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705 Flatbush Avenue

237Records
9City systems
1Open violations
15.6Penalty rate

237 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 132 311 service requests, 33 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 21 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11225
Built1922
Floors3
Res. units5
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)MEGA FLATBUSH LLC
BBL3050480004
BIN3115793

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% 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 15.6. In ZIP 11225, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% 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 violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2024-06-13.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Missed Collection (5) · Food Establishment (5) · FLOORING/STAIRS (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · Dirty Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$397,078 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (1922)
NoSix or more residential units (5)
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)MEGA FLATBUSH LLC
Head officerJOSEPH BANDA
Managing agentRANCO MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-10-01

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$741,000 $333,450
2026$790,000 $355,500
2027$894,000 $402,300

The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Dunkin'DonutsA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

5 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Food Contains Foreign Object, Kitchen/Food Prep Area) · 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.

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

SubwayParkside Av — Q · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Church Av — B Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Parkside Av / Flatbush Av — B12 · 200 ft
Citi BikeParkside Ave & Flatbush Ave · 100 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

705 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

20 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 RANCO MANAGEMENT LLC — 35 buildings, 460 units. Grades across the portfolio: A16 · B11 · C2 · D4 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
262 9 Street BK72 A
195 Montrose Avenue BK55 A
2045 Ocean Avenue BK50 A
412 Herkimer Street BK40 A
495 St Johns Place BK26 A
292 Bedford Avenue BK20 B
6803 3 Avenue BK18 B
1764 Union Street BK17 A
1633 Macombs Road BX16 B
534 Jackson Avenue BX12 B
1073 Bedford Avenue BK12 C
60-15 Myrtle Avenue QN12 B
228 20 Street BK10 B
797 Sterling Place BK9 B
1350 Myrtle Avenue BK9 A
1270 44th Street BK8 A
2022 Nostrand Avenue BK8 A
527 Dean Street BK8 A
920 Pacific Street BK8 A
133 23 Street BK5 A
115 Roebling Street BK5 A
705 Flatbush Avenue BK5 C
160 Woodpoint Road BK3 B
2715 Farragut Road BK3 B
279 Bedford Avenue BK3 A
152 Woodpoint Road BK3 A
580 East 26 Street BK3 D
375 Vernon Avenue BK3 D
21 Carlton Avenue BK3 B
156 Woodpoint Road BK3 D
70 Lefferts Place BK3 F
164 Woodpoint Road BK3 A
137 Grand Street BK2 B
302 Bedford Avenue BK2 D
92 Lafayette Avenue BK1 F

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $208,842 on 2019-03-27 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-03-27AL&R $1,079,000 — from MEGA FLATBUSH LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,079,000
2019-03-27Agreement $1,079,000 — from MEGA FLATBUSH LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,079,000
2019-03-27Mortgage $208,843 — from MEGA FLATBUSH LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $208,843
2017-08-16Agreement $1,865,481 — from 1154 NOSTRAND LLC; MEGA FLATBUSH LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,865,481
2017-08-16Mortgage $900,000 — from MEGA FLATBUSH LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $900,000
2013-11-22AL&R $2,000,000 — from 1154 NOSTRAND LLC; MEGA FLATBUSH LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,000,000
2013-11-22M&CON $2,000,000 — from MEGA FLATBUSH LLC; 1154 NOSTRAND LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,000,000
2006-04-28Deed $760,000 — from HAYE, FAYE to BANDA, JOSEPH $760,000
2006-04-28Mortgage $570,000 — from BANDA, JOSEPH to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $570,000
2006-04-28AL&R $570,000 — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB to BANDA, JOSEPH $570,000
2000-03-01Mortgage $231,000 — from HAYE, FAYE to AMERICAN BUSINESS CREDIT INC $231,000
1990-02-28Mortgage $100,000 — from HAYE, FAYE to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK $100,000
1986-06-23Mortgage $6,500 — from HAMILTON, ESRICK; HAYE, FAYE to OXFORD RESOURCES CORP $6,500

Ten-year activity

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2021
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017002204
20180091010
20191045010
2020004004
2021002002
202241300035
202300290029
2024110231035
2025003014
2026017019
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The full timeline

Construction 23Enforcement 2Housing & tenants 177Ownership & money 33Health & systems 2

Every one of the 237 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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