBANK, N. A. $84,700
2007-03-22Mortgage $367,250 — from PAIGE, DENISE to MERS AS NOMINEE FOR OHIO SAVINGS BANK $367,250

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201719247032
20181739288092
2019426661198
202001697077
20210920101211
20220521711224
20230818500193
202400920092
20250010300103
202603900093
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The full timeline

Construction 48Enforcement 120Housing & tenants 1,206Ownership & money 46Health & systems 3

Every one of the 1,423 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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