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603 Flatbush Avenue

4,981Records
17City systems
216Open violations
1152.9Penalty rate

4,981 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 2,059 HPD complaints, 1,817 311 service requests, 820 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11225
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units11
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)611 FLATBUSH AVE RLTY CP
BBL3050370010
BIN3115286

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 1152.9. In ZIP 11225, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations216 total — 79 class C (immediately hazardous), 113 class B, 24 class A. Oldest open since 2016-08-31.
Pending HPD litigation2 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

356 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 31 · winter 2024–25: 162 · winter 2025–26: 120 · winter 2026–27: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

31
’23–24
162
’24–25
120
’25–26
8
’26–27

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

$41,670 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

585 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (172) · PLUMBING (71) · APPLIANCE (57) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (42) · PAINT/PLASTER (39) · WATER LEAK (39).

Filed construction activity

$43,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1931)
YesSix or more residential units (11)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)611 FLATBUSH AVE REALTY CORP
Head officerMIRIAM SHASHO
Managing agentFIRST KINGS MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-12-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,399,000 $629,550
2026$1,452,000 $653,400
2027$1,671,000 $751,950

The city's market estimate has risen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO4FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Brooklyn PerkCoffee/TeaA—
Prospect PizzaPizzaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (1 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Temperature, Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

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

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2020 (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

SubwayProspect Park — B Q S · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Flatbush Av / Chester Ct — B41 · 200 ft
Citi BikeFlatbush Ave & Fenimore St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 375 Jackie Robinson School
Middle: Ebbets Field Middle School. 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

603 Flatbush Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

585 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 172 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 FIRST KINGS MANAGEMENT LLC — 3 buildings, 33 units. Grades across the portfolio: C1 · D1 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
611 Flatbush Avenue BK14 D
603 Flatbush Avenue BK11 F
607 Flatbush Avenue BK8 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,598,330 on 2015-09-29 (lender: The Dime Savings Bank Of Williamsburgh), covering 3 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-09-29Agreement $4,600,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to 611 FLATBUSH AVE. REALTY CORP. $4,600,000
2015-09-29AL&R $4,600,000 — from 611 FLATBUSH AVE. REALTY CORP. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $4,600,000
2015-09-29Mortgage $1,598,330 — from 611 FLATBUSH AVE. REALTY CORP. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $1,598,330
2006-10-12Mortgage $1,380,454 — from 611 FLATBUSH AVE. REALTY CORP. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $1,380,454
2006-10-12Agreement $3,400,000 — from 611 FLATBUSH AVE. REALTY CORP. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $3,400,000
2004-04-07Agreement $2,100,000 — from 611 FLATBUSH AVE. REALTY CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,100,000
2004-04-07Mortgage $599,382 — from 611 FLATBUSH AVE. REALTY CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $599,382
2002-05-02Mortgage $133,568 — from 611 FLATBUSH AVE REALTY CORP; 611 FLATBUSH AVENUEREALTY CORP to NORTH FORK BANK $133,568
2000-06-06Mortgage $632,539 — from 611 FLATBUSH AVE REALTY CORP to NORTH FORK BANK $632,539
1999-12-28Mortgage $150,000 — from 611 FLATBUSH AVE REALTY CORP to EASTBANK NA $150,000
1999-03-24Mortgage $250,000 — from 611 FLATBUSH AVE REALTY CORP to EASTBANK NA $250,000
1992-08-07Mortgage $585,000 — from EASTBANK, NA to 611 FLATBUSH AVE REALTY $585,000
1989-12-29Mortgage $400,000 — from 611 FLATBUSH AVE RLTY CP to GMS CAPITAL CORP $400,000
1989-12-18Mortgage $60,000 — from 611 FLATBUSH AVE RLTY CP to KRA RLTY CORP $60,000
1989-06-19Mortgage $75,000 — from 611 FLATBUSH AVE RLTY CP to BLAUSTEIN,ELLEN FEINBLUM; FRISHLING, BEATRICE; FEINBLUM SEYMOUR; FEINBLUM, DAVID; FEINBLUM $75,000

Ten-year activity

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631
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170155056
20185222545286
20190153511367
2020001310131
20210111760187
2022052640269
2023011393143
2024023282332
20250266023631
2026033734380
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The full timeline

Construction 14Enforcement 124Housing & tenants 4,760Ownership & money 58Health & systems 25

Every one of the 4,981 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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